Senator Ileana Garcia appointed to Florida council on human trafficking – FOX 35 Orlando
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Senator Ileana Garcia appointed to Florida council on human trafficking – FOX 35 Orlando

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Senator Ileana Garcia was appointed to Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs on Thursday. Her position within the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking is meant to build state and local partnerships to combat human trafficking throughout Florida.  “Human traffickers are dangerous criminals in constant search of new…

President Office — Press Release – The Florida Senate
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President Office — Press Release – The Florida Senate

Tallahassee — Senate President Wilton Simpson (R–Trilby) today announced the appointment of Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. Senator Garcia’s term of service begins immediately and expires June 15, 2026. “I am pleased to appoint Senator Garcia as a member…

Youngkin signs bills concerning human trafficking and its survivors – CBS19 News
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Youngkin signs bills concerning human trafficking and its survivors – CBS19 News

RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Seven new laws will be taking aim at human trafficking in Virginia and helping people who have survived it. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed seven bills on Wednesday and then witnessed the swearing-in for the new Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support. “Today’s first Human Trafficking Commission meeting and…

Gov. Youngkin signs seven preventative human trafficking bills
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Gov. Youngkin signs seven preventative human trafficking bills

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Glenn Youngkin signed seven legislative bills to combat human trafficking in Virginia on Wednesday. Youngkin signed the bills on June 8 with a goal of putting an end to human trafficking and to provide support for survivors. After the signing, Secretary Kay Coles James officiated the swearing-in of the Commission…

UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum
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UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum

As the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, including the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking in Persons Protocol), UNODC strives…

Brave Movement Survivors and Allies Call on World Leaders to #BeBrave to End Childhood Sexual Violence
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Brave Movement Survivors and Allies Call on World Leaders to #BeBrave to End Childhood Sexual Violence

  ECPAT International endorses the Brave Movement Press Release of April 27 – 2022 29 April 2022 – On 27 April 2022, the #BeBrave Global Survivors Action Summit adult survivors of childhood sexual violence and allies in 22 countries (Albania, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria,…

Cooperative guardian offenders and sentencing outcomes: Evidence from criminal sentencing documents of child trafficking crime in China

Cooperative guardian offenders and sentencing outcomes: Evidence from criminal sentencing documents of child trafficking crime in China

This study aims to explore the knowledge of the Portuguese community on child trafficking. Through an online inventory, with a sample of 492 community members, with a mean age of 40.53 and mostly female (70.7%), participants were more knowledgeable about forms of exploitation, risk and vulnerability factors, the profile of the victims, and the situation…

Human Trafficking Essentials – Online Mastery Certificate Course

Human Trafficking Essentials – Online Mastery Certificate Course

Professional certification course focused upon prevention and responses to human trafficking

Online, self-paced, self-guided. An interactive, fact-based, victim-centered, human trafficking awareness and prevention training with measurable learning outcomes.

Specifically designed for professionals and anyone interested in advancing their knowledge of human trafficking. It covers all the basics everyone (children, parents, and professionals) should know, and provides an assessment-based Certificate of Mastery guaranteed to be accepted anywhere.

It includes in-depth information on human trafficking definitions, prevalence, risk factors, vulnerabilities, red flags, and responses.

UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes
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UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes

Vienna (Austria) 28 June 2021 Migrants who use smuggling networks to flee their home countries are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping while in transit or captivity. Despite the severity of these offences, little action is taken by national authorities and, in some cases, officials are complicit in these crimes. These are…