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Human Trafficking Month: Youth For Human Rights Gives Youth And Adults Vital Tips On Spotting And Avoiding Traffickers
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Human Trafficking Month: Youth For Human Rights Gives Youth And Adults Vital Tips On Spotting And Avoiding Traffickers

(MENAFN– EIN Presswire) Youth for Human Rights materials can be delivered to your home or downloaded for free from www.youthforhumanrights.org Human rights training for youth with Youth for Human Rights volunteers delivering age-appropriate seminars on staying safe and protecting human rights. Human traffickers look for kids who lack self-confidence. Human rights education makes kids more…

Human trafficking does happen in NWMO – Nodaway News
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Human trafficking does happen in NWMO – Nodaway News

By Kathryn Rice January is “National Human Trafficking Prevention Month” and the thought that it only happens in large cities couldn’t be further from the truth, said North Star Advocacy Center personnel. North Star’s Executive Director Linda Mattson and Court Victim Advocate and Volunteer Coordinator Meghann Kosman discussed human trafficking and its similarities to domestic…

UWGB conference focuses on human trafficking – WBAY
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UWGB conference focuses on human trafficking – WBAY

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A pediatric emergency physician outlined case-based human trafficking examples during a virtual conference Thursday. “She is poorly clothed. She has bruises around her face and chest with a tattoo of a male name across her chest and is not willing to say what happened…” Dr. Allie Hurst said. But the…

Human Trafficking Awareness Forum Set For Jan. 28 – South Jersey Observer
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Human Trafficking Awareness Forum Set For Jan. 28 – South Jersey Observer

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Social Action Committee of the South Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness Forum on Saturday, January 28, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mastery Charter High School Auditorium located at 800 Erie Street in Camden. The…

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate talks about fighting human trafficking
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Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate talks about fighting human trafficking

Melody Stone calls herself a “modern day abolitionist.” She’s also one of the soldiers in an army Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says is fighting human trafficking in the state. Stone was one of six Iowans, also including the ninth-grade teacher of Des Moines trafficking victim Pieper Lewis, who were honored in an Iowa…

With Iowa secretary of state’s backing, ‘passionate abolitionists’ fight human trafficking
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With Iowa secretary of state’s backing, ‘passionate abolitionists’ fight human trafficking

Melody Stone calls herself a “modern day abolitionist.” She’s also one of the soldiers in an army Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says is fighting human trafficking in the state. Stone was one of six Iowans, also including the ninth-grade teacher of Des Moines trafficking victim Pieper Lewis, who were honored in an Iowa…

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month: How the crime impacts Ohio – WCPO
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month: How the crime impacts Ohio – WCPO

CINCINNATI — Human trafficking is the sale or exchange of people for forced labor or commercial sex work and investigators across Ohio have identified over 100 victims of the crime annually. “I mean quite prevalent,” said Jomel Spurlock, director of victim services for the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Initiative. “You have traffickers that are…

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Ohio Attorney General’s Office stresses state issue
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Ohio Attorney General’s Office stresses state issue

CINCINNATI — Human trafficking is the sale or exchange of people for forced labor or commercial sex work and investigators across Ohio have identified over 100 victims of the crime annually. “I mean quite prevalent,” said Jomel Spurlock, director of victim services for the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Initiative. “You have traffickers that are…

KCPD Commercial Vehicle Enforcement helps Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative
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KCPD Commercial Vehicle Enforcement helps Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative

Abby Hoover Managing Editor The Kansas City, Mo., Police Department’s (KCPD) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad will be participating in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative January 9 through 13. During their routine random commercial vehicle inspections, officers will be disseminating informational materials provided by Truckers Against Trafficking trying to raise awareness about…

City of West Hollywood Recognizes January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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City of West Hollywood Recognizes January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

During the month of January, governments, advocacy organizations, anti-trafficking entities, law enforcement officials, survivor advocates, communities of faith, businesses, and individuals all around the world unite to raise awareness to prevent and end human trafficking. In commemoration of the month, from Tuesday, January 10, 2023 through Friday, January 20, 2023, West Hollywood City Hall and…