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Nonprofit leaders address human trafficking realities amid ‘Sound of Freedom’ success | The Alabama Baptist
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Nonprofit leaders address human trafficking realities amid ‘Sound of Freedom’ success | The Alabama Baptist

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“Sound of Freedom,” a movie about a mission to rescue children from human trafficking, has become a box office hit. Touted as based on a true story, the film is the story of Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security agent and founder of an anti-trafficking organization, Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit that exists “to rescue children…

A21 Releases 2022 Ukraine Impact Report: Empowering Vulnerable Refugees and Equipping Frontline Professionals in the Face of Human Trafficking
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A21 Releases 2022 Ukraine Impact Report: Empowering Vulnerable Refugees and Equipping Frontline Professionals in the Face of Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

DALLAS, TX, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, A21—a global nonprofit organization determined to eradicate human trafficking through awareness, intervention, and aftercare—released a new 2022 Ukraine Impact Report detailing the organization’s response to the refugee crisis resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has…

Children being trafficked to live in slavery in Ireland as survivors call Ireland a ‘haven’ for traffickers
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Children being trafficked to live in slavery in Ireland as survivors call Ireland a ‘haven’ for traffickers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

SURVIVORS of human trafficking have described Ireland as a “haven” for traffickers, with a “huge number” of them exploiting women, children and men. Child trafficking is not just confined to …

Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)
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Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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;…

Dragonfly Home helps victims of human trafficking with housing program – Oklahoman.com
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Dragonfly Home helps victims of human trafficking with housing program – Oklahoman.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Watch video here. An Oklahoma City nonprofit will open a transition home for human trafficking victims later this year with organizers hoping to serve those affected while also educating the public about sexual exploitations. “If we as Oklahomans were more aware of the crime of human trafficking, it couldn’t flourish like it is now,” Executive…

Launch of the Agents of Change Course in Bolivia – Virtual Event
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Launch of the Agents of Change Course in Bolivia – Virtual Event

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Fabio González, Senior Project Officer at ECPAT International Thanks to the efforts of Consorcio ECPAT Bolivia, government officials in Bolivia are now enrolled in the Agents of Change program, to learn how to better support child victims of sexual exploitation.  ECPAT International is pleased to share that the Pluri-National Council to End Trafficking and Sexual…

ATEST Recommendations on Improving Racial Equity in Federal Anti-Trafficking Programs
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ATEST Recommendations on Improving Racial Equity in Federal Anti-Trafficking Programs

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March 15, 2022 • 5:09 pm • Terry FitzPatrick  March 15, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) U.S. Department of State Via email Re: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government Docket Number: Public Notice: 11648 Dear Dr. Johnstone: Thank you…