Legislation

Legislation refers to the process of creating and enacting laws. In most democratic societies, legislation is created through a process that involves several steps, including proposal, debate, and voting. Once a law has been passed by a legislative body, it must be signed by the appropriate authority before it can be enacted. Legislation is an important aspect of the legal system, as it sets the rules and guidelines that govern society and provide a framework for addressing issues and conflicts that arise within a community.

Severe droughts leading to rise in forced child marriage
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Severe droughts leading to rise in forced child marriage

New data collected by UNICEF exposes how girls as young as 12 are being forced into marriage across the Horn of Africa at alarming rates as a result of severe […]

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New effort to combat human trafficking in King County after Renton massage parlor bust – KING5.com
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New effort to combat human trafficking in King County after Renton massage parlor bust – KING5.com

A Renton spa employee is suspected of holding a woman against her will and forcing her into sex work. She faces two felony charges. RENTON, Wash. — A new effort is aimed at putting a stop to human trafficking in King County. The legislation was recently proposed after a Renton spa employee was arrested and…

Memphis woman gets 6 charges expunged related to her status as a human trafficking survivor – WATN – Local 24
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Memphis woman gets 6 charges expunged related to her status as a human trafficking survivor – WATN – Local 24

The Shelby County DA’s Office said the woman is the first person in the county to have charges expunged because of her status, and might be the first in Tennessee. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman is the first person in Shelby County to have criminal convictions expunged because they were related to her status…

Ukrainian Refugees Drive Increased Human Trafficking in Poland – Providence Magazine
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Ukrainian Refugees Drive Increased Human Trafficking in Poland – Providence Magazine

With the return of armed conflict in continental Europe, the Russian Federation is committing brutalities that have characterized the most violent of warfare since ancient times.   Cold-blooded executions, brutal mass rapes, the bombings of a maternity ward and shelter for children, along with the forced displacement of roughly 500,000 Ukrainians into Russia, are just some…

Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria – PRNigeria News
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Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria – PRNigeria News

By Victor Buoro Globally acknowledged as a high-profit but low-risk criminal activity, human trafficking has unfortunately gained attention as the modern-day form of slavery that is expanding in scale with damaging repercussions on humanity and nations’ economic lives. And going by the definition that; “Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of…

Human Trafficking Victims in Bosnia ‘Need Better Protection’: Report – Balkan Insight
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Human Trafficking Victims in Bosnia ‘Need Better Protection’: Report – Balkan Insight

The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, GRETA, an independent monitoring group, said in a report for the Council of Europe published on Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s has improved legislation to combat human trafficking but it needs to be implemented more effectively to ensure protection and justice for victims. The…

Trafficking: NAPTIP closes – in on tour operators, travel agents – PM News Nigeria
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Trafficking: NAPTIP closes – in on tour operators, travel agents – PM News Nigeria

By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed that it is closing-in on travel agents and tour operators involved in the recruitment of Nigerians for labour outside the country. NAPTIP Director-General, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. She said that…

House must act on stalled human trafficking bill – The Hill
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House must act on stalled human trafficking bill – The Hill

Last week as we wrapped up the historic celebration of Juneteenth, the day Union soldiers announced the ending of chattel slavery, in Galveston, Texas, the exploitation of human beings is still in existence, and resources to help remedy the situation continue to stall.  The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022…

Girls bought and sold “like a chicken” in Niger
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Girls bought and sold “like a chicken” in Niger

In Niger today, tens of thousands of people are enslaved, trapped in generational cycles. Slavery remains deeply entrenched in Niger despite efforts to eradicate these practices through legislation to officially criminalize the practice. Wahaya Wahaya is one of the common forms of bondage in the country, where girls are bought to perform domestic work and…

Senate Republicans: Newsom must veto legislation that enables perpetrators of human trafficking – Orange County Breeze
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Senate Republicans: Newsom must veto legislation that enables perpetrators of human trafficking – Orange County Breeze

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) delivered a letter to the governor urging him to veto Senate 357, a soft-on-crime measure advocated by California Democrats that would hurt California’s ability to combat human trafficking. Click here to download the letter, signed by members of the California Senate Republican Caucus. Senate Bill 357 (Wiener) would…