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NEW REPORT: El Paso County ranks third in human trafficking charges
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NEW REPORT: El Paso County ranks third in human trafficking charges

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) —The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) recently published their 2023 The Colorado Project Report on human trafficking throughout the state of Colorado. In their report findings, El Paso County ranked third in human trafficking case charges in the state, falling behind Adams County and Arapahoe County. “We conduct this every…

Colorado Springs organization looks to continue the fight against human trafficking
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Colorado Springs organization looks to continue the fight against human trafficking

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Lotus Foundation was established with the mission of providing services and case management to the survivors of both sex and labor trafficking. ”There are a lot of survivors in the area, not just in Colorado Springs, but in all of Colorado,” executive director of the Lotus Foundation Heather Starr…

The Exodus Road Launches 30-Day Challenge Inviting the Public to Join an Anti-Trafficking, Social Media Movement
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The Exodus Road Launches 30-Day Challenge Inviting the Public to Join an Anti-Trafficking, Social Media Movement

The Exodus Road launches Freedom Summit, a 30-day challenge to raise awareness and funds for the fight against human trafficking. For July, people from around the world will run personal fundraisers to promote awareness and action in the fight against human trafficking. We have a saying here, ‘Justice is in the hands of the ordinary;’…

The Devil in the Details: After School Satan Club and Public Education
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The Devil in the Details: After School Satan Club and Public Education

Editor’s note: we include this article so you know what is happening across America, culturally, with regard to the “Satanic Panic.” “We know that there is a very real war in the heavenlies,” said Derrick Wilburn, an organizer with Advocates for D20 Kids, during a Sept. 14, 2022 presentation at Church For All Nations in…

Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil
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Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil

January 30, 2023 published at 12:00 PM Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil In 2022, nine operations resulted in the direct intervention of 152 survivors and arrests of 20 perpetrators of human trafficking Globe Newswire January 30, 2023 PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan….

Court docs: Colorado Springs man accused of human trafficking claimed he 'had 57 women'
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Court docs: Colorado Springs man accused of human trafficking claimed he 'had 57 women'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Newly released arrest records are outlining new details in a months-long investigation into a 40-year-old Colorado Springs man arrested on charges of human trafficking and pimping. On Dec. 21, 2022, Luture Marquese Evans was taken into custody. He bonded out of jail on Jan. 3 after a judge reduced Evans’…

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

(COLORADO) – January is the month dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking throughout the U.S. and the world. On Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, the White House released a Presidential Proclamation recognizing the scourge of human trafficking and how it affects people. Highlighting the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking that was released in…

Some private contractors are accused of abusive labor practices on US military bases – NBC News
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Some private contractors are accused of abusive labor practices on US military bases – NBC News

Abdulla thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. After struggling to find work in his home country of Bangladesh, he said a recruiter offered him a chance to work in a restaurant thousands of miles away in Kuwait City for the equivalent of $660 a month. There was a catch: He would have to…

Some private contractors are accused of abusive labor practices on U.S. military bases in Kuwait
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Some private contractors are accused of abusive labor practices on U.S. military bases in Kuwait

Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. “Our taxpayer dollars are being used potentially to support forced labor and human trafficking, and that’s just unacceptable,” a U.S. government auditor said. Watch video here. By Molly Boigon, Andrew W. Lehren, Laura Strickler, Courtney Kube, Anna Schecter and Yousef H. Alshammari Abdulla thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime….

Local nonprofit celebrates 10 years fighting human trafficking | FOX21 News Colorado
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Local nonprofit celebrates 10 years fighting human trafficking | FOX21 News Colorado

by: Alina Lee (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Exodus Road will celebrate ten years of fighting human trafficking around the world at a new rooftop bar in downtown Colorado Springs on Thursday, Oct. 6. The community is invited to attend the Ten-year Anniversary Celebration at Lumen8 Rooftop Social at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature globally inspired…