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Alison Comyn June 21 2022 06:22 PM Gardai confirmed they are investigating her claims, and carried out a number of house searches in the town, and the woman, said to be in her 20s, is being cared for by the State. “Gardaí in Drogheda have received a report from a female non-national as described. This…
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent. In a concept note preceding the hosting of the Day of the African Child which falls on June 16 every…
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, WASHINGTON, D.C. — International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomes the recent passage of the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (S. 4171) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This important legislation was introduced by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jim Risch (R-ID), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) on May…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Senator Ileana Garcia was appointed to Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs on Thursday. Her position within the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking is meant to build state and local partnerships to combat human trafficking throughout Florida. “Human traffickers are dangerous criminals in constant search of new…
COLUMBUS – Legislation that will close a loophole allowing human trafficking offenders to avoid criminal punishment has been signed into law recently after passing unanimously through both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. House Bill 427, sponsored by State Representative Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, will enable prosecutors to pursue legal action against offenders who use drugs…
Tallahassee — Senate President Wilton Simpson (R–Trilby) today announced the appointment of Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. Senator Garcia’s term of service begins immediately and expires June 15, 2026. “I am pleased to appoint Senator Garcia as a member…
PRESS RELEASE The Netherlands, 13 June 2022 The influence of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and increasing food insecurity on the sexual exploitation of children worldwide. Internationally, the risks of children becoming victims of sexual exploitation have increased, both in real life and by technology. Climate change, food insecurities, and conflict exacerbate the risks…
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey has teamed up with Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California to propose the “Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022” or simply HR 6552, a an anti-human trafficking legislation that funds care and support for victims. The Republican leader labeled human trafficking as “modern…
A new Modern Slavery Bill has been announced in The Queen’s Speech 2022, delivered…
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The Summit of Americas is ironically gaining more coverage about who didn’t show than who did. As Biden and other heads of state reel in on the importance of democracy and regional alignment, the most important voices — marginalized communities vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation—have been barred from the table. And we will feel…
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