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My mother and I have registered: Vijay Deverakonda pledges to donate organs; know facts regarding the noble cause
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My mother and I have registered: Vijay Deverakonda pledges to donate organs; know facts regarding the noble cause

New Delhi: Vijay Deverakonda has pledged to donate his organs and said he has already registered for the same along with his mother, Madhavi. The “Liger” actor attended an event to encourage organ donation where he spoke about the nobility of the act. “Doctors tell me that a lot of surgeries happen only because of…

Elyria: Small group walks to bring awareness about huge human-trafficking problem
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Elyria: Small group walks to bring awareness about huge human-trafficking problem

Oct. 15—A mother-daughter team trying to bring awareness and help end human trafficking organized a march to bring awareness to the problem that now stretches to every corner of the world. Naomi Stiles and her mother Rene organized the A21 Walk for Freedom Elyria on Oct. 10, for the second straight year. The event is…

WillowBend Farms To Host 5th Annual Run For Their Freedom 5K Run/1 Mile Walk Raising Awareness Of Human Trafficking
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WillowBend Farms To Host 5th Annual Run For Their Freedom 5K Run/1 Mile Walk Raising Awareness Of Human Trafficking

WillowBend Farms will host their fifth annual Run For Their Freedom 5k run/1 mile walk at Greenway Park in Cleveland on Oct. 22. The race begins at 6:30 p.m. “The reality is, we have survivors who are running for their lives, but you have the opportunity to help them run for their freedom” said Sarah…

‘Pure filth’: 9 suspects indicted in Ohio human trafficking investigation involving children – Cleveland 19 News
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‘Pure filth’: 9 suspects indicted in Ohio human trafficking investigation involving children – Cleveland 19 News

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Nine people have been indicted in connection to a months-long human trafficking investigation involving multiple Ohio law enforcement authorities. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said the nine recent arrests occurred in the southern part of the state. Arrests…

Bill would require testing of an untold number of rape kits from human trafficking victims in Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal
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Bill would require testing of an untold number of rape kits from human trafficking victims in Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio doesn’t have a requirement to test rape kits when investigating human…

PROPAGANDA WITHOUT PROOF A Dark Reality of the Super Bowl
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PROPAGANDA WITHOUT PROOF A Dark Reality of the Super Bowl

WHAT’S THE DEAL? Every year around mid-January, there seems to be a flood of media attention surrounding sex trafficking at the Super Bowl. As one of the largest sporting events on earth, it attracts tens of thousands of men into cities, and there’s no denying that many of them are willing to pay for sex as part…

Human Trafficking: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and the Law: The City Club of Cleveland
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Human Trafficking: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and the Law: The City Club of Cleveland

Human trafficking, often categorized by sex and labor trafficking, is widespread in the United States. Victims of human trafficking can come from any background, however according to the U.S. Department of Justice, 94% of sex trafficking victims are female, 40% are Black, and 24% are Latinx. And in South Dakota, where Native American women are only 8% of the population, they represent 40% of sex trafficking victims. These statistics are staggering.