National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is an annual awareness campaign held every January in the United States to raise public awareness about human trafficking and promote efforts to combat this crime. The campaign aims to educate the public about the signs of trafficking, increase awareness about the scope and impact of trafficking, and encourage individuals and organizations to take action to prevent trafficking and support victims. The campaign also highlights the importance of collaboration between government agencies, law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector to combat trafficking and protect the rights and dignity of all people.

 

 

Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho Appointed to DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking – HS Today
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Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho Appointed to DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking – HS Today

Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho has been appointed by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to the Transportation Department’s Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking (ACHT). This appointment elevates the Port of Seattle’s efforts to combat human trafficking to the national level. The 15-member ACHT is chartered to create a triennial counter-trafficking report with recommendations…

13-year-old charged with murder after confessing to killing 4-year-old sibling: Danville Police
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13-year-old charged with murder after confessing to killing 4-year-old sibling: Danville Police

A teen in Virginia is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of a sibling. According to the Danville Police Department, a 13-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder and the victim is the teen’s 4-year-old sibling. Police said in a news release, the teen recently confessed to suffocating the 4-year-old. Police said…

commUNITY spotlight: National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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commUNITY spotlight: National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Project Mona’s House started a new “Amplify” series to give people a better understanding of human trafficking. Kelly Diane Galloway, founder of Project Mona’s House, said, “I believe that those who have lived through it need to be at the forefront of these conversations. Far too often. “I hear so many people…

State, local officials spotlight Georgia’s efforts to fight human trafficking
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State, local officials spotlight Georgia’s efforts to fight human trafficking

ATLANTA (WUPA) — Human Trafficking Month may have come to an end, but the abuse is never over for its victims. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of several major hubs for human trafficking in the country, and it’s where state and local officials gathered at a press conference on Monday to commemorate National…

Atlanta mayor, Georgia governor team up to fight human trafficking – WRDW
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Atlanta mayor, Georgia governor team up to fight human trafficking – WRDW

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Mayor Andre Dickens and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined forces Tuesday in an effort that transcends party lines – fighting modern-day slavery. WATCH LIVE Dickens, a Democrat, and Kemp, a Republican, joined airport officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for a news conference on the last day of National…

Editorial: Human trafficking in New Hampshire
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Editorial: Human trafficking in New Hampshire

Twenty-five million people around the world are suffering from it. It’s not a disease. It’s not an illness. It’s human trafficking. This is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, so we’re going to spend a moment talking about it. First, we need to be clear about the definition. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It’s a crime…

New Jersey attorney general announces human trafficking initiative in Trenton
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New Jersey attorney general announces human trafficking initiative in Trenton

Jan 26, 2023, 12:18pm By: News 12 Staff January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and New Jersey is ramping up its fight against human traffickers. The formation of a unit inside the division of criminal justice to specifically target these crimes was announced today at the Trenton War Memorial. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew…

04/06/2023 | AGH, Agencies Partner To Host Trafficking Conference | News Ocean City MD
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04/06/2023 | AGH, Agencies Partner To Host Trafficking Conference | News Ocean City MD

OCEAN CITY – Officials say an inaugural anti-human trafficking conference will allow community members to learn more about resources available on them on Eastern Shore. On Saturday, April 22, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH), in partnership with several local agencies, will host its first Lower Shore Anti-Human Trafficking Conference at Sonrise Church in Berlin. Gail Mansell,…

Fighting human trafficking and battling Biden’s open border
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Fighting human trafficking and battling Biden’s open border

OPINION: Human trafficking is a global business generating $150 billion in illegal profits. It encompasses forced labor, sex trafficking, organ trafficking and more. President Biden has professed a commitment to fight this multifaceted criminal enterprise, yet his immigration policies have only exacerbated the problem. Human trafficking increased massively in the last fiscal year. Arrests rose…

Robert Flynn: Ending human trafficking in Connecticut – Hartford Courant
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Robert Flynn: Ending human trafficking in Connecticut – Hartford Courant

In a time marked by political, economic and social division, a remedy just may be to focus our collective attention on an issue upon which we all agree. An issue that impacts future generations. And one we can do something about. After all, besides the lowest of criminals, who can say they support human trafficking?…