On October 24, 2013 for CTV Montreal— “The RCMP says it is breaking up a human trafficking ring that smuggled young women into Canada and used them as sex slaves. The force has made several arrests, including one Wednesday morning in Montreal, but cautions that at least one of the alleged slave traders is still … More MONTREAL: Gang Facing Charges for Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery
By Kimberly Easton on October 5, 2013— “Their stories are heart wrenching. Tonight they gathered at the Capitol Mall to share their stories and reasons for fighting against human sex trafficking. “My daughter was missing for eight pain-staking days.” Five years ago, Vicki Zito’s heart was broken when her 17-year old daughter, Kaci Klinner, got … More Sex Trafficking Victims Gather, Share Stories at Capitol Mall
By Efrem Graham on October 5, 2013— “Houston tops an ugly list. According to the U.S. Justice Department, the Texas metropolis is one of the country’s largest hubs of human trafficking. The problem is simply too big for police to tackle alone so Christian organizations are helping to expose the travesty and give shelter to … More Church Groups Help Expose Houston’s Dark Sex Trafficking Secret
By Tim Hume, CNN, on October 17, 2013— “A new report claiming to be the most comprehensive look at global slavery says 30 million people are living as slaves around the world. The Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, lists India as the country with by far the most slaves, with … More India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on Slavery’s List of Shame, Says Report
By Niamh Horan on October 20, 2013— “Irish business people are “buying” babies and young girls in order to rescue them from brothels in an infamous Indian red-light district where they are kept in cages and auctioned off for sex to the highest bidder, the Sunday Independent has learnt. A young Irishman, Marc Carey, is … More Irish Business People ‘Buy’ Indian Children to Save Them From Brothels
By Michael Kryzanek for GateHouse Media on October 19, 2013— “Sister Ellen Powers of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Brighton, who counsels young women caught in the sex trade here in Massachusetts, recently led a discussion at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Whitman about how the trafficking of young women for prostitution has mushroomed … More As a $9.5 Billion Worldwide Criminal Enterprise, Human Trafficking is ALL Humanity’s Problem
Posted on October 11 2013 for ABC News— “We have new information about the series of raids Thursday night at night clubs in the Houston area. Undocumented females were allegedly forced to have sex and it was all for profit. Now, several suspects are in federal custody. An indictment alleges this sex slavery operation has … More HOUSTON: FBI Raids Targeted Sex Trafficking Operations, Running Since 1999
“White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) is intended to educate the public about the extent of our culture’s pornography problem. WRAP Week is an annual event that creates a useful opportunity to raise the issue of pornography within the Church, and to call all Christians to renewed lives of sexual purity and freedom. This year, the … More White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week Is October 27—November 3
From Reuters London on October 17, 2013— “Some 30 million people worldwide are victims of sex trafficking, debt bondage, forced labor and other forms of modern slavery, a global index on slavery showed on Thursday. Here are key facts on the 10 countries with the highest prevalence of slavery per head of population, according to … More The Ten Countries Where Modern Slavery is Most Prevalent
By Iris C. Gonzales for The New Internationalist Blog on Otober 17, 2013— The urban poor are vulnerable to traffickers. Sam Sherratt under a Creative Commons Licence “Young girls go first, always the first to go, lost somewhere and never to be seen again. Their mothers and fathers are left wailing in the dead of … More A Call for Thailand to Do More to End Human Trafficking
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