By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply on MARCH 3, 2014— “Hollywood made history on Sunday night — barely. The best picture victory by “12 Years a Slave” at the 86th Academy Awards finally handed cinema’s most prestigious prize to a movie by a black filmmaker, in this case, the British-born Steve McQueen. But the triumph, … More ‘12 Years’ Enjoys a Seemingly Narrow Victory
By Catherine Mijs for The Reporter News on March 7, 2014— “Human trafficking. It happens on the Internet, in malls and on street corners and, until recently, it has gone largely unnoticed in Solano County. Now, a group of 27 business professionals taking part in an annual leadership conference put on by the Vacaville and … More CALIFORNIA: Vacaville, Fairfield Business Leaders Put Spotlight on Human Trafficking
By Will Robinson-Smith on March 7, 2014— “A new task force has developed in south Alabama with the goal of combating human trafficking. The South Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force is being spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as well as the U.S. Attorney’s … More Human Trafficking Task Force Created for South Alabama
By Jacqueline Tempera for The Globe on March 7, 2014— “Two Fall River residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a human trafficking scheme, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today. Olivia “Missy” Lara, 38, was indicted by a Bristol County grand jury Thursday on three counts of trafficking in persons under the age … More MASSACHUSETTS Woman Charged with Human Trafficking of Children; ‘John’ Charged with Rape of a Child
HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY IS A CO-ORGANIZER! March 28th to 30th @ SIFF SIFF and Human Rights Society has teamed up to present the inaugural Human Rights International Film Festival in Seattle. This travelling film festival is part of Human Rights Watch and will be hosted by SIFF. The weekend-long film festival features stories about human rights issues in Afghanistan, … More Human Rights International Film Festival
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press on March 7, 2014— “An Ohio couple was convicted Friday of enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years through intimidation, abuse and threats they would harm her young child. Jordie Callahan and his girlfriend Jessica Hunt were convicted by jurors in federal court in Youngstown a day after their … More Two Charged with Enslaving Ohio Woman Found Guilty
By Ron Jones for CBS13 on February 25, 2014— “Federal investigators say Sacramento is a gateway for human trafficking, and they say victims and their peddlers at are the proof. CBS13’s Ron Jones is getting answers and giving us a look at how Sacramento came to earn a No. 2 national ranking in human trafficking … More SACRAMENTO: Human Trafficking Brings Easy Money, Hard Lives For Teenage Girls
By Jim McKay for Emergency Management on February 26, 2014— “California has more than its share of hazards, including earthquakes, mudslides, floods and of course, the current drought. But that doesn’t stop officials from taking on another fight — human trafficking. California Attorney General Kamala Harris called human trafficking the world’s fastest-growing criminal enterprise, a … More Human Trafficking Amid a Full Plate of Hazards for California Emergency Services
By Jay Meisel | Highlands Today on February 28, 2014— “Years ago, before she was elected Highlands County sheriff, Susan Benton was part of a joint operation doing surveillance on a farm. They had received information that workers were being brought in from Mexico or other countries as farm workers and then being kept essentially … More FLORIDA: Sheriff’s Office Wants to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
Photo by Brooke Binkowski — A former victim of human trafficking plays guitar at the Tijuana shelter La Casa del Jardin. The girls, some of whom are only 13 or 14 years old, stay there until they are legal adults. By Brooke Binkowski on February 24, 2014— “A 19-year-old woman with a baby face covered … More Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at U.S./Mexico Border
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