Eyes on Trafficking

Human trafficking articles and commentary from different perspectives.

Woman sentenced to death for trafficking 11 children: Chinese court
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Woman sentenced to death for trafficking 11 children: Chinese court

A woman has been sentenced to death in China for trafficking 11 children in a case dating to the 1990s. In a verdict posted on its WeChat account on Monday, the Guiyang Intermediate People’s Court in Guizhou province said the child trafficker, Yu Huaying, abducted children in southwestern China, including Chongqing and Guizhou, then took them…

Lawyer who prosecuted first federal human trafficking case in Georgia to speak at free event
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Lawyer who prosecuted first federal human trafficking case in Georgia to speak at free event

Experts have said that Savannah has an acute sex trafficking problem. Compared to communities of similar size and population, Savannah is a target largely because of the ports, the I-95 corridor and the tourism industry, in addition to relatively close proximity to major sex trafficking hubs, such as Miami, Atlanta and Tampa. On Sept. 20,…

ECPAT and the #ChildSafetyON coalition are demanding action to protect children online – ECPAT
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ECPAT and the #ChildSafetyON coalition are demanding action to protect children online – ECPAT

PRESS RELEASE: 19 September 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WARNING: ACTIVISTS IN BRUSSELS WEAR HAZMAT SUITS AS THE INTERNET IS A DANGER ZONE FOR KIDS. A EUROPE-WIDE COALITION MARCHED ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TODAY TO DEMAND ACTION ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE REGULATION  The coalition’s aims are supported by a majority of European citizens according to new data…

Transportation Subject to Multiple Threats by a Range of Actors, DHS Warns – HS Today
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Transportation Subject to Multiple Threats by a Range of Actors, DHS Warns – HS Today

The 2024 threat assessment from the Department of Homeland Security says domestic and foreign adversaries likely will continue to threaten the integrity of U.S. critical infrastructure—including the transportation sector—over the next year, in part because they perceive targeting these sectors would have cascading impacts on U.S. industries and the American way of life. “From attacks…

16 women graduate from CATCH Court, a criminal justice program for victims of human trafficking – Ohio Capital Journal
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16 women graduate from CATCH Court, a criminal justice program for victims of human trafficking – Ohio Capital Journal

Liyah Guilkey was able to leave prison to access CATCH Court, a specialized docket in the Franklin County Municipal Court for women in the system who are victims of human trafficking. “Every person that wrote you off as no good, who viewed you as a commodity and treated you as if you were disposable, made a…

Blackburn Center continues to expand Red Sand Project, drawing awareness to human trafficking
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Blackburn Center continues to expand Red Sand Project, drawing awareness to human trafficking

Sep. 18—Throughout September, Westmoreland County residents may have noticed red sand filling in the sidewalk cracks at prominent locations such as Independence Health System hospitals, the county courthouse, local libraries and Seton Hill University. A sign accompanying the bright red sand notes that it is part of the Red Sand Project, a nationwide initiative to…

Free Counter Sex Trafficking Resources for Law Enforcement – Guardian Group
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Free Counter Sex Trafficking Resources for Law Enforcement – Guardian Group

The UN recently did a study and found that 27.6 million victims of trafficking exist across the globe, yet governments across the country only identified 115,324 victims [1]. This is less than half of 1 percent of victims being identified. “Without effective victim identification, governments cannot hold traffickers accountable, and people of goodwill cannot offer tailored,…

Hundreds to gather at ‘Restore 2023’ for insight and healing from church hurt
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Hundreds to gather at ‘Restore 2023’ for insight and healing from church hurt

Editor’s note: PBJ Learning is non-denominational.  Two-day conference on Oct. 13-14 featuring Mary DeMuth, Lori Anne Thompson, Wade Mullen, Julie Roys and more expected to draw people from across U.S., Canada. ELGIN, Ill., — Hundreds of abuse survivors, advocates, allies, and church leaders will gather in the Chicago area next month for a unique, two-day…

New hotel human trafficking course helps ‘lift up the standards’
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New hotel human trafficking course helps ‘lift up the standards’

By Kaitlyn McMahon, Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia hotel employees are being trained how to recognize and report the signs of human trafficking in an effort to reduce the number of victims. The 30-minute, online training program officially launched this year. Current employees had to complete the course by the end of June….

Former freelancer for Exitus calls CEO ‘con artist’
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Former freelancer for Exitus calls CEO ‘con artist’

Editor’s note: we have colleagues that work with Exitus and this is heartbreaking. We are reporting the news; not taking sides. You need to know what is happening in the news. SALT LAKE CITY — A former freelancer for an anti-human trafficking organization whose founder is now in jail on fraud charges, is calling Exitus…