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Child exploitation refers to the abuse of children for personal or financial gain. This can take many forms, including child labor, child trafficking, sexual exploitation, and the use of children in armed conflict. Exploitation of children is a serious issue that violates the rights of children and deprives them of their childhood and opportunities to grow and develop in a safe and healthy environment. It is a global problem that requires urgent action to prevent and address. Governments, civil society organizations, and international bodies all have a role to play in protecting children from exploitation and supporting those who have been affected by it.
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;…
MIAMI — A 26-year-old Broward County man was sentenced today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., by U.S. District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas to 30 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to traffic minor girls for commercial sex. On August 11, 2022, following a four-day trial, a federal jury found Kerby…
Northampton, MA –News Direct– American Airlines American has become an industry leader in combating human trafficking and child exploitation. We have mandatory human trafficking awareness training for our frontline, customer-facing team members — including flight attendants, pilots and airport customer service representatives — as well as for team members with international purchasing responsibilities. This training…
Despite the fact that child sexual abuse is rampant in Pakistan, only a select few cases get public attention and garner backlash strong enough for the government to pass a legal framework for protection. The reality is that most cases go unnoticed, or unreported. The state’s negligence towards this issue, combined with the lack of…
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Mark Manuel Angeles Marino (27, Jacksonville) to 55 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and the production, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Marino serve a life term of supervised release and pay $163,500 to victims…
A Hickory man is said to be at the center of an international sex trafficking ring, according to federal agents. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investigators say a Hickory man is at the center of an international sex trafficking ring that stretches from the Charlotte airport to the Philippines and involves dozens of underage victims. The case…
The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter PLANS by Government to establish a National Action Plan targeted at eliminating child labour, which is reportedly mostly prevalent in the country’s agriculture and mining sectors, are commendable. Government is signatory to international Conventions 138 and 182 promulgated under the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to address minimum age…
TUCSON, Ariz. – Robert Allen Yost, 61, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on October 21, 2022, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps, to 188 months in prison for child exploitation offenses. Yost previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Sex Traffic Children and Production of Child Pornography, as well as Conspiracy to Transport Illegal…
BOSTON – A Boston man has been charged with allegedly trafficking a minor he met on social media to engage in commercial sex acts. Jimall Dawn Brown, 33, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Brown was arrested this morning and will appear in federal court in Boston…
NORTH MANKATO — Jane Vader says many people in the region don’t think child exploitation/sex trafficking happens here because they don’t see sex workers on the streets. “A lot of it is happening online. Kids are groomed and then exploited,” said Vader, a regional navigator for the Minnesota Department of Health’s Safe Harbor Program. She…
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