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Over suspected human trafficking, 2 agents held for Dingucha family's death on Canada-US border
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Over suspected human trafficking, 2 agents held for Dingucha family's death on Canada-US border

Almost a year after four members of a family from Dingucha village in Gandhinagar district were found dead on the Canada-US border while attempting to crossover illegally to the US, Gujarat police registered an FIR and arrested two suspected agents who are alleged to be part of the human trafficking racket which allegedly “forced” the…

Resources needed to address exploitation, trafficking crisis in city: Advocates | Spare News
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Resources needed to address exploitation, trafficking crisis in city: Advocates | Spare News

Brandon advocates say more resources are needed to address the exploitation and trafficking of Indigenous women and youth in the city. The issue has been under the spotlight since Winnipeg police announced earlier this week that they believe the remains of two Indigenous women are in a nearby landfill. Police say they believe the women,…

‘Throwaway kids’: Allegations of human trafficking, mistreatment at Ont. group home chain
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‘Throwaway kids’: Allegations of human trafficking, mistreatment at Ont. group home chain

Video: Kids risk human-trafficking and drugs to escape Ontario group homes Cassidy Franck stares into her cellphone camera, eyes exhausted, unblinking. The screams of an 11-year-old girl being violently restrained echo in the background of the video. For months in early 2021, this was her life inside a group home for girls run by Hatts…

Winnipeg man arrested in human trafficking investigation gets 3 years in jail – CBC.ca
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Winnipeg man arrested in human trafficking investigation gets 3 years in jail – CBC.ca

A 33-year-old Winnipeg man who was arrested last year after a two-year police investigation into human trafficking has now been sentenced to three years in jail —  one of the first lengthy sentences for the charge in Manitoba, Winnipeg police say. The investigation began in 2019 into a person who police believed was recruiting young women to…

Manitoba Government Providing Funding to Prevent Human Trafficking and Support Survivors
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Manitoba Government Providing Funding to Prevent Human Trafficking and Support Survivors

Funds Will Help the Joy Smith Foundation Continue its Important Public Education Work Through the National Human Trafficking Centre: Goertzen The Manitoba government is providing $50,000 to help the public education efforts of the Joy Smith Foundation, a Winnipeg-based non-profit organization that has become Canada’s leading authority on human trafficking prevention, intervention and survivor support,…

“It’s Time to Talk Human Trafficking” Through Stop-Now
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“It’s Time to Talk Human Trafficking” Through Stop-Now

Harold D’Souza shares his story  Harold D’Souza strives to give a voice of courage, hope, and freedom for all victims of human trafficking. I had never had the opportunity to hear his voice before, so when I joined this discussion through Zoom. I really didn’t know what to expect.  What I found was a very…