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Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme
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Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme

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A federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois returned a nine-count indictment charging Domingo Francisco-Juan, Lorenza Domingo-Castaneda, and Catarina Domingo-Juan, siblings and Guatemalan nationals, with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and kidnapping. According to the allegations set forth in the indictment, between December 2015 and March 2021…

Connecticut Man Indicted in Human Smuggling Conspiracy
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Connecticut Man Indicted in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

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BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Worcester for conspiracy to commit human smuggling offenses. Fagner Chaves De Lima, 41, of East Hartford, Conn., was indicted on one count of attempted human smuggling. De Lima was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint with one count of attempted…

Human trafficking and abuse: China's Belt and Road Initiative – The BL – TheBL.com
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Human trafficking and abuse: China's Belt and Road Initiative – The BL – TheBL.com

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The U.S. State Department on July 19 released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report. It held China and 10 other countries responsible for enabling human trafficking within their borders. According to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s estimate, 25 million individuals continue to be victims of trafficking worldwide. This year’s report began with a section…

Child marriage: the future of girls under the Taliban
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Child marriage: the future of girls under the Taliban

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At just ten years old, Raihana Mirzai is already engaged to be married to a man double her age. Unsurmountable debt has led her family to see this arrangement as their only viable way to survive. One year on from the Taliban taking control in Afghanistan, she is one of the many Afghan girls who…

UN Rapporteur on slavery confirms Uyghur forced labor in China
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UN Rapporteur on slavery confirms Uyghur forced labor in China

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UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, reported to the Human Rights Council last Tuesday that sufficient evidence points to forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China. In particular, he highlighted that, “While these programmes may create employment opportunities for minorities and enhance their incomes, as claimed by the Government, the…

US State Department notes 'significant efforts' made by Ireland to combat human trafficking
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US State Department notes 'significant efforts' made by Ireland to combat human trafficking

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The US State Department said it has noted ‘significant efforts’ made by Ireland in combatting human trafficking, according to a statement that was recently released by the Department of Justice. Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, of Fine Gael, welcomed Ireland’s upgrading in the ‘Trafficking in Persons’ (TiPs) Report 2022. The announcement has been acknowledged and reflected in the report from the US State…

Holly Madison Says Hugh Hefner Had ‘Ghislaine Maxwell-Type’ Girlfriends
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Holly Madison Says Hugh Hefner Had ‘Ghislaine Maxwell-Type’ Girlfriends

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Holly Madison recently revealed that Hugh Hefner had “recruiter” girlfriends who would invite new girls to join parties at the Playboy Mansion. The former Playboy Playmate opened up about her experience working with the late Hefner in a candid interview on Heather McDonald’s Juicy Scoop podcast this week. The model, now 41, lived in the…