Eyes on Trafficking

Human trafficking articles and commentary from different perspectives.

US Virgin Islands suing JPMorgan Chase over Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking
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US Virgin Islands suing JPMorgan Chase over Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking

Documents accuse bank of ‘turning a blind eye’ to illegal activities committed by their client The US Virgin Islands is suing the bank JPMorgan Chase, accusing it of helping Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York. The documents submitted by the US Virgin…

Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage
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Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage

This two-day Train the Trainer Academy, presented annually by HEAL Trafficking and MGH Institute of Health Professions, equips health educators with the knowledge and teaching skills to train other health professionals in their communities to respond to human trafficking. The program is currently 100% virtual.  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN After attending, participants will be able…

People encouraged to ‘go blue’ in January to raise awareness about serious crime
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People encouraged to ‘go blue’ in January to raise awareness about serious crime

January is recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Each year, agencies across the country use this month to increase awareness about human trafficking and educate the public on how to identify and prevent this crime from continuing in their communities. The Upstate Human Trafficking Task Force will be implementing “Shine the Light on Human…

Biden Signs Legislation That Codifies and Expands DHS Fight Against Human Trafficking
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Biden Signs Legislation That Codifies and Expands DHS Fight Against Human Trafficking

On December 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022,” which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The bill authorizes $14 million to carry out the Act and ensures that the CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees to carry out…

Mayor declares January as ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Month’
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Mayor declares January as ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Month’

MICHELLE MANN Enterprise police officers and city Councilman Scotty Johnson gathered at City Hall Wednesday with Enterprise Mayor William Cooper to declare January “Human Trafficking Awareness Month” in Enterprise. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and every year since 2010, the president has dedicated the month to raising awareness and educating the public. Cooper…

Unprecedented Hunger Hits Afghanistan the Worst: Save the Children – Khaama Press
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Unprecedented Hunger Hits Afghanistan the Worst: Save the Children – Khaama Press

Amid these challenging times, the people of Afghanistan desperately rely on humanitarian aid facing a catastrophic level of hunger, malnutrition, and food scarcity. According to the “Save the Children” report Afghanistan is still among the eight most hunger-hit countries including the Central African Republic, DRC, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen.  People in these…

Philadelphia researcher honored for work on rural opioid crisis
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Philadelphia researcher honored for work on rural opioid crisis

He lives in Philadelphia and his office overlooks a parking lot in suburban Montgomery County, but Glenn Sterner’s roots and his work are rural. Sterner, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, was given the 2022 Rural Health Hero of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for his…

NBI to probe ’fake exit’ stamp in human trafficking
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NBI to probe ’fake exit’ stamp in human trafficking

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the use of fake stamps at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in facilitating the departure of trafficked individuals. “We’re already investigating that. We’re asking the NBI to investigate it,” Remulla said during an ambush interview on Thursday. During a…

SEGI Promotes Teacher Training In Special And Inclusive Education – Nation World News
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SEGI Promotes Teacher Training In Special And Inclusive Education – Nation World News

Merida, Yucatan, December 28, 2022. — In response to a directive from the Secretary of State for Education, Liborio Vidal Aguilar, to promote inclusion in the classroom and strengthen the work of special education educational personnel, this month he made two key findings about the graduates: “excellent attitudes” and “ Mexican Sign Language”, both this…