From BBC News on April 13, 2014— “The remains of Carlos Berger and the other five men were reburied in the Chilean capital, Santiago The remains of six men have been reburied in Chile more than 40 years after they were killed by the military government of Augusto Pinochet. Their bodies were discovered in an … More Victims of Pinochet Government Reburied in Chile After 40 Years
By YNN on March 12, 2014— “Emanuel Dandre Wade, 24, has been indicted along with Charmaine Henderson, 25, Ashley Shawntal Williams, 21, and Darquesha Perry, 26, for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Henderson and Wade are also charged with one and five counts of sex trafficking of … More HOUSTON: Four Charged with Sex Trafficking of Minors
By Ali Shouk on March 20, 2104— “The Pakistani couple appeared at Dubai Court of First Instance on Thursday. Prosecutors said they came to Dubai as visitors with their daughter last August and forced her to sleep with men for money, claiming they needed the cash as they were broke. One client paid them Dhs16,000 … More PAKISTAN: Parents Accused of Human Trafficking for Attempting to Sell 15-Year-Old Daughter for Dhs10,000
© Photo: Flickr.com/jonmallard/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Published by Voice of Russia on March 26, 2014— “The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in its report, “India’s Child Soldiers”, released on Thursday, said at least 3,000 children are members of militant outfits and 500 of them are in the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir. Insurgent armies in India’s restive … More INDIA: At Least 500 Child Soldiers Fighting
Published on the Dewsbury Reporter on April 1, 2014— “A Dewsbury man who was the ringleader of a human trafficking gang that arranged sham marriages has been jailed. Sandor Orsos, of Crawshaw Street, and Pakistani Shahbaz Khan, from Bury, headed up a gang that trafficked three women from Hungary into the UK through the Port … More ENGLAND: Ringleader of Human Trafficking Gang that Arranged Sham Marriages Jailed
Sex trafficking survivor Katariina “Kat” Rosenblatt will be the keynote speaker at “The Sweet Road to Freedom: A Jewish Women’s Chocolate Seder Raising Awareness about Slavery and Human Trafficking” at Temple Beth El of Boca Raton on April 9. (Submitted photo / March 31, 2014) By Randall P. Lieberman for Jewish Journal on March 31, 2014— “Sex trafficking survivor Katariina … More Sex Trafficking Survivor to Speak at Women’s Seder
On March 5, 2014 by CBS Detroit— James Coleman (Police Handout) A 51-year-old Detroit man who was convicted of running a sex trafficking ring in Southfield and surrounding areas could end up spending the next 40 years behind bars. James Coleman was sentenced Monday after an Oakland County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of multiple … More DETROIT: Sex Trafficking Kingpin Gets 14-40 Years Behind Bars
Published March 25, 2014, for GMA News— “Hong Kong is failing to protect victims of human trafficking for forced labor, a report said Monday, calling for new legislation to prevent “modern-day slavery” in a city which relies heavily on migrant workers. The report comes at a time of growing anger over the abuse of foreign … More Hong Kong Fails to Protect Human Trafficking Victims
By the Associated Press on February 25, 2014— “A judge in Haiti says a U.S. citizen and her Haitian mother face child-trafficking charges after they were found carrying thousands of dollars in cash. Judge Borgella Shoute said Tuesday that Farah Marlin and Yrose Pressoir were stopped last week by police with Haiti’s child protection unit. … More HAITI: Judge Says US Citizen and Her Haitian Mother Face Child-Trafficking Charges
Researchers have found 140 women who say they’ve been forced to perform sex-trade work in Ottawa CBC News on March 24, 2014— “Researchers and police say they are targeting a $26 million industry that’s one of the most dangerous in Ottawa: human trafficking. Researcher Elise Wohlbold is studying the scope of human trafficking in Ottawa as part … More Ottawa Police Target Human Trafficking, a $26M Industry
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