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.

Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
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Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking

Tanya Gould Tanya Gould, a survivor of domestic sex trafficking, is the founder of Identifiable Me, a non-profit that helps move those who have been victimized by sexual violence towards self-discovery and their life’s purpose. Ms. Gould serves as a mentor, consultant, advisor, trainer, and keynote speaker on topics relating to her story. Years after…

“Rebecca Bender Moved to Texas!” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team
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“Rebecca Bender Moved to Texas!” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team

Welcome to PBJ Learning’s Knowledge Vault video series There are a lot of places to get your information. We try to bring it all together and categorize it for you to easily access through your Knowledge Vault. We hope you find what you need in this video reference material. Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team presents…

Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.
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Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.

In February, she sued the company for labor trafficking. Gonzalez spent those … to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, ICE and the Department of Labor calling on them to help GEO defend itself …

A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you
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A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you

In a Human Trafficking Prevention Month installment for At the Edge of the Margins, CATW’s Medium publication, Executive Director Taina Bien-Aimé interviews Nigerian Director Kenneth Gyang about his film “Òlòturé,” available now on Netflix. They discuss his inspiration for the critically acclaimed movie, the realities of the Nigerian sex trade, sex trafficking within and from his country, and…

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
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The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

How to address the ongoing threat of illegal drug use in the United States remains a persistent challenge. The activities of increasingly sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) exacerbate that challenge for the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The incoming Biden administration should be especially wary of the likely inevitable growth of fentanyl shipment through maritime…

FROM THE FIELD: Trafficked teenager advocates for women’s rights in Central America
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FROM THE FIELD: Trafficked teenager advocates for women’s rights in Central America

Maxwell Matewere, a Malawian crime prevention expert with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has been active in the anti-human trafficking field for more than two decades. Today, he trains officials throughout Malawi to prevent and combat this crime: this year alone, despite COVID-19 restrictions, his work has led to the rescue of around three hundred human trafficking victims and 31 arrests.  

The impact of COVID-19 on human rights
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The impact of COVID-19 on human rights

I want to focus on how COVID-19 has changed the structural environment in Latin America and what this means for human rights. Also, what it means for crime and anti-crime policies and consequently on human rights issues. Let me first start with those structural changes. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect so far…

Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias
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Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias

By Christine Murray MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global protests about racism and police brutality should act as a wake-up call to the anti-human trafficking movement over the approach of law enforcement, treatment of Black victims and a lack of racial diversity, academics and activists said. The legacy of ‘white slave traffic’ – a…

Fact check: Mask-wearing not connected to child trafficking
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Fact check: Mask-wearing not connected to child trafficking

The claim: Mask wearing makes children more at risk for child sex trafficking Misinformation about the causes of sex trafficking and how to protect minors can be especially damaging in the fight against it, yet a web of conspiracy theories about the crime has grown over the past few years. The latest false claim is that…

Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!
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Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!

“Priming” is a kind of “virtual rehearsal” Imagine you’re going to bake a cake. Before you start, you need to make sure you have all the ingredients you need. You might look at a recipe to see what you need to buy. But did you know that just seeing pictures of the ingredients can make…