HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY

In the midst of the Civil War, fighting slavery and our country’s union, President Abraham Lincoln, made Thanksgiving Day a national holiday: “By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these … More USA: President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

The Reproduction of Harm:Trafficking, Prostitution, and Pornography organized by Seattle Against Slavery Speaker: Peter Qualliotine, Co-Founder of Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) There are multiple connections between trafficking, prostitution, and pornography. We will examine the consequences for victims/survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and for buyers/consumers of commercial sex, and also the implications of trafficking, prostitution, … More PORNOGRAPHY & TRAFFICKING EVENT

Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Forced Labor, Involuntary Servitude, and Corporate & Civic Responsibility organized by University of Washington Women’s Center An international conference to examine the root causes of human trafficking and develop strategies to work towards not only preventing, but also eradicating the trade. Friday, January 11, 2013: Registration Opens at … More INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE

MALI, Africa, by Eric Walsh of Reuters via Yahoo! News (9/10/12) — Extremists imposing Islamic law in Mali’s north are abusing human rights, particularly those of women, and paying families for children to become rebel fighters, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday after returning from the country. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan … More MALI: Mali extremists abusing rights, targeting children, women: U.N.

LOS ANGELES, USA, by the Associated Press via the Wall Street Journal (9/24/12) — A group of managers is buying the Village Voice and all its affiliated free arts weeklies but is leaving behind the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade. The buyout by managers is … More USA: Village Voice Splits From Sex Ad-Linked Backpage

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce our newest staff member with Hope for Justice, Lyndsey Wilson! She will be a Program Development Manager and help us launch upcoming prevention and restoration programs for us. Lyndsey is recent college graduate from Whitman College with bachelor degrees in Race and Ethnic Studies and … More Meet Lyndsey Wilson, Newest Staff Member of Hope for Justice

Our local Seattle Weekly recently dropped all escort ads, which is a huge step in the right direction toward preventing underage prostitution. The Seattle Weekly is under new ownership—a new company based in Denver, the Voice Media Group. Seattle Weekly publisher Kenny Stocker has said that Seattle will be pulling all escort-based advertising out of … More Seattle Weekly Under New Ownership; Dropping Ads that Foster Underage Prostitution