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.

Ruger Shareholders Take A Stand: Human Rights Resolution Passes at Annual Meeting
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Ruger Shareholders Take A Stand: Human Rights Resolution Passes at Annual Meeting

Arnie Alpert Arnie Alpert is a retired activist, organizer, and community educator long involved in movements for social and economic justice. Arnie writes an occasional column Active with the Activists for InDepthNH.org. By Arnie Alpert, Active with the Activists With political officials seemingly unable or unwilling to do anything about mass shootings, leadership may be coming from an unexpected quarter: shareholders…

In conversation with Jannatul Ferdous, Judge of the Anti-Human Trafficking Offence Tribunal in Chattogram
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In conversation with Jannatul Ferdous, Judge of the Anti-Human Trafficking Offence Tribunal in Chattogram

Dhaka, Bangladesh 5 June 2022 – Can you describe yourself in a couple of sentences? I am a straightforward person. I love walking on a straight road, writing and always speaking the truth. I am currently serving as the Judge of the Anti-Human Trafficking Offence Tribunal, Chattogram. Who has inspired you to do the work…

'Enough is enough': Nebraska medical organizations issue statement on hospital violence
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'Enough is enough': Nebraska medical organizations issue statement on hospital violence

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Nebraska Hospital Association and the Nebraska Medical Association have issued a joint statement on an increasing trend of violence in hospitals. The statement follows a recent string of mass shootings across the country, including one at a hospital campus in Oklahoma. “We continue to grieve for our children and our…

Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security
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Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security

by William S. Dodge and Oona Hathaway June 3, 2022 Original article here In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Nestlé v. Doe that the plaintiffs, who were allegedly trafficked as children from Mali to Ivory Coast to engage in slave labor on cocoa plantations, could not sue U.S. companies that supported those plantations under the Alien…

Ukraine crisis creates new trafficking, exploitation risks for women and children
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Ukraine crisis creates new trafficking, exploitation risks for women and children

Masha Sakhno is relieved to be living in quiet rural Ontario after a harrowing three-month-long journey from her native Kyiv, in Ukraine. “I wake up from the very, very big, very big sound of rockets … and bombs,” she recalled. “We were like in a dream. We can’t imagine what happened.” Sakhno and her mother,…

Commission on Status of Women a lot more diverse thanks to new Taunton, Fall River members
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Commission on Status of Women a lot more diverse thanks to new Taunton, Fall River members

TAUNTON — When three Bristol County residents joined the Commission on the Status of Women recently, it became the first regional board in the state to have a majority members of color. Werlaine Badio of Fall River and Esther Rogers and Tanya Lobo of Taunton were sworn in to the Bristol County Commission on the Status of…

Erkut Sogut plans on exposing the ugly side of the beautiful game in his upcoming books – Daily Mail
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Erkut Sogut plans on exposing the ugly side of the beautiful game in his upcoming books – Daily Mail

Erkut Sogut has seen it all after 20 years in football representing the likes of Mesut Ozil… now he’s taking up the pen to expose the ugly side of the beautiful game from human trafficking to the nepotism at Europe’s top clubs threatening livelihoods Erkut Sogut wants to shine a light on issues often ignored…

“UNITAS Parents & Caretakers Guide”
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“UNITAS Parents & Caretakers Guide”

Lights, a 9 video “Parents & Caretakers Guide” series from UNITAS‘s YouTube Channel From UNITAS: Our Parent and Caretaker guide offers critical information for parents, caretakers and teachers that will enable them to understand the issue of human trafficking, how it impacts the children in their lives, and how to talk to their children about such…

Human Trafficking Myths Exploded: Women Offend Too, and It’s Happening in Our Own Back Yard – Newswise
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Human Trafficking Myths Exploded: Women Offend Too, and It’s Happening in Our Own Back Yard – Newswise

Newswise — A new study has exploded four common myths around human trafficking in Australia, debunking the perception that offenders are exclusively male, foreigners, unknown to their victims and use physical force to control them. The stereotypes, perpetuated in the media, popular culture and by governments, couldn’t be further off the mark, according to University…

LGBTQ+ Human Trafficking Survivor Stories
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LGBTQ+ Human Trafficking Survivor Stories

Author MARY NIKKEL  LGBTQ+ young people are at high risk of human trafficking, in the United States and globally. Polaris identifies LGBTQ+ individuals as being the second most at-risk group, alongside people of color.  That heightened vulnerability is in part because kids in the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to experience homelessness, with 40% of…