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2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report Key Takeaways
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2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report Key Takeaways

Every year the Human Trafficking Institute releases a report compiling data from every federal criminal case since The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The purpose of the report is to provide a deep dive into the U.S. federal response to human trafficking to determine what is working and where improvements can be made.  … Read More »

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Launch of the Global Boys Initiative: Boys In Belgium Report
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Launch of the Global Boys Initiative: Boys In Belgium Report

PRESS RELEASE: 1 August 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   BELGIUM—ECPAT’s latest report seeks to understand how comprehensive Belgium’s national legislation is in protecting children, particularly boys, from sexual exploitation. In collaboration with ECPAT Belgium and as part of ECPAT International’s Global Boys Initiative, the Belgium Report is the sixth in a series of ten country reports…

Is Iran Committing Crimes Against Humanity? On Organ Harvesting and Selling Babies for Parts
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Is Iran Committing Crimes Against Humanity? On Organ Harvesting and Selling Babies for Parts

According to rights activists and media reports Iran’s high-ranking officials – among whom, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, and President of the Supreme Disciplinary Court for Judges, Hossein-Ali Nayeri, architected a tentacular organ harvesting and trafficking network, which, it has been alleged, has bullied young mothers to abandon their newborns, for a…

Shining the spotlight on human trafficking – State Magazine
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Shining the spotlight on human trafficking – State Magazine

A portion of the cover from the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, which was released in July. Illustration courtesy of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons By Sarah Evans and Sylvia Amegashie On July 19, Secretary of State Antony Blinken released the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which includes narratives and…

Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail
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Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail

By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims of modern slavery with women and girls being disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 71 per cent of all victims. The Cyprus justice ministry welcomed the upgrading of…

Sex trafficking in Washington County, WI | By Jean L. Merry – washingtoncountyinsider.com
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Sex trafficking in Washington County, WI | By Jean L. Merry – washingtoncountyinsider.com

July 23, 2022 – Washington Co., WI – “Sex trafficking is happening here, in Washington County” said Wendy Smith of Washington County Anti-Trafficking Advocates in her presentation Wednesday evening, July 20, at the Moose Lodge in West Bend. “So, we need everyone’s help and engagement.” The goal of her organization, according to Smith, is to…

Traffickers on the prowl online | The Daily Star
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Traffickers on the prowl online | The Daily Star

Efforts to combat human trafficking need to be coordinated both in cyberspace and the real world, since the menace has latched on to the internet and gotten worse amid the pandemic, said speakers yesterday. They called upon stakeholders, including the government and international partners, to focus on a rights-based approach to prevent exploitation of victims…

U.S. Attorney on Human Trafficking in Alabama – Birmingham Times
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U.S. Attorney on Human Trafficking in Alabama – Birmingham Times

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations says 34 arrests were made for commercial sex and six arrests for human trafficking during The World Games, which ended Sunday in Birmingham. The task force also made eight arrests of adults seeking online enticement of a minor and/or traveling to meet a…

Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity, says UN chief
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Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity, says UN chief

Human trafficking is a horrific crime and “an all-out assault on people’s rights, safety and dignity,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is recognized annually on July 30. Since its inception in 2013, the day has been sanctioned as an opportunity for “raising awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights” (United Nations resolution). The fastest-growing criminal industry in the world…