Two years on – trafficked sisters are stabilised and safe with family
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Two years on – trafficked sisters are stabilised and safe with family

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Two years ago, Hope for Justice received two sisters into our Cambodia Lighthouse after they were rescued from exploitation on the streets. During…

Reflection Ministries offers human trafficking survivors chance at life
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Reflection Ministries offers human trafficking survivors chance at life

Editor’s Note: This article from Reflection Ministries is another in the series from a local nonprofit highlighting its service during the “giving season.” So often in life we have the intention of serving and investing in the needs of our communities, but we allow busyness and complacency to rob us of that experience. Or maybe we…

How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs
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How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

HOUSTON – Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery. [embedded content] It is called labor trafficking and the traffickers take advantage of…

Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs
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Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

Houston – Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery. It is called labor trafficking and the traffickers take advantage of the current…

Credit Reporting Agencies are Failing Human Trafficking Survivors
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Credit Reporting Agencies are Failing Human Trafficking Survivors

Samantha* wants her name on the mortgage for the home she is planning to buy with her partner. It doesn’t seem like too much to ask. She went to college, has a steady six-figure income, and has worked hard to earn this house. But Samantha is a survivor of human trafficking and like many survivors,…

Biden admin neglected sex-offender checks when placing migrant children with sponsors: Inspector General
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Biden admin neglected sex-offender checks when placing migrant children with sponsors: Inspector General

A scathing report from the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General has found that the Biden administration failed to properly take care of migrant children at processing centers amid a massive influx of arrivals at the southern border and, in some cases, released migrant children to sponsors without proper screenings. The study focused…

Sex Trafficking: Don't Neglect the Victims – The Crime Report
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Sex Trafficking: Don't Neglect the Victims – The Crime Report

Media attention to sex trafficking has a predictable ebb and flow. As it played out recently in a high-profile case in Florida, it starts with police stings, arrests and recovered victims. Then we recoil as we learn who was arrested, which in the Florida case, included two Disney employees, a state corrections officer, a state…

Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)
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Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Fresno’s ‘Made For Them’ used human trafficking survivors’ services without pay or support: Audit
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Fresno’s ‘Made For Them’ used human trafficking survivors’ services without pay or support: Audit

An external audit of ‘Made For Them’ has found that the Fresno nonprofit sensationalized sex trafficking and used the services of survivors without paying them. The audit by human trafficking research group ‘The Avery Center’ started at about the same time as investigations by police, the state labor commissioner, and the IRS. All are investigating…