Social Responsibility

Hope for Justice and the Young Living Foundation launch free e-learning course to help keep kids safe online
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Hope for Justice and the Young Living Foundation launch free e-learning course to help keep kids safe online

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. With children spending more and more time online, the risks of online enticement and online sexual exploitation are becoming ever greater. The U.S….

ESG, Hyundai, and Modern Slavery – 24/7 Wall St.
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ESG, Hyundai, and Modern Slavery – 24/7 Wall St.

While it may seem incomprehensible today, some 40 million people worldwide fall under a modern definition of slavery. Chattel slavery, where one person owns another person, is illegal worldwide, but modern slavery includes such practices as forced labor, debt bondage, human trafficking, and forced marriage. Nearly 62% (24.9 million) of people living in modern slavery…

Dalit writers out, RSS ideologues in: Full list of changes in Karnataka textbooks
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Dalit writers out, RSS ideologues in: Full list of changes in Karnataka textbooks

Changes made to the textbooks include removal of lessons on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar and inclusion of essays by RSS ideologues Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and KB Hedgewar. Why are progressive groups in Karnataka agitating against the school textbooks drafted by the committee headed by controversial rightwing orator Rohith Chakrathirtha? What sections have been twisted…

ATEST Recommendations on Improving Racial Equity in Federal Anti-Trafficking Programs
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ATEST Recommendations on Improving Racial Equity in Federal Anti-Trafficking Programs

March 15, 2022 • 5:09 pm • Terry FitzPatrick  March 15, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) U.S. Department of State Via email Re: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government Docket Number: Public Notice: 11648 Dear Dr. Johnstone: Thank you…

DataJam Against Exploitation
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DataJam Against Exploitation

Vienna (Austria) 7 June 2021 A web application that can support police investigations into human trafficking rings has taken the top prize at the recent “DataJam Against Exploitation” competition. The team behind the winning entry, ‘Buyer Resist’, consists of five young professionals from British Columbia, Canada who were among 75 participants of 16 different nationalities…