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MINNEAPOLIS — A new pilot program in the heart of the Twin Cities is offering a lifeline to victims of human trafficking and abuse. “Human trafficking happens every day in our community and it’s important we provide means of communication to those victims when they are ready to ask for help,” Senior Administrative Manager Liudmila Trandafilava…
In 2014, officials say Connecticut’s 17 teams of police and service providers dealing with child abuse across the state investigated or provided services for nine cases of child trafficking. By 2022, the number rose to 92, according to Krystal Rich, executive director of the Connecticut Children’s Alliance. “That number isn’t even scratching the surface,” Rich…
NEWARK ― Local law enforcement and academia leaders converged at the Department of Homeland Security’s office on Wednesday to explain a joint effort between Montclair State University and the department’s law enforcement arm to combat human trafficking in New Jersey. The top priority of the joint effort is to develop an app and website that…
VIENNA : For the first time in 20 years, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a decline in the number of detected human trafficking victims as there were fewer opportunities for traffickers to operate and some trafficking forms were less likely to be detected, a UN report has revealed. The number of trafficking victims identified globally…
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA – On December 14, the FBI Spokane Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force conducted an anti-sex trafficking operation at the Northern Quest Resort Casino in Airway Heights, WA. The operation resulted in contacts with six women involved in trafficking and/or commercial sex work, according to a release from the Spokane Police…
PITTSBURGH — The Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division’s LIGHT Project (Leading Individuals Gracefully out of Human Trafficking) is committed to serving people who have previously been or are currently a victim of human trafficking. The LIGHT Project is seeking to increase awareness this January during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The community is invited to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A new nonprofit organization based in Nashville is recruiting pilots to help fight human trafficking. Since its formation on September 6, 2022, Freedom Aviation Network (FAN) has successfully flown 14 missions transporting 16 survivors of human trafficking within 300 nautical miles around Middle Tennessee. “We’re already seeing that the demand is…
Jan 24, 2023, 1:36pmUpdated 8h ago By: Sandrina Rodrigues, Senior Digital Producer January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The month is dedicated 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,…
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2022 Annual Report at the State House recently. Task Force leadership joined him for the release, including local, state, and federal law enforcement. The annual report shares data that details the magnitude of human trafficking…
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