HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY

Originally published in The Daily by Grace DeBusschere, 12 May 2017 — SEATTLE, USA —On Thursday, Human Rights Society UW hosted a panel on “The Injustice of Solitary Confinement” in Gowen Hall, featuring panelists Jose “Neaners” Garcia, who shared his first-hand experience in solitary confinement, and Reed Klein, a UW alum who wrote his senior … More Former inmate and UW alum team up for panel on solitary confinement as human rights abuse

Originally published in New York Times by Didi Kirsten Tatlow, 24 August 2016 — HONG KONG, China — Eyes flashing, lips curled in operatic scorn, a middle-aged woman holding a placard reading “Evil Cult Falun Gong!” ordered me off the sidewalk outside Hong Kong’s convention center, where organ transplant specialists from around the world were … More Angry Claims and Furious Denials Over Organ Transplants in China

Originally published in Associated Press by Kathy Gannon, 31 July 2017  — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, where Taliban hold sway in large swaths of the countryside. Inside, police found 27 boys between … More AP: ‘Officials: Young Afghans trafficked to study under Taliban’

Originally published in Associated Press by Kawaeewit Kaewjinda, 21 July 2017 — BANGKOK, THAILAND — A Thai army general was one of dozens of people convicted in a major human trafficking trial that included 103 defendants accused of involvement in a modern-day slavery trade. Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen was convicted of several offenses Wednesday involving trafficking … More Thai Army General Convicted of Human Trafficking

Originally published in The New York Times by David Victor, 28 May 2017 — Portland, Oregon, USA — An Army veteran, a recent college graduate and a student who once won a poetry contest by condemning prejudice stirred up by the Sept. 11 attacks intervened as a man screamed anti-Muslim insults at two women in Portland, Ore., … More Three Men Stood Up to Anti-Muslim Attack. Two Paid With Their Lives.

Originally published in The Seattle Times by Daniel Beekman, 19 May 2017 — The national debate over refugees has compelled some Americans to consider their own refugee roots — and speak out. “I’ve never shared to this degree,” said Julie Wong, of Sammamish. Seattle-area residents open up about what it meant to escape from places … More Refugee Stories From Seattle-Area USA

Originally published by Krista Larson, The Associated Press, in The Seattle Times (17 May 2017): DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities have documented more than 300,000 children migrating alone worldwide over a two-year period, marking a dramatic escalation of a trend that has forced many young refugees into slavery and prostitution, the U.N. children’s agency said … More UN: 300,000 Children Migrating Solo

Originally posted by NPR’s Laurel Wamsley (5/10/17) – “The idea of mixed-use development isn’t new. But today Amazon announced that a new building it plans to construct in Seattle will feature a decidedly uncommon mix: its own high-tech offices, and a homeless shelter with space for 65 families. The company said it will donate more … More Amazon’s-New-Homeless-Shelter

“Modern slavery is an often misunderstood crime. When it is, people don’t realize it’s happening within their own communities or that it manifests itself across multiple types—domestic work, escort services, agriculture, and more (Polaris Project)…