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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…
Flag of the Dominican Republic Translation by Hector Luis Alamo In the Dominican Republic, the rise of the far right is shaking the very foundations of democracy, just as it is in the United States and Europe. One element that has facilitated this rise has been the irrational opposition to immigration. The vitality of democracy…
U.S. Department of Transportation and Homeland Security officials are increasing their reach into business and general aviation in their efforts to raise awareness about and combat human trafficking. Through the joint Blue Lightning Initiative, more than 200,000 aviation professionals have been trained to recognize the indicators of human trafficking and how to report suspicious activity….
Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be available on Tuesday, 4 October. Briefing DELPHINE SCHANTZ, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), expressed her agency’s support for Member States in their fight against drugs, corruption, terrorism and organized crime, including crimes that affect the environment, and cybercrime. Championing…
ECPAT International is proud to announce the release of a new ECPAT Country Overview. Children in Dominican Republic face greater vulnerability to sexual exploitation, resulting from failures in access to education and the normalisation of violence against women and girls. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—In cooperation with MAIS and the Down to Zero Alliance, ECPAT International is pleased…
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Prevention, protection and care, prosecution, reparation, and reintegration, were defined as the stages of the crime of trafficking, a business that “mobilizes a lot of money internationally” and that hurts the moral and physical integrity and human rights of those who fall into its networks. With more than 80% of victims…
Turks and Caicos Islands was mentioned three times in the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, but the country has not been accused therein of human trafficking. The report, which was released in July 2022, mentioned Turks and Caicos Islands in relation to Colombia, Haiti and Cuba. In relation to Cuba, the report…
According to Listin Diario, in 2020, just when the country was declared in a state of emergency, because of Covid-19 104 files of that nature were processed, but they were raised to 162 in 2021, with an increase of 58. Meanwhile, in the first semester of 2022, 117 cases were judicially processed and it must…
ST. THOMAS — A woman who lured poor women from other countries to St. Thomas in a long-running human trafficking operation is facing a minimum of five years in prison after signing a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. Ramona Rivera Luna, 65, also known as “Clara,” was arrested…
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