In the United States, American citizens and foreign nationals are trafficked—subjected to forced labor, debt bondage and involuntary servitude through the use of force, fraud or coercion—in brothels and factories, in hotels and restaurants, on farms and in homes. By Kira Zalan on April 2, 2013—”Ima Matul sat under the bright examination light in a … More Modern Slavery Emerges From the Shadows
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
By Neil MacFarquhar on April 2, 2013, UNITED NATIONS — “The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a pioneering treaty aimed at regulating the enormous global trade in conventional weapons, for the first time linking sales to the human rights records of the buyers. Although implementation is years away and there … More United Nations General Assembly Approves Landmark Arms Trade Treaty
Washington, DC on March 28, 2013— “Human trafficking victims across the country can now send texts to get help and escape modern-day slavery, Polaris Project and Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children announced today. Victims and concerned citizens can now send text messages to “BeFree” (233733) and instantly connect with the National Human Trafficking Resource Center … More Texting Increases Human Trafficking Victims’ Access to Help
Save the Date Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Panel discussion on immigration reform, labor rights and human trafficking More information coming soon 3:30-5pm at William Gates Hall Room 138 Hosted by UW Women’s Center Women’s Center at the University of Washington P.O.Box 353070 Seattle, Washington 98195
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
This is the first report prepared pursuant to GA Resolution 64/293 of 2010 requesting UNODC to prepare a bi-annual report on patterns and flows of trafficking in persons. Participants: 1) Yury Fedotov, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime 2) H.E. Andrei Dapkiunas, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the … More Watch Webcast of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons by the UN
By Cristina Corbin for FoxNews.com on March 23, 2013— “Authorities searching for a 17-year-old Colorado girl are considering the possibility that the missing teenager is a victim of sex trafficking, a law enforcement official confirmed to FoxNews.com. Raven Cassidy Furlong, of Aurora, Colo., left her home on Feb. 5 with two friends, telling her family … More Authorities Consider Possible Sex Trafficking in Case of Missing Colorado Teen
“Sweden’s innovative sex-trade laws criminalise clients, not prostitutes. The result: a 70 per cent drop in business. Joan Smith jumps in a squad car with local police to find out how it works – and whether Britain could follow suit” I am sitting in the back of an unmarked police car on the small island … More Why the Game’s Up for Sweden’s Sex Trade
NEW DELHI—By Stephanie Nolen for The Globe and Mail on March 20, 2013— “They leave the greenest, most lush areas of the country and find themselves in harsh, dusty places. They leave easygoing cultures for a conservative place where they must cover their faces at all times, even within their own houses, with their sari … More Grim Fate for Cross-Regional Brides in Northern India
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