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Overwhelming Support For Government To Introduce Law To Address Modern Slavery
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Overwhelming Support For Government To Introduce Law To Address Modern Slavery

Thursday, 15 September 2022, 11:50 am Press Release: World Vision New Zealand World Vision welcomes the overwhelming support from New Zealand businesses and individuals for a proposal to introduce legislation to address modern slavery. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) today released a Summary of Feedback on submissions received as part of consultation…

Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking
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Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking

There is only one way to describe human trafficking, “modern slavery,” according to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who addressed local leaders during the annual Human Rights Conference. “It is really important that every country, every leadership, every citizenry be completely devoted to the idea that we have to end modern-day slavery,” Rice said…

'IS bride' Shamima Begum was smuggled into Syria by Canadian spy, claims book – WION
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'IS bride' Shamima Begum was smuggled into Syria by Canadian spy, claims book – WION

Shamima Begum who had fled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State(IS) was allegedly smuggled into the country by an intelligence agent, a new book by journalist Richard Kerbaj has claimed. The book alleged the double agent took Shamima, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase from Turkey to Syria. He was reportedly arrested in…

ECPAT Calls for Funding #1
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ECPAT Calls for Funding #1

We’re sharing what we know! Learn more about the latest calls for funding. In our ongoing efforts to support our members and recognizing that there are pressures on your time and resources, going forward, we will be sharing periodically the latest and most relevant calls for funding. Effective fight against trafficking in human beings   Deadline – 23…

Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News
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Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News

United Nations: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely linked in India, according to a United Nations report that highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia, that led them to All areas are systematically denied choices and freedoms. Life Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights…

Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint
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Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint

Official data collected by the Forced Marriage Unit of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland suggests that a large majority of forced-marriage cases relate to Pakistan and, to a lower extent, to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Somalia. It noted that various States have taken legislative and other measures to address inequality and discrimination experienced by…

The 7 most shocking Victoria's Secret revelations from Hulu's "Angels and Demons" docuseries
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The 7 most shocking Victoria's Secret revelations from Hulu's "Angels and Demons" docuseries

IVictoria’s Secret Angels (from L) New Zealander model Stella Maxwell, Danish model Josephine Skriver, US model Jasmine Tookes, US model Lily Aldridge, Brazilian model Adriana Lima, Swedish model Elsa Hosk, Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio, US model Taylor Hill and US model Martha Hunt present creations during the 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at the Grand…

GirlsDoPorn co-owner pleads guilty to sex trafficking by force, partner on the lam – New York Post
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GirlsDoPorn co-owner pleads guilty to sex trafficking by force, partner on the lam – New York Post

The co-owner of the San Diego-based GirlsDoPorn website coerced about a hundred young women into filming explicit videos that he posted online after assuring them that the videos would not be shared, according to the Justice Department. Matthew Isaac Wolfe, 40, of New Zealand, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, as…

Mass. should decriminalize sex work – CommonWealth Magazine
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Mass. should decriminalize sex work – CommonWealth Magazine

AS THE AFTERSHOCK from the reversal of Roe. v Wade continues, Massachusetts has the opportunity to increase bodily autonomy and safety to women and gender-diverse residents. Massachusetts should decriminalize sex work so that it no longer has to operate in the shadows, where sex workers are more likely to experience violence. It’s a step that’s…

G7 Governments failing to take action to end childhood sexual violence, new data reveals
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G7 Governments failing to take action to end childhood sexual violence, new data reveals

ECPAT International endorses the Brave Movement Press Release of June 24 – 2022 A new report ranking G7 nations on their efforts to protect children from abuse shows that global leaders are failing – with progress woefully inadequate to end childhood sexual violence The U.S.A, France, Japan and Italy are the worst performers, having made very…