Category: Human Trafficking

Stopping Online Child Sexual Exploitation in Backpage.com

March 29, 2012

Wonderful news coming out of Washington State Legislature (Olympia, Washington, USA) as the most significant anti-trafficking legislation got signed into law by Washington Governor, Christine Gregoire. A ton of credit goes to the always abolitionist state senator, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, the primary sponsor of this Senate Bill 6251, who said, “I am ecstatic this anti-trafficking … More Stopping Online Child Sexual Exploitation in Backpage.com

2 new added directors at ‘Hope for Justice’

February 20, 2012

We are ecstatic to have recently added Christian St. Jacques and Sarah Quill to the leadership team of Hope for Justice. Christian will be the Creative Director and has been a local abolitionist for a few years. He is known as an artist being a poet and giving spoken word performances. Current project is creating a short … More 2 new added directors at ‘Hope for Justice’

‘And to the little ones’ a poem on Human Trafficking

February 15, 2012

And to the Little Ones. (A Poem about documenting the parallel of human trafficking as a ‘Universal’ issue, both ‘foreign’ & ‘domestic’.) Kidnapped from her Cambodian village \\ Sold for a dollar and a hot plate by her poor parents to an affluent, sinister global market \\ Botum’s 10-year-old bones rattle with fear. Her Heart? … More ‘And to the little ones’ a poem on Human Trafficking

Sign Petition to Send to President Obama to Fight and End Human Trafficking

February 12, 2012

Please put your name and signature in this International Justice Mission-led drive to to get 27,000+ people to stand for freedom: “Nearly 150 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation – but slavery endures here in the U.S. and around the world. Experts estimate there are 27 million people held in slavery today. It’s … More Sign Petition to Send to President Obama to Fight and End Human Trafficking

The Girls Next Door

February 9, 2012

I just read this in Vanity Fair. It is an incredible article. Even as celebrity activists such as Emma Thompson, Demi Moore, and Mira Sorvino raise awareness about commercial sex trafficking, survivor Rachel Lloyd publishes her memoir Girls Like Us, and the Senate introduces a new bipartisan bill for victim support, the problem proliferates across continents, in … More The Girls Next Door

Salvation Army rescues trafficked women

February 2, 2012

The Salvation Army has helped rescue three young women trafficked from Thailand and forced to work in a Sydney brothel. A Sydney brothel owner has been charged with human trafficking offences following raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP)…they were tipped off by the Salvation Army, that had learned of the women’s situation and contacted … More Salvation Army rescues trafficked women

Indiana Gov. Daniels Signs Bill Cracking Down on Sex Trade

January 31, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (1/30/12)— Indiana has its first new law of 2012’s legislative session: A crackdown on human trafficking, just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the measure into law Monday, saying he hopes it will “put up the ‘Don’t Try It Here’ sign in Indiana” just in time for a game that Indiana … More Indiana Gov. Daniels Signs Bill Cracking Down on Sex Trade