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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – U.S. Embassy in Georgia
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – U.S. Embassy in Georgia

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2023 January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Every year since 2010, the President has dedicated the month to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent this crime. The U.S. Department of State raises awareness of human trafficking domestically and abroad, through…

How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian
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How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian

In the first six months of 2022, an average of 1 143 kidnappings a month were reported to the police, making it 60% higher than the number reported for the whole of 2019. The increase in kidnapping for ransom and extortion cases “suggests that it has become an established and lucrative criminal practice in South Africa”,…

Ending the Silence on Child Sexual Exploitation: A Podcast Episode on She Leads
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Ending the Silence on Child Sexual Exploitation: A Podcast Episode on She Leads

In our latest podcast episode we cover She Leads, a programme dedicated to amplifying the voices of girls and young women across Africa and the Middle East. In our new podcast episode on a joint ECPAT, Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children – ECPAT the Netherlands (DCI-ECPAT), African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and…

Launch of ECPAT’s latest podcast episode on voluntourism 
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Launch of ECPAT’s latest podcast episode on voluntourism 

What is #Voluntourism? And how can it put children at risk?   We have all heard of people, even friends or acquaintances who have gone off for a few weeks to build a school, or taught English in far-flung places, very often with the good intentions to bring a positive change.  This form of volunteer…

Anti-human trafficking conference slated in Encinitas
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Anti-human trafficking conference slated in Encinitas

A communitywide anti-human trafficking conference, titled “Stop Being A ‘Good Girl,’” is set for noon to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, and via Zoom. In recognition of the United Nation’s Day of the Girl Child, the conference will discuss global trends in human trafficking, online crimes and internationally recognized…

Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Launch Ceremony – United States Department of State – Department of State
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Launch Ceremony – United States Department of State – Department of State

  1. Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Launch Ceremony – United States Department of State  Department of State
  2. US Demotes Indonesia, Promotes Thailand In Human Trafficking Report  Eurasia Review
  3. US State Department: Georgia maintaining “highest level” in combating trafficking  Agenda.ge
  4. Human trafficking: Bangladesh stays put in US ranking  The Daily Star
  5. India making significant efforts to eliminate human trafficking: US  Republic World
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Securing Evidence: The Key to Convictions in Human Trafficking
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Securing Evidence: The Key to Convictions in Human Trafficking

Belgrade, (Serbia) 18 – 20 January 2022 – Human trafficking is a global and widespread crime, but despite its prevalence research shows persistent low levels of prosecutions and convictions of traffickers. Data from the latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, produced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), showed that in 2018…

Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children
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Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children

The study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, draws on information from 142 countries, examining trafficking trends and patterns. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, said that “human trafficking has taken on horrific dimensions as armed groups and terrorists use it to spread fear and gain victims to offer as incentives…