Anti-Trafficking

There are many organizations and efforts working to end human trafficking (anti-trafficking). Some of these efforts include:

  • Increasing awareness and education about human trafficking, so that people can recognize the signs and take action to prevent it.
  • Enacting and enforcing strong laws against human trafficking, to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes and to provide protections for victims.
  • Providing support and services for victims of human trafficking, including medical care, counseling, legal assistance, and safe housing.
  • Working with law enforcement agencies and governments to investigate and prosecute traffickers and to rescue and protect victims.
  • Partnering with businesses and organizations to create ethical supply chains and to prevent trafficking in their operations.
  • Engaging with communities and grassroots organizations to address the root causes of trafficking and to empower people to take action to prevent it.

Overall, the efforts to end human trafficking involve a combination of legal, social, and economic approaches, and require the participation and cooperation of governments, civil society, and the private sector.

New Camp Hill coffee shop hopes to give human trafficking victims a second chance at life
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New Camp Hill coffee shop hopes to give human trafficking victims a second chance at life

Rachel Ferrence and Rachel Beatty are opening Ruby Coffee & Co. with the purpose of hiring and teaching job skills to human trafficking survivors. CAMP HILL, Pa. — What started as a simple school project for two college students at Messiah University has turned into a life-changing passion. “I had to write a business plan…

Five foreign women rescued in anti-human trafficking ops in Kuching – Borneo Post Online
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Five foreign women rescued in anti-human trafficking ops in Kuching – Borneo Post Online

Dato Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri- Photo by Chimon Upon KUCHING (Oct 25): The police rescued five foreign women, aged between 24 and 29, during a raid on a shophouse unit at Jalan Setia Raja here on Oct 21. In a press statement yesterday, Sarawak Commissioner of Police Dato Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said a team…

Belgium must improve support given to human trafficking victims, experts say
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Belgium must improve support given to human trafficking victims, experts say

A protest action of Turkish and Bengal workers who were active on the building site of Borealis, where many were identified as victims of human trafficking. Credit: Belga/ Hatim Kaghat Belgium has been called on to improve access to legal aid and compensation for victims of trafficking by the Council of Europe’s Expert Group on…

Human trafficking: Two appear in court after PSNI raid 27 brothels in Northern Ireland
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Human trafficking: Two appear in court after PSNI raid 27 brothels in Northern Ireland

Two people have appeared in court after a major operation against human trafficking. Gerard Corrigan, 62, from Park View, Pomeroy and Maive Martins Mariano, 47, from Rockview Crescent, Belleek, county Armagh have been charged with brothel keeping, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and money laundering. The offences allegedly occurred between 23 March 2020 and 21 November…

How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others
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How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others

Radical Empathy Education Foundation (REEFcares.org) licenses their virtual reality empathy training software, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, to trainers and groups across the world. We are so impressed to see all the ways our licensees have created educational opportunities with our learning tools!  Screenshot of Lisa’s neighborhood in the interactive experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective…

Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel
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Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel

First of four parts. The assault spilled into the fifth-floor hallway of the Plaza Hotel on State Road 7 in Fort Lauderdale. Angry that a 17-year-old girl refused to turn over the full $200 take from two sexual encounters with men, Damion Miller allegedly struck her and choked her. She fled the room and ran…

Ditching the Human Rights Act will harm survivors 
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Ditching the Human Rights Act will harm survivors 

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Suspected leader of multi-state sex trafficking ring appears in court in Seattle
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Suspected leader of multi-state sex trafficking ring appears in court in Seattle

Documents filed in King County Superior Court state that the defendant “leads a sex trafficking enterprise that has operated in at least three states.” SEATTLE — In court on Thursday morning, Winston Burt faced a judge and pleaded not guilty to the several charges included in a human trafficking case. Documents filed in King County…

Authorities Warn: Human Trafficking Rises During the Holiday Season
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Authorities Warn: Human Trafficking Rises During the Holiday Season

Federal prosecutors said the fight against human trafficking, a crime that harms some of the most vulnerable members of society, counts among their highest priorities. “We are committed to vindicating the rights of human trafficking crime victims by bringing their traffickers to justice and working to ensure that survivors have access to restitution, services and…

‘We need to get better’: Idaho State Police (ISP) to hold anti-human trafficking training
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‘We need to get better’: Idaho State Police (ISP) to hold anti-human trafficking training

BOISE — Idaho, like most states, has developed a history of failing the victims of human trafficking. The Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition and Shared Hope International are two organizations that have raised questions about the shortcomings in Idaho’s handling of human trafficking and its victims. RELATED | Report: Idaho is failing to protect victims of child…