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Midlothian Family Sentenced for Conspiracy for Years-Long Forced Labor of Pakistani Woman
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Midlothian Family Sentenced for Conspiracy for Years-Long Forced Labor of Pakistani Woman

RICHMOND, Va. – Three Midlothian individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani woman for 12 years. Zahida Aman, 80, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, 48, to 10 years in federal prison, and Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri, 55, to 5…

Sex Trafficking Bust In Frisco, Texas: Football Coach, Youth Pastor Arrested – Local Profile
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Sex Trafficking Bust In Frisco, Texas: Football Coach, Youth Pastor Arrested – Local Profile

A sex trafficking ring was shut down on Jan. 20 in Frisco after 42 men were busted at two hotels. The operation also coincided with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Blue Campaign to highlight Human Trafficking Awareness Month. A high school football coach, a youth pastor and a director of operations at a…

Climate-related disasters become a cause of human trafficking: UN report – WION
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Climate-related disasters become a cause of human trafficking: UN report – WION

The UN said on Tuesday that there is mounting evidence that gang-based crime is taking advantage of an increasing number of displaced people as a result of climate-related disasters. According to a report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is another risk factor for a rise in human trafficking. “Climate…

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center hosting Human Trafficking Awareness Panel Tuesday night
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Cleveland Rape Crisis Center hosting Human Trafficking Awareness Panel Tuesday night

CLEVELAND — January marks National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The observance helps raise awareness and educate the public about how to identify and prevent the crime. Ohio ranks fifth in total human trafficking calls to the National Human Trafficking hotline, according to data. In Cleveland, there is no official number of victims because many cases…

Coalition continues to combat human trafficking in Monroe County
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Coalition continues to combat human trafficking in Monroe County

Law enforcement officers in Monroe County are being provided pocket field guides to help them spot indicators of human trafficking. Several of the guides were distributed last week during a joint meeting hosted by the Monroe County Anti Human Trafficking Coalition (MCAHTC) in observation of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In attendance at the United Way…

Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?
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Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?

PRESS RELEASE: 23 January 2023 BANGKOK—35 participants from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, UAE, UK and the US from government, law enforcement, civil society, academia and the UN, attended a 3-days experts’ roundtable exploring how child sex offenders’ registries are used across various countries, learning from existing practices, and how these can…

Identifying Human Trafficking Victims in Healthcare Settings
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Identifying Human Trafficking Victims in Healthcare Settings

This post is co-written by Brittany Blevins, an MPH Student at the University of Southern California. The pervasiveness of human trafficking juxtaposed with its concealed nature can often make it difficult for victims to be identified in a clinical setting. There is no single manifestation of symptoms or diagnostic tools available to readily alert providers…

Your human trafficking education toolbox
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Your human trafficking education toolbox

We’ve curated and shared a lot of information with the world. Here are the tools we’ve created for you to use any time you need. Tell us what we need to add on our contact page. Dave and I work with many people and groups across the world, giving us the responsibility to share what…

Survivor shares personal testimony of escaping Human Trafficking in South Mississippi
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Survivor shares personal testimony of escaping Human Trafficking in South Mississippi

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Sharon Robbins was just an 18-year-old teenager when she was recruited to be a sex worker. She remembers the harrowing day well, being approached while waitressing at a local beach restaurant on Highway 90. “There was a gentleman that came in and set at the breakfast bar every morning,” Robbins said….

Human trafficking – Debt bondage – Forced labour – GLAA
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Human trafficking – Debt bondage – Forced labour – GLAA

Human trafficking is the movement of a person from one place to another, within a country or across borders, into conditions of exploitation against their will. It consists of three basic parts: An action – the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a person A means – the threat or use of force or…