Information

Information is knowledge or data that is acquired through observation, experience, or communication. It can take many different forms, such as text, numbers, images, sounds, or sensory experiences. Information is often organized and processed in order to make it more useful or easier to understand. In today’s digital age, information is widely available and can be easily accessed and shared through a variety of mediums, such as the internet, books, or electronic devices. The availability of information has greatly expanded our knowledge and understanding of the world around us.

Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL
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Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Baindu Dasama during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing noted that a minimum of 25 years custodial sentence has been provided for persons convicted for the offence of human trafficking. She made this disclosure while popularizing the Anti-Human Trafficking…

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows
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NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

What they have in common are tragically similar circumstances that primed them for victimization: They were vulnerable, desperate, and fell under the control and manipulation of human traffickers who …

Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International
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Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International

Islamabad : Anti-Human Smuggling (AHS) Director Javed Akbar Riaz termed collective efforts in formulating awareness strategies and prevention against human trafficking, strengthening coordination between stakeholders, and improved information sharing on human trafficking and victim support activities ‘vital’. He said this while addressing a roundtable discussion with local journalists, media persons, and education and travel agents…

How Do I Know If I’m Being Trafficked
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How Do I Know If I’m Being Trafficked

Trafficking usually involves deep deception and manipulation, sometimes so deep that a person does not know they are being trafficked even as it is happening to them. Our transit monitors are trained to spot signs of trafficking and then confirm evidence via interviews, but sometimes it takes hours of counseling to help someone see the…

Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News
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Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News

United Nations: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely linked in India, according to a United Nations report that highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia, that led them to All areas are systematically denied choices and freedoms. Life Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights…

Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint
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Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint

Official data collected by the Forced Marriage Unit of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland suggests that a large majority of forced-marriage cases relate to Pakistan and, to a lower extent, to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Somalia. It noted that various States have taken legislative and other measures to address inequality and discrimination experienced by…

Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office, US Department of Labor partner to protect workers' rights
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Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office, US Department of Labor partner to protect workers' rights

ANN ARBOR – The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to formally establish a partnership to enforce workers’ rights, share information and conduct joint outreach efforts and investigations. “This first-of-its-kind agreement between the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division…

Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme
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Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme

A federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois returned a nine-count indictment charging Domingo Francisco-Juan, Lorenza Domingo-Castaneda, and Catarina Domingo-Juan, siblings and Guatemalan nationals, with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and kidnapping. According to the allegations set forth in the indictment, between December 2015 and March 2021…