Is British science aiding and abetting the Chinese human organ trade? From the Telegraph
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Is British science aiding and abetting the Chinese human organ trade? From the Telegraph

Between March 2005 and September 2006 Annie Yang was tortured for up to 20 hours a day in a labour camp outside Beijing for her devotion to Falun Gong spiritualism. The abuse was relentless. But every few weeks something strange would happen. She and her fellow captives would be herded onto a prison bus with…

Human Trafficking: Pathways to Prevention
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Human Trafficking: Pathways to Prevention

Recently, we participated in this online meeting. Here’s everything we received! Hope it’s useful for you. Friends, Thank you for your interest in Human Trafficking: Pathways to Prevention. This event was co-led by the HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HHS Partnership Center) and the Office of Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families (contact info…

PBJ Learning Announces New Advisory Board Member Marielle Combs, DNP, RN, CNE
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PBJ Learning Announces New Advisory Board Member Marielle Combs, DNP, RN, CNE

Journal of Holistic Nursing author and certified nurse educator joins human trafficking prevention training leadership PBJ Learning, the creator of Human Trafficking Essentials, a leading online human trafficking awareness and prevention course, is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its Advisory Board, Dr. Marielle Combs. Dr. Combs uses her educational expertise…

Boundaries: What’s going to be your line?
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Boundaries: What’s going to be your line?

Setting boundaries is a skill – and it takes practice! Learning how to set boundaries is important for a lot of things in life. When you set boundaries it can help prevent harm and hurt – including being exploited or taken advantage of. 

In our Not a Number trafficking prevention curriculum, we talk a lot about boundaries and building that critical skill. Do you need some tips on how to get started with boundaries yourself? Or would some of this content be helpful to send or talk through with a young person in your life? Keep reading!

Orkney child protection scandal still casts long shadow 30 years later
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Orkney child protection scandal still casts long shadow 30 years later

THIRTY years ago today, police and social workers carried out “dawn raids” on four family homes on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, and took away nine children under Place Of Safety Orders. These orders cited group sexual activity, including “ritualistic music, dancing and dress”. All the families were “incomers”: three were middle-class professionals. Police questioned the parents…

A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you
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A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you

In a Human Trafficking Prevention Month installment for At the Edge of the Margins, CATW’s Medium publication, Executive Director Taina Bien-Aimé interviews Nigerian Director Kenneth Gyang about his film “Òlòturé,” available now on Netflix. They discuss his inspiration for the critically acclaimed movie, the realities of the Nigerian sex trade, sex trafficking within and from his country, and…

Sir Edward Heath’s godson in demand for official probe into police over sex abuse claims
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Sir Edward Heath’s godson in demand for official probe into police over sex abuse claims

The godson of Sir Edward Heath has called for an official inquiry into police handling of child sex abuse allegations against the former prime minister. Lincoln Seligman said he believes there were serious flaws in Operation Conifer, which has investigated claims against the former Conservative leader for the past two years. He spoke as reports…

“Humanizing the Prisons” The Atlantic Monthly, August, 1911, issue. Vol. 108, No. 2 (p.170-179).
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“Humanizing the Prisons” The Atlantic Monthly, August, 1911, issue. Vol. 108, No. 2 (p.170-179).

August 1911Humanizing the Prisonsby Morrison I. Swift The State of Vermont contains a prison where the inmates are treated upon a novel plan. They are trusted and treated like other human beings; they come and go almost as freely as the members of the jailer’s own family; so far as possible whatever suggests punishment or…

Victims Health Survey – Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking
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Victims Health Survey – Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking

The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago recently released the Annals, a bi-annual journal covering health law topics. In this Winter 2014 issue, Laura Lederer, J.D., President of Global Centurion, and Chris Wetzel, published an article on “The Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking and Their Implications for Identifying Victims in […]

The Devil Went Down to Denver: The Satanic Temple, Unbaptisms, and Christian Conservatism
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The Devil Went Down to Denver: The Satanic Temple, Unbaptisms, and Christian Conservatism

Editor’s note: We present articles with information on “satanic panic” for your research on American culture. “They’re demonic. It’s sickening, some of these books,” said Cain Young of Task Force Freedom during a Jan. 24 presentation at Message of Life Ministries in Loveland. The purpose of the meeting was to present “actions you can take…