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JB TJIVIKUA THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of people through force, fraud, and deception, with the aim of exploiting them for profit. Men, women and children of all ages and from all backgrounds can become victims of this crime, which occurs worldwide. It is…
MEXICO CITY — Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero had almost completed his university studies in marketing. His fiancee, Margie Támara Paz Grajeda, had earned a degree in economics. Both viewed education as a means to launch careers and surmount humble origins in Honduras, where endemic poverty, crime and corruption have long choked off avenues of social…
1 DMST Among Black Girls Several initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of and compelling action to prevent human trafficking generally, and DMST specifically, have been enacted, including the Polaris Project2 (established in 2002) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families division of the US Department of Health and Human…
July 1, 2022 A two-day long sting operation in June led to eight arrests in Grand Traverse County, the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday morning. It’s being dubbed as Operation “TC Safe” – a two-day undercover sting operation aimed at getting sexual predators off the streets. “We were able to partner with the…
It is that time of year where we fire up the grill, dress in our wildest combos of red, white, and blue, crack a cold drink and enjoy the fireworks shows all in celebration of freedom. For so many of us we will never know a life without this level of freedom. Yes, we may…
Jonathan Ruiz, also known as “Saiint,” 29, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Charline Santiago, 27, also of Youngstown, Ohio, were charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment after they forced multiple women in their mid-20s to engage in commercial sex acts in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Massachusetts, District Attorney Alvin…
As school lets out and children are at home more, accessing phones, internet, and games, it is critical to know how to keep them safe. With the number of CyberTipline reports increasing 35% from 2020 to 2021, kids and youth of all ages are at-risk. This month, we have rounded up key resources for kids,…
In an INTERPOL-led crackdown on the criminal groups behind human trafficking and migrant smuggling, authorities across 44 countries have rescued nearly 700 victims of human trafficking. Operation Weka II was carried out from June 12-17, where officers progressed cases and carried out intensified checks at border points. Results so far have yielded a total of…
On July 2, the University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute and the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition are joining forces to host “Give True Freedom This Independence Day,” a fundraiser to benefit survivors of human trafficking. According to Dr. Celia Williamson, Distinguished University Professor of social work and director of the UToledo…
Four men have been arrested after 53 migrants died when they were abandoned in a tractor trailer on a desolate road in San Antonio on Monday, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas announced. The alleged driver of the truck, 45-year-old Homero Zamorano Jr., is facing one count of alien smuggling resulting in…
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