Indigenous People

Indigenous People are the original inhabitants of a particular region or country. They have a unique culture, language, and way of life that has been passed down through generations. Indigenous people often face challenges and discrimination due to their status as minority groups. Many indigenous communities around the world are working to preserve their cultural heritage and assert their rights as distinct peoples.

Indigenous people are among the groups most vulnerable to human trafficking due to factors such as poverty, displacement, and discrimination. Indigenous women and girls are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking. Traffickers often prey on their vulnerability and target them for sexual exploitation. Indigenous communities are also less likely to have access to services and support for survivors.

 

Human trafficking prosecutor expects more victims to come forward if they see help is available
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Human trafficking prosecutor expects more victims to come forward if they see help is available

Nova Scotia’s first Crown attorney dedicated to handling human trafficking offences expects the number of cases to rise as more survivors come forward. The province already has the highest rates of …

E.U. ministers deal blow to corporate accountability law
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E.U. ministers deal blow to corporate accountability law

The position of the Council of the European Union on a draft E.U. corporate accountability law has dealt a devastating blow: Member States have watered down human rights protections, majorly limited the law’s scope and failed to set enforceable climate commitments for companies. The Council guts the law The Council has agreed on its preliminary…

MMIP and human trafficking coordinators hired by South Dakota Attorney General’s office
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MMIP and human trafficking coordinators hired by South Dakota Attorney General’s office

Two new hires by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office will coordinate efforts to investigate Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s cases and human trafficking cases. Allison Morrisette will be the MMIP coordinator and Mary Beth Holzwarth will be the human trafficking coordinator, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The two women were introduced to the…

COP27: the impact of climate change on modern slavery must not be ignored
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COP27: the impact of climate change on modern slavery must not be ignored

7 November 2022 Image credit: Thammachak Sotiya, via Shutterstock. This year we have seen the devastating impact on human lives by environmental events, amplified by climate change, such as the floods in Pakistan and devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, caused by five years of lack of rain. We know that in many cases…

Bangladesh: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – OHCHR
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Bangladesh: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – OHCHR

GENEVA ( 31 October 2022) – UN Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally will assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons during an official visit to Bangladesh from 31 October to 9 November 2022. “I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking,”…

Visiting UN special rapporteur to assess rights issue of human trafficking
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Visiting UN special rapporteur to assess rights issue of human trafficking

UN Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally arrived in Bangladesh today (October 31, 2022) on a 10-day official visit to assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons. “I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking,” she said in a statement. A particular…

The bid to close the U.S. ‘slavery loophole’
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The bid to close the U.S. ‘slavery loophole’

Johnny Perez was made to work under threat of punishment, sewing underwear, pillowcases and sheets. He earned between $0.17 and $0.36 per hour for his labor.   Johnny was one of the hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people who are forced to work in the U.S. as a result of a so-called “slavery loophole” created…

The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction
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The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction

Credit – Illustration by Ajubel Studio for TIME W.E.B. Du Bois is perhaps best known for introducing the term “double consciousness” into the lexicon of the Black experience. The term described the duality of being a Black American—neither fully African nor completely American, an enduring “problem” to be fought over in times of war and…

Hirono notes sex trafficking high among Native Hawaiian females, seeks FBI help – Maui Now
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Hirono notes sex trafficking high among Native Hawaiian females, seeks FBI help – Maui Now

August 6, 2022, 9:15 AM HST * Updated August 6, 7:12 AM US Senator Maizie Hirono has asked FBI director Christopher Wray to pay special attention to the safety of Native Hawaiian women and girls, in view of recent statistics showing they represent more than two-thirds of sex trafficking victims in Hawaiʻi. “According to the…

‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News
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‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News

The young woman, 15, left Tegucigalpa, Honduras in early March to come to the U.S. Her aunt, who lives in Florida, had paid a “coyote” $4,000 to cross her into U.S. territory. But after journeying several weeks, the smuggler left her lying on a street in the Mexican state of Puebla. There, what she thought…