Racism

Racism is the belief that one racial group is superior to another, and the actions that result from these beliefs. It can manifest in many forms, including discrimination, prejudice, and segregation. Racism can affect individuals on both a personal and institutional level, and it can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and communities.

Racism is based on the idea that certain characteristics or traits, such as skin color, are inherent indicators of intelligence, worth, or other qualities. This idea has been used to justify discrimination, exclusion, and violence against racial and ethnic minority groups throughout history.

Efforts to combat racism may involve promoting understanding, respect, and inclusion across different racial and ethnic groups, and working to dismantle the systems and structures that contribute to discrimination and inequality. This may involve education and awareness campaigns, policy changes, and community organizing and activism. It may also involve acknowledging and addressing the ways in which one’s own biases and privileges may contribute to racism.

 

 

Namibia Achieves Top Ranking in Fight against Human Trafficking – African Business
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Namibia Achieves Top Ranking in Fight against Human Trafficking – African Business

Namibia achieved “Tier 1” status for its actions during 2021 in the fight against human trafficking, according to a U.S. State Department Report.  This is the third consecutive year that Trafficking in Person’s (TIP) Report ranked Namibia in the top tier, and Namibia remains the only “Tier 1” African country. Visiting U.S. Under Secretary Uzra…

2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers
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2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers

Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The 2022 U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which reviews responses by governments to combat human trafficking and forced labor worldwide, reveals that significant increases in political will and funding are needed to meaningfully improve global efforts to end forced labor and sex trafficking. The 2022 report chronicles…

12 Facts about Child Sex Trafficking
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12 Facts about Child Sex Trafficking

1. About 4 million children are being trafficked right now. According to the International Labour Organization in 2017. 2. Trafficking often doesn’t involve kidnapping. Sometimes youth continue going to school, living at home, and participating in extracurricular activities – even while they are being trafficked. 3. Trafficking can look like anyone and don’t fit one…

World Insights: Human trafficking, forced labor feed modern slavery in U.S. – Xinhua
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World Insights: Human trafficking, forced labor feed modern slavery in U.S. – Xinhua

Migrants wait outside a shelter near the Mexico-U.S. border in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei) A recent investigation by the Mexican daily Milenio, which looked into U.S. court documents, revealed the criminal organization sold 30 workers for 21,000 dollars, “as if they were cattle.” MEXICO CITY, July 9 (Xinhua) — Mexican-born Flor…

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

1  DMST Among Black Girls Several initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of and compelling action to prevent human trafficking generally, and DMST specifically, have been enacted, including the Polaris Project2 (established in 2002) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families division of the US Department of Health and Human…

Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”
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Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”

Editor’s note: In your Knowledge Vault, PBJ Learning presents multiple viewpoints re: sex work, as it is is a hotly contested dividing line between anti-trafficking groups. We support education about human trafficking and the free exchange of ideas. Photo by Ryan McVay from Photo Images Throughout history and still today, academic institutions play a critical…

Australia’s prisons are also a source of forced labor
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Australia’s prisons are also a source of forced labor

As part of the Abolish Slavery National Network Freedom United is campaigning against the poor conditions facing incarcerated people in U.S. prisons. Together we are saying, “No slavery, no exceptions.” Because of the exception clause – or the punishment clause –  of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, incarcerated people in the U.S. can…

How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum
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How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum

On May 20, a U.S. judge blocked the termination of Title 42, a measure that authorizes the expulsion of non-U.S. citizens without screenings or asylum protection. Amnesty International has called this decision “an affront to the human rights of people in search of safety throughout the Americas region” in a recent article. Substantial research by…

Trapped at sea: how U.K. migration policies drive exploitation in fishing
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Trapped at sea: how U.K. migration policies drive exploitation in fishing

Imagine being trapped on a boat with no toilets or showers, facing sea conditions that the vessel is not fit for. This is the reality of James*, a migrant fisherman working in the U.K.   What bothers him most is the cold; there is no heater and temperatures drop below 0°C (32° F). But James…

Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens
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Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens

Recently, there was a request for information made by the US State Department’s Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) asked for input from key stakeholders and community members on how it can advance racial justice and equity in work combatting human trafficking. We’re glad this request was made, and…