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Hattiesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated to host human …
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Hattiesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated to host human

The Hattiesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated will host a forum, “Beneath the Surface: An Evening Discussion about Human Trafficking” on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to generate awareness of human trafficking, to foster multidisciplinary cooperation and to better support victims. An issue affecting the region and state, human trafficking is often a…

January is human trafficking awareness and prevention month
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January is human trafficking awareness and prevention month

Cat Sandoval January 11, 2023, 2:17 PM It’s called the blue campaign. “Wear Blue Day” is designated to raise awareness of human trafficking and that awareness continues throughout January. It’s led by the Department of Homeland Security. “Human trafficking is often a hidden crime. It often involves a use of force, fraud or coercion to some type of labor…

Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’
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Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Turning Point creates unique human trafficking program – Macomb Daily
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Turning Point creates unique human trafficking program – Macomb Daily

Turning Point has been helping survivors of domestic violence for decades, including victims of human trafficking, who were compelled against their will by force, fraud and coercion into commercial sexual acts or into labor or service. Now, thanks to a $400,000 renewable grant from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Turning Point will have a Human…

Giving Tuesday donations will go toward helping victims of human trafficking
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Giving Tuesday donations will go toward helping victims of human trafficking

Giving Tuesday donations can help victims of human trafficking find hope and healing in Maryland. The Salvation Army is collecting donations for Catherine’s Cottage, an emergency safe house that provides shelter and other services to victims of human trafficking. “We let them know, ‘You are loved, you can do whatever you want to do.’ And,…

New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery
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New Coalition Says It’s Time to Stop Slavery

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. As members of the new Coalition to Stop Slavery, Hope for Justice and 16 other anti-trafficking organisations are hoping this year’s Anti-Slavery Day…

Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch
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Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority announced Thursday that it had secured a $15.6 million financing plan that paves the way to begin construction on an affordable housing community to serve survivors of human trafficking. The project, named Harriet’s Hope for slave-turned-abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped others escape slavery, is set to be built on the…

Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch
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Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch

The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is requesting help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl they believe is a human trafficking victim, and they’ve released photos of her as well as of a Columbus man wanted on a felony warrant who they want to question about her disappearance. Daniela Juneth Cruz-Rios is an unaccompanied minor in…