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Celebrating Black Colleagues Who Are Shaping the Work of Love146
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Celebrating Black Colleagues Who Are Shaping the Work of Love146

Happy Black History Month! We want to celebrate just a few of the many Black colleagues and partners who are shaping our history as an organization and fighting to address disparities in their work ending child trafficking and helping support children in their vulnerabilities. Also – if you’d like to explore resources around diversity and…

Canada Leads World in Organ Donations from Euthanasia
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Canada Leads World in Organ Donations from Euthanasia

Vancouver, canada — A study published in the December 2022 issue of the American Journal of Transplantation finds Canada leading the world in harvesting organs from those who received medical assistance in dying. The study found that in Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain, a total of 286 people who sought euthanasia provided organs to save…

Youth advocates say sex trafficking 'does exist here' | News | fltimes.com
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Youth advocates say sex trafficking 'does exist here' | News | fltimes.com

HOPEWELL — The terms sex trafficking and human trafficking evoke images of girls or young adult females being sold or “pimped out” by older men. While that can be the case, youth advocates say the issue is far-reaching and falls under the term exploitation, or “sexploitation” — and it does happen locally. “I do think…

170 trafficked victims, migrants benefit from NAPTIP, ICMPD free medical outreach
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170 trafficked victims, migrants benefit from NAPTIP, ICMPD free medical outreach

No fewer than 170 trafficked victims and returnee migrants have benefited from the free medical outreach  organised by National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). Daily Trust reports that the free treatment under the Strengthening Niger-Nigeria Cooperation on Countering Traf-ficking in Human…

32 per cent women experience violence in Pakistan: UNFPA – Daily Times
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32 per cent women experience violence in Pakistan: UNFPA – Daily Times

Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights violation across the globe as it is a life-threatening health and protection issue. According to the statistics, 32 per cent of women have experienced violence in Pakistan. Half of these women never sought help or told anyone about the violence they had experienced. Gender-based…

Man caught with child abuse images in toilet cistern is jailed – Donegal Daily
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Man caught with child abuse images in toilet cistern is jailed – Donegal Daily

A man who his images of children being sexually abused on his phone in the cistern of his toilet has been jailed for two and a half years. Brendan McAteer also pretended to be a 17-year-old female while chatting with other young people from Scandinavia. The 45-year-old, who was living in a house in Carrigart,…

A Guide To Understanding Sex Trafficking & Supporting Survivors – Love What Matters
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A Guide To Understanding Sex Trafficking & Supporting Survivors – Love What Matters

What is sex trafficking? Sex trafficking is the act of forcing or deceiving an individual into prostitution. Victims may be coerced into prostitution for an unknown period of time, while in other cases victims are coerced in prostitution until a debt is paid off, otherwise known as debt bondage. How does sex trafficking work? Sex…

Number of trafficking victims detained in prison-like settings triples
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Number of trafficking victims detained in prison-like settings triples

A new report exposes damning evidence: the U.K. government is locking up trafficking victims with the number tripling in the last four years. Immigration detention is inhumane Detention of trafficking survivors is inhumane and risks seriously exacerbating survivors’ existing trauma, contributing to severe mental health issues and increasing the risk of suicide. The UN Special…

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking Most people think of human trafficking as a faraway problem, a misery confined to big cities or lonely deserts where organized networks of criminals use violence and drugs to collect souls. The residents of quiet communities like Crozet might believe the buying and selling of persons…