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Guam is an island territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and is the largest island in Micronesia. The island is located about 3,400 miles southwest of Hawaii and 1,500 miles east of the Philippines. The capital of Guam is Hagåtña, and the island has a population of around 170,000 people.
Guam has a long history of colonization and has been ruled by a number of different powers, including Spain, Japan, and the United States. It was ceded to the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War and was officially organized as a territory in 1950. Today, Guam is an important location for the United States military, with a number of bases and facilities located on the island. It is also a popular tourist destination, with a number of resorts and attractions, including beaches, museums, and historical sites.
First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities. The new strategy, which comprises action plans prepared by 32 federal agencies—including all 15 executive departments in the President’s Cabinet—builds on the Administration’s broader equity agenda and…
At Tuesday’s special session of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, the Board unanimously approved a proclamation to designate January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in Coconino County. According to the US State Department, Arizona is a hub for illicit activity and a transit point for labor and sex trafficking due to our…
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There is only one way to describe human trafficking, “modern slavery,” according to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who addressed local leaders during the annual Human Rights Conference. “It is really important that every country, every leadership, every citizenry be completely devoted to the idea that we have to end modern-day slavery,” Rice said…
Although human trafficking on Guam can involve people who are brought here to work in the sex trade or to serve as laborers, it can also involve Guam residents pressed into modern slavery. A victim advocacy panel is introduced during the Guam Human Rights Initiative’s “Human Rights Conference Series: Human Trafficking on Guam and in…
Sex trafficking is the most common form of modern slavery on Guam and the region, according to experts during a webinar on human trafficking held Wednesday. “Fundamentally human trafficking is a conduit or mechanism by which people are taken into slavery,” said Kevin Bales, representing The Rights Lab at University of Nottingham. He said modern…
The Bureau of Women’s Affairs is working to produce a series of public service announcements about sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking and teen pregnancy in an effort to educate residents about societal issues that can lead to unwanted pregnancies, according to BWA Director Jayne Flores. “We are working with a vendor to produce these…
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