By Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner on April 2, 2013—”A Sydney brothel madam has been found guilty of keeping young Malaysian students in sexual servitude at a brothel on Sydney’s north shore. Chee Mei Wong, 39, forced the six young women to work up to 20 hours a day in the Diamonds brothel in Willoughby … More Brothel Madam Guilty of Keeping Students in Sexual Servitude
Sex Trafficking Awareness Event EDEN Screening + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking Organized by Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and Centripetal Films, Hope for Justice and World Affairs Council are co-presenters of the opening night of Eden screening with panel discussion on sex trafficking. SXSW 2012: Audience Award Best Narrative Feature – Special Jury Award Best … More ‘EDEN’ FILM + PANEL DISCUSSION ON SEX TRAFFICKING
As officials try to raise awareness about the existence of people who have been trafficked, a Seattle woman tells her unusual story. Her mother’s family was victimized by her father, a Ph.D. and concert violinist who worked with the U.N. By Christine Clarridge for The Seattle Times Yasmin Christopher remembers being crammed into a tiny … More Putting a Face on Human Trafficking—One Local Woman’s Story
Denver, Colorado, USA, by Lisa Cohen for CNN— “Tashina was trafficked for sex when she was 15-years-old. Ofelia, when she was 12. Tashina finds it helpful to talk about it. “We lived in darkness,” she said. For Ofelia, talking about the past is too painful. She just winds up crying. But both women smile broadly … More Bras Offer Lifeline to Rescued Slaves
A note from our friends at The End Trafficking project: Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking project is launching a public awareness campaign this month to declare that UNICEF believes in a world with ZERO exploited children, ZERO children suffering from violence, ZERO trafficked children. This … More U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking Campaign Launches Awareness Campaign
NEW YORK, USA from wheels24 (01/04/13)— “All New York taxi drivers have been told to watch a sex-trafficking awareness presentation to help them avoid promoting prostitution, a crime in New York that carries hefty jail terms and fines. The nine-minute video claims some drivers have used their cabs as “brothels on wheels” and driven prostitutes … More USA: NYC Taxis Required to Watch Sex Trafficking Awareness Presentation
USA, Journal for Human Rights and Civil Society, The Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University, by Robert W. Peters, Laura J. Lederer, and Shane Kelly (Fall 2012) – In the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in human trafficking. Eliminating human trafficking has become a foreign and domestic policy goal for many countries, … More USA: The Slave and the Porn Star: Sexual Trafficking and Pornography
80% of the estimated 27 millions slaves today are female. Why are millions of girls and women victims of human trafficking? Whether labor trafficking or sex trafficking/exploitation, traffickers are waging war against the female gender. What is being done? JOIN THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT TODAY WITH HOPE FOR JUSTICE! What can victimizing girls/women in sex trafficking … More HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZES FEMALE GENDER
HOPE FOR JUSTICE’S GIFT CARDS DRIVE Make this holiday season special for survivors Survivors of human trafficking are cared for brilliantly by service provider agencies. However, they could still use your help. Hope for Justice is starting an annual Gift Cards Drive to encourage the people to buy gift cards at retailers such as Target, … More Gift Cards Drive for Survivors
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA by Geraldine Sealey of Marie Claire (8/16/12) – For most businesses in the U.S., the Web has changed everything. The sex industry is no exception. Now underage girls are as easy to find online as shelter puppies, used cars, and apartment rentals. “…Andrea Powell (of nonprofit, FAIR Girls) has met hundreds of underage girls who … More Girls 4 Sale
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