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A non-governmental organisation, Live Abundantly, on Monday, embarked on a roadshow or walk in Lagos to mark this year’s World Day Against Human Trafficking. The NGO embarked on the roadshow in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking and the International Organisation for Migration. During the awareness campaign monitored by our correspondent,…
The move comes as authorities crack down on the suspected illegal organ trade ring, arresting 12 members last week- including a police officer and an immigration officer identified as AH – accused of smuggling 122 victims abroad. The three Bali immigration officers are accused of working with AH, who allegedly took bribes to allow victims…
July 30 is the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The theme for this year is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity by responding to the question: What have you or your congregation…
Portuguese maritime police investigate one of two sites where hundreds of human trafficking victims, mostly migrants from Southeast Asia, were found near Lisbon June 21, 2023. (OSV News photo/Miguel Pereira, Reuters) LONDON (OSV News) — Human trafficking doesn’t happen only in far away places where human rights are neglected. It happens around the corner. It’s…
Youngistaan Foundation – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023 Hyderabad, July 30, 2023: The theme for this year’s campaign was “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind,” inspired by the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Commemorating the day, senior law enforcement officers,…
Editor’s note: there are many articles on vacatur on the Knowledge Vault here. I haven’t encountered anyone that has gone through this in my personal experience, so I did some research to learn about the term “vacatur.” Here’s what I learned so far… Vacatur refers to a legal remedy that allows survivors of human trafficking…
July 28 (UPI) –The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it’s taking several actions to both raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. The action includes a new collaboration among …
When undocumented clients come into Mayra Rodriguez-Alvarez’s office, they discover quickly why she calls herself “the nosy lawyer.” After becoming interested in human trafficking in 2022, the Hammond immigration attorney made it a mission of hers to determine whether her clients are also being trafficked, she told a room of more than 200 during the…
Human trafficking is the act of compelling someone to work, for little or no pay, through force, fraud, or coercion. It is a multidimensional problem that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities across the United States and around the world. While human trafficking can happen anywhere, systemic injustices like racism, homophobia, sexism, economic inequality, and more lead…
Terry Florence is on of 11 men indicted in a trafficking ring uncovered after a missing 17-year-old Missouri girl was rescued in a US Marshals operation in Atlanta. ATLANTA — As the Attorney General‘s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit continues to get indictments on suspects accused of buying and selling victims for sex across metro Atlanta,…
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