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Experts warn about potential dangers of social media following Dauphin County human trafficking bust
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Experts warn about potential dangers of social media following Dauphin County human trafficking bust

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Experts warn of social media dangers after (13 year old) Dauphin County teen becomes victim of human trafficking An 8-month human trafficking investigation by authorities across multiple states has led to the arrests of 7 people, including Neil Moore II and Jeniyah Lockhart-Tippins. Court documents show the New York couple met a 13-year-old Middletown girl…

Feature: Organ Trafficking Gangs are Cashing in on Egypt’s Economic Woes
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Feature: Organ Trafficking Gangs are Cashing in on Egypt’s Economic Woes

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Desperate Egyptians are being forced to sell their organs after a series of government measures left many of the country’s poorest struggling to make ends meet. Police in the city of Giza claim to have smashed a major organ trafficking ring and arrested 12 people including doctors and nurses from hospitals across the country. A…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers sue over unpaid legal bills and transferred assets
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers sue over unpaid legal bills and transferred assets

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense lawyers say she still owes them more than $850,000, and suspects Maxwell and her brother worked together with her ex-husband to shield her assets from creditors. (CN) — Defense attorneys for erstwhile socialite and convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell are suing her for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of unpaid legal bills….

Runway for Justice: IJM Partners with NYC based Elegantees during New York Fashion Week
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Runway for Justice: IJM Partners with NYC based Elegantees during New York Fashion Week

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Watch the 2022 Runway for Justice promo video here Justice is fashionable. International Justice Mission (IJM), an international non-profit with a mission to end modern slavery within our lifetime has partnered with Elegantees, a New York City based fashion brand committed to tackling poverty in Nepal through job creation for survivors of trafficking and those…

Biotech firm wants to grow human embryos for organ harvesting
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Biotech firm wants to grow human embryos for organ harvesting

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A biotech firm wants to create “synthetic” human embryos that would be used to harvest organs in order to facilitate transplants and treat conditions such as infertility, genetic disease, and aging, according to researchers. The Israel-based company, Renewal Bio, claimed that it successfully used advanced stem cell technology and artificial wombs in order to grow…

Kenya 'overwhelmed' by job scam victims in Myanmar – The East African
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Kenya 'overwhelmed' by job scam victims in Myanmar – The East African

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By MARY WAMBUI Kenya says it is “overwhelmed” by distress calls of nationals duped into non-existent jobs in the South East Asian region in a suspected cartel of human trafficking. As a result, authorities in Nairobi are warning Kenyans against applying for jobs in Asian countries unless they can confirm their authenticity before leaving. This week,…

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal – OpIndia
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Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal – OpIndia

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The Delhi High Court recently justified child marriage by upholding the legality of a 15-year-old minor girl’s marriage, stating that she is of ‘Marriageable Age’ under Islamic Sharia Law. The court held that a Muslim girl who is less than 18 years old but has attained puberty is free to marry anyone as per the…