Eyes on Trafficking

Human trafficking articles and commentary from different perspectives.

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows
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NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

What they have in common are tragically similar circumstances that primed them for victimization: They were vulnerable, desperate, and fell under the control and manipulation of human traffickers who …

Albania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims
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Albania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims

TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian Parliament has asked Europe’s top human rights body to rescind a 2011 resolution that cited since-unsubstantiated allegations of human organ harvesting during the 1990s war in Kosovo. The parliament voted 125-0 late Thursday in favor of a motion asking the Council of Europe to clear both Albania and Kosovo of…

Labor exploitation in Spain: migrants were forced to peel onions for 16 hours without stopping
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Labor exploitation in Spain: migrants were forced to peel onions for 16 hours without stopping

The National Police Spain arrested a man and a woman who exploited 16 employees, all of them immigrants. According to the authorities, the detainees took advantage of the vulnerability of these people, being foreigners and not fluent in Spanish. The case came to light when some agents approached the facilities of a vegetable collection and…

The crushing burden of debt | The Manila Times
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The crushing burden of debt | The Manila Times

There is one thing above others that humans can never escape and that is the burden of debt. Almost every one, except the millionaires, has a burden of debt. The hugely rich, however, can be in debt, too. Everyone seems to owe someone. There are different kinds of debt such as the “debt of honor”…

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Human trafficking syndicate: Victims narrate ordeal – The Citizen

By Jacob Mosenda Dar es Salaam. Like elsewhere in the world, scores of women and girls in Tanzania live in the shadow of human trafficking, whether lured and ensnared or fraud, but they generally live in limbo, fear and pain. Human trafficking is a heinous crime that shatters lives, families and dreams as the country’s…

Man gets 10-year sentence for sex trafficking a girl from Arizona in L.A. – LA Daily News
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Man gets 10-year sentence for sex trafficking a girl from Arizona in L.A. – LA Daily News

LOS ANGELES — A man was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for forcibly bringing a teenage girl from Arizona to Los Angeles to work as a prostitute, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Jahque Dijion Williams, 21, of Los Angeles, was sentenced July 14 in federal court in Phoenix. He had previously pleaded guilty to…

Exposé: The Quiet Epidemic of 'Judicial Child Trafficking' in America – American Greatness
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Exposé: The Quiet Epidemic of 'Judicial Child Trafficking' in America – American Greatness

Parental alienation therapy teaches children that their alleged abuser, and they themselves, are the victims of “alienation” by the non-abusive parent. By Peter D’Abrosca  August 20, 2022 (original article) “We used to be cautious about alleging corruption in the court system, but after 16 years of doing this work, I can say that it’s almost like…

Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium
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Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium

  Since 2015, Klamath County Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) coalition has orchestrated and presented the annual Klamath County Symposium, which tackles tough societal problems, such as child abuse, sexual abuse and, this year, human trafficking. The symposium is intended to inform the community and those working in relative fields on the prevalence of these forms…