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General Khieu Sopheak, Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Interior has stated that police have freed a Malaysian woman, seized firearms and arrested 11 people after a crackdown on human trafficking early this morning in Sihanoukville. The operation to crack down on labor trafficking cases has been running since August 23, 2022,…
Editor’s note: we have no political affiliation; this is presented for educational purposes. Jacob Rees-Mogg is now the man in charge of our hard-won workers’ rights, as the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy. The UK’s last two prime ministers, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, both promised that Brexit would not weaken…
Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ decision to transport migrants from Texas to sanctuary cities in blue states constitutes human trafficking. But advocacy groups are cautioning DeSantis’ critics from making any accusations with limited information this early on. DeSantis’ decision to fly about 50 mainly Venezuelan migrants from Texas…
Editor’s note: this news topic is “hot” in America. Human trafficking requires Action, Means, and Purpose. “Purpose” has to be for a commercial benefit. Here is a set of articles to review: Are DeSantis and Abbott Breaking Human Trafficking Laws by Sending Migrants to Blue States? (Spoiler: no.) No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard…
Midterm elections: How they work and why they’re important This year’s midterms are the first chance for Americans to grade Joe Biden and congressional Democrats on how they’ve been running the country for the past two years. Typically midterms don’t go well for the party in power, and Democrats are defending razor-thin majorities in Congress, as one-third of…
With all the news in the world, some might have missed the recent visit by former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) to Moscow to discuss the release of Brittany Griner and Paul Whelan, as well as other Americans detained in Russia. Now reports are that he has been asked to stand down and await official instructions. As President…
A young woman pours red sand in the cracks of a Cedar Rapids sidewalk at a July 30, 2021, Chains Interrupted Red Sand Project event. The sand symbolizes the need to watch for human trafficking and for victims who have fallen through the cracks. New Iowa laws and training programs are raising awareness of the…
Sean Douglas Donna Cox MINISTER of Social Development Donna Cox has warned that human traffickers were using social media to try to ensnare youngsters and adults into a life of exploitation. She was speaking on Wednesday at the Brix Hotel, St Ann’s, at the launch of Heal, Empower, Rise Counter Trafficking in Persons (HER CTIP)…
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…
Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia and Thailand have signed an agreement on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on law enforcement cooperation against human trafficking, according to a statement from Cambodia’s National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) on August 29. The deal was inked between Cambodian Interior Ministry Secretary of State and NCCT permanent vice-chair Chou Bun…
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