America

America is a continent located in the western hemisphere and is made up of North America and South America. It is the third-largest continent in the world, covering an area of approximately 9.5 million square miles.

The United States of America is a country located in North America and is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is a federal constitutional republic and is one of the world’s largest and most influential nations.

It is home to a wide range of languages, ethnicities, and cultures, and it has a rich history and a complex political system. The U.S. is also home to a number of world-class educational institutions and is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and the arts.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles’ Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

DOT Announces Winners of Combating Human Trafficking Awards – HS Today
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DOT Announces Winners of Combating Human Trafficking Awards – HS Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month by taking several actions to raise awareness about human trafficking and how to recognize and prevent this terrible crime. Combating human trafficking in the transportation sector is a top priority for the Department. “Every year, human traffickers seek to use America’s transportation systems…

Prioritise human trafficking prevention – The Daily Star
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Prioritise human trafficking prevention – The Daily Star

The revelations of a report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) titled, “Trafficking in Persons 2022,” are chilling and concerning. According to it, only one person was convicted in a human trafficking case in Bangladesh in 2020, illustrating a shockingly low conviction rate in the country for such an egregious…

Nigerian Court Reverses Self, Vacates Interim Order For Forfeiture Of Ex-Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu’s 40 Properties
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Nigerian Court Reverses Self, Vacates Interim Order For Forfeiture Of Ex-Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu’s 40 Properties

A Federal High Court in Abuja has trashed the interim order earlier issued for the forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. In November 2022, the same court ordered an interim forfeiture of the 40 landed properties belonging to Ekweremadu who is currently being remanded in a…

UN sees South Asian women as most vulnerable to human trafficking – World – DAWN.COM
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UN sees South Asian women as most vulnerable to human trafficking – World – DAWN.COM

UNITED NATIONS: Women continue to comprise the largest share of trafficking victims in South Asia, a new UN report has said. In 2020, however, more men were detected as victims of trafficking in the region compared to previous years, said the report prepared by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The ‘Global Report…

Human trafficking survivor, author speaks at Montgomery summit – WSFA
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Human trafficking survivor, author speaks at Montgomery summit – WSFA

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Law enforcement, counselors and others attended the ninth annual Alabama Human Trafficking Summit in Montgomery on Friday. A well-known human trafficking survivor was the keynote speaker at the event. Cyntoia Brown-Long was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 after she shot and killed a 43-year-old man while he was picking…

Lawsuit accusing private prisons in Arizona of slavery now before top appeals court
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Lawsuit accusing private prisons in Arizona of slavery now before top appeals court

A lawsuit from civil rights organizations accusing private prisons in Arizona of practicing slavery is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals amid a broad left-wing pushback against the use of private prisons and immigrant detention centers. The lawsuit, led by the NAACP, was initially filed in 2020 against the Arizona Department of Corrections,…

Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona
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Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona

PHOENIX — As human trafficking continues to alarm the nation, advocates and a survivor in Arizona discussed bringing awareness to human trafficking prevention on Wednesday. “Every experience was a rock bottom for me. Thinking about what I just did, thinking about what I had to endure, wanting those late nights and early mornings to be…

Indiana organizations host documentary on campus to promote human trafficking awareness
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Indiana organizations host documentary on campus to promote human trafficking awareness

The Southwest Indiana Regional Coalition Against Trafficking and the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program hosted an event Tuesday featuring a documentary and a question panel to raise awareness for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The film, “Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America,” was shown at the Mitchell Auditorium in the Health Professions Center. “Human trafficking is…

Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com
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Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com

PHOENIX — Along with the parties, red-carpet events, and festivals that come to a host city during the Super Bowl, groups are also using the event to end the scourge of human trafficking. The Super Bowl isn’t the biggest human trafficking event in the world despite popular belief, evidence shows. However, organizations fighting against end…

January Proclaimed Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Morris County
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January Proclaimed Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Morris County

Published on January 25, 2023 Proclamation Presented to Mendham Township Resident Dr. Christine Blood Morris County’s Board of County Commissioners today proclaimed January 2023 Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Morris County to raise awareness of human trafficking and educate the public on how to identify and prevent this crime. During the Board’s public work session…