Human Right

A human right is a moral entitlement that is inherent to all human beings regardless of their race, gender, nationality, religion, or any other status. Human rights are based on the principle of respect for the inherent dignity of every person and are universally applicable to all people, regardless of where they live or what they believe. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and security of person; the right to education, health care, and an adequate standard of living; and the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and expression. Human rights are not privileges that can be granted or taken away by governments or other authorities, but rather are inherent to every person and must be protected by law.

Alarming data shows trafficking victims reported by police
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Alarming data shows trafficking victims reported by police

After calling law enforcement for help, trafficking victims in the U.K. are amongst the thousands of people reported to immigration by police. New data obtained through a freedom of information request by the Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), a U.K. organization advocating for migrants’ rights, shows that between May 2020 and May…

Hidden in Plain Sight: Survivors share stories to help combat human trafficking in Hampton Roads
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Survivors share stories to help combat human trafficking in Hampton Roads

Part 1: What is human trafficking? Watch related video here. Human trafficking is one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. It’s a global issue, and Hampton Roads is not immune. The Polaris Project says 25 million people are being trafficked worldwide. A fraction of those victims are either trafficked through our…

Campaign To End Human Trafficking Introduces More Challenges For Migrating Nigerian Women – Eurasia Review
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Campaign To End Human Trafficking Introduces More Challenges For Migrating Nigerian Women – Eurasia Review

Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the “three p’s” of prevention, protection and prosecution. But a fourth one – preemption – has now resulted in a thorny controversy. A new book titled “Unmaking Migrants: Nigeria’s Campaign to End Human Trafficking” reveals how government agents have stopped thousands of women during the past 20 years from traveling out of…

15-year-old Girl Snatched from Basketball Game and Trafficked to Another State
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15-year-old Girl Snatched from Basketball Game and Trafficked to Another State

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Local and regional IA coalition updates Thanks to hotel employees, missing girl found, and Michigan man charged with trafficking Labor trafficking case exposes farmworker abuses Why the average

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Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews
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Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews

Europol has launched a operation to tackle the online human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees, identifying suspicious posts on 42 online platforms across 14 countries in a single day. Some users had posted fake job offers for Ukrainian women for “photo shoots” or instead promised accommodation and transport to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. “Investigators…

Women are safer when they know their rights: Human trafficking survivor on initiative to protect others
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Women are safer when they know their rights: Human trafficking survivor on initiative to protect others

Favor left her parents’ household at a very young age due to bad living conditions. She went to live with an aunt hoping for a better life, unaware that it was just the beginning of her suffering. When she was only 15 years old, her aunt sent her to work as a vendor on the…

Child marriage: Some girls still being sold for cows in South Sudan
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Child marriage: Some girls still being sold for cows in South Sudan

Young girls are still being auctioned off into marriage in exchange for cows in South Sudan, activists have said. The issue was one they had hoped to raise with the Pope when he visited the country in two weeks – a trip that has now been postponed because he is not well enough to travel….