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Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours
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Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours

ByEyes on Trafficking News

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – An event to bring awareness to human trafficking will be held Tuesday morning in Greenville. The symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Organizers said Charlotte and Atlanta have high rates of human trafficking and G4reenville is right on the I-85 Corridor. In…

Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock
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Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking may only be able to answer these questions years or decades after the abuse occurred, experts say. But the clock is running. In Washington state, trafficking victims have just three years to seek civil compensation for the crimes and damage suffered. And then the door closes. The time…

Human trafficking questions and answers
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Human trafficking questions and answers

ByBilly Joe Cain

We get lots of questions, so we thought it would be good to put together some of the answers we promote. What is a Romeo Pimp? A Romeo pimp is a type of human trafficker who uses romantic manipulation to exploit and control victims. Unlike other traffickers, who may use violence, threats, or debt bondage…

What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News
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What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In our adversarial legal system, prosecutors and public defenders don’t often see eye to eye. But as the Manhattan district attorney and veteran attorneys for the Legal Aid Society, we agree on this: Survivors of human trafficking should not be criminalized. A 2021 state law gives judges wide discretion to free trafficking survivors from the…

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows
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NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

ByEyes on Trafficking News

What they have in common are tragically similar circumstances that primed them for victimization: They were vulnerable, desperate, and fell under the control and manipulation of human traffickers who …

Florida groups, authorities work to tackle human trafficking cases – Bay News 9
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Florida groups, authorities work to tackle human trafficking cases – Bay News 9

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is working to expand its anti-human trafficking efforts, and several nonprofit organizations have stepped up to the plate to help. What You Need To Know The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is working to expand its anti-human trafficking efforts Several area nonprofit organizations have said they would join with the department…

That was when I was informed that my friend recruited me as a prostitute to pay off a long term debt…
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That was when I was informed that my friend recruited me as a prostitute to pay off a long term debt…

ByEyes on Trafficking News

My name is Vanessa and I am a single mother of one child living in Thika, Kiambu. After being in an abusive relationship, I chose to walk out and start a new life with my son. It wasn’t an easy journey. Soon, I was depending on well-wishers and my family for basic need support. A…