Eyes on Trafficking

Human trafficking articles and commentary from different perspectives.

Channel 4 to air controversial musical about Prince Andrew – JOE.ie
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Channel 4 to air controversial musical about Prince Andrew – JOE.ie

The broadcaster says the show will prove it is still “mischievous”.  Channel 4 is set to air a satirical musical about Prince Andrew, it has been announced. Comedian Kieran Hodgson is to lead a cast of comics in Prince Andrew: The Musical, a 60-minute programme described as a “satirical send-up of the life and times”…

New Chapter: Govt To Open Residential Schools On Indo-nepal Border – Times of India
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New Chapter: Govt To Open Residential Schools On Indo-nepal Border – Times of India

Lucknow: UP government has decided to open four residential schools in districts on Indo-Nepal international borders. Named after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the schools, from class 9 to 12, to be set up in educationally backward blocks (EBB) of Nichlaul and Nautanwa in Maharajganj district, Birdpur in Siddharthnagar, and Rupaideeha in Bahraich, will also help…

Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor
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Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor

Colorado voters who made slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional in 2018 did not mean to abolish the state Department of Corrections’ prison labor program, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the appellate court turned away the constitutional challenge of inmate A. Mark Lamar, who argued the general requirement that prisoners…

AG: 35 arrested across Ohio following human trafficking sting
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AG: 35 arrested across Ohio following human trafficking sting

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens of people across Ohio were arrested over the weekend for trying to buy sex, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Yost said the statewide human-trafficking operation resulted in the arrest of 35 “Johns” seeking to buy sex and 21 others seeking to buy sex from minors. The 21 arrested face…

UNICEF picks holes in Nigeria's childcare indicators – TheNiche
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UNICEF picks holes in Nigeria's childcare indicators – TheNiche

UNICEF picks holes as Nigeria still has a long way to go By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor “The picture is a mixed one. While there has been some good progress – and we should celebrate that – we still have a long way to go towards ensuring the well-being of children in Nigeria” –…

“The ethical red flags are waving a lot more furiously than with girls and women”: The participation of boys and young men in research on child sexual abuse and exploitation
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“The ethical red flags are waving a lot more furiously than with girls and women”: The participation of boys and young men in research on child sexual abuse and exploitation

By Claire Cody and Claire Soares with inputs from discussants Alastair Hilton, Mark Kavenagh, Glenn Miles and Trudy Nyakambangwe. In May 2022, The Our Voices team hosted a small online group discussion with four members of the Our Voices University Network (OVUN) to explore the participation of boys and young men in research on child sexual abuse…

Prince Andrew Using Queen Elizabeth II To Win Back Royal Status? Here's the Truth
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Prince Andrew Using Queen Elizabeth II To Win Back Royal Status? Here's the Truth

Prince Andrew remains hopeful that he will find his way back to the royal family. Instead of fixing his relationships with other royal members from the bottom, Prince Andrew reportedly began his attempt to become a senior royal member again with the help of Queen Elizabeth II. The Sun received a tip from a source and…

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking Most people think of human trafficking as a faraway problem, a misery confined to big cities or lonely deserts where organized networks of criminals use violence and drugs to collect souls. The residents of quiet communities like Crozet might believe the buying and selling of persons…

Billionaire Facebook deputy Sheryl Sandberg marries businessman Tom Bernthal and wants to end child marriage
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Billionaire Facebook deputy Sheryl Sandberg marries businessman Tom Bernthal and wants to end child marriage

Editor’s note: Someone let Sheryl and Tom know there’s a nonprofit that could REALLY use their attention. Radical Empathy Education Foundation is putting their education program in a web browser and need your help RIGHT NOW. Donate here!  (Getty Images) Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg has tied the knot with businessman Tom Bernthal in Western-themed ceremony….

Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL
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Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Baindu Dasama during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing noted that a minimum of 25 years custodial sentence has been provided for persons convicted for the offence of human trafficking. She made this disclosure while popularizing the Anti-Human Trafficking…