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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21
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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21

First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…

DeSantis pledges Florida will use ‘every resource’ to end human trafficking
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DeSantis pledges Florida will use ‘every resource’ to end human trafficking

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged late Tuesday morning that his state would use “every resource at [its] disposal” to put human traffickers out of business and into prison. “So, all in, human trafficking across this country is a $150 billion-dollar illegal enterprise. And, I’m here to say that Florida – we want to use every…

Senator Berman and Rep. Skidmore propose anti-human trafficking law – The Floridian
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Senator Berman and Rep. Skidmore propose anti-human trafficking law – The Floridian

Senator Lori Berman and Representative Kelly Skidmore proposed a new anti-human trafficking bill addressing the ongoing human trafficking crisis. SB 166 and HB 59 target “several notable gaps” in Florida legislation. Under the new law, “Maintaining a house of prostitution” is no longer a misdemeanor but a second-degree felony. The filing is aimed at bolstering…

Girl, 11, can safely return home after abuser jailed – from Hope for Justice
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Girl, 11, can safely return home after abuser jailed – from Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Two years on – trafficked sisters are stabilised and safe with family
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Two years on – trafficked sisters are stabilised and safe with family

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Two years ago, Hope for Justice received two sisters into our Cambodia Lighthouse after they were rescued from exploitation on the streets. During…

Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal
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Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal

Orange County’s affluence has made the area a desirable place to travel, settle down and start a company. Its wealth, however, has also attracted a more sinister business: human trafficking. The area is heavily overrepresented in terms of traffickers and victims, who have come to Orange County from across the U.S. due to demand, according…

Domestic Servitude Survivor Now Runs Her Own Tailoring Shop
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Domestic Servitude Survivor Now Runs Her Own Tailoring Shop

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Thinking of volunteering at an orphanage overseas? Do this instead.
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Thinking of volunteering at an orphanage overseas? Do this instead.

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. With Covid-19 travel restrictions largely lifted, opportunities to volunteer overseas are opening up again. Many of us want to use some of our…

Finally Gardner moves on motion to vacate wrongful conviction | Political Eye | stlamerican.com
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Finally Gardner moves on motion to vacate wrongful conviction | Political Eye | stlamerican.com

Last week, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner finally moved forward with filing the necessary pleadings to right the wrongful conviction of Lamar Johnson. Johnson, who was convicted of murder in 1995, has a strong chance to be released under the new law passed by the Missouri Legislature last year.  Under the 2021 law, county prosecutors like Gardner were empowered…

Upgrade for Uganda in 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
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Upgrade for Uganda in 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice has welcomed the progress made by Uganda in fighting human trafficking, reflected in it being upgraded to a Tier 2…