Stigma

Stigma refers to the negative attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that are associated with a particular group or characteristic. Stigma can be based on factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, mental health status, or other personal characteristics. Stigma can have significant negative effects on individuals and communities, including discrimination, exclusion, and reduced opportunities. Efforts to reduce stigma often involve education, advocacy, and awareness-raising campaigns.

 

Woman who escaped human trafficking using her trauma to helping others heal – Fox 29
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Woman who escaped human trafficking using her trauma to helping others heal – Fox 29

Woman who escaped human trafficking using her trauma to helping others heal Benzii Diaz, 26, said she groomed into human trafficking by someone she knew in her hometown and was first molested at the age of eight. By the time Diaz was 13, she said she was involved with 30-40 men and was threatened to…

'We have no one': The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir – Al Jazeera
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'We have no one': The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir – Al Jazeera

Indian-administered Kashmir – Twenty-nine-year-old Nazima Begum* sits cross-legged on the floor of her dark room, the windows covered with tarpaulin. On her lap is her youngest son, five-month-old Taufiq*, who plays with his mother’s face as she talks. Occasionally, she stops to plant a kiss on his head. Nazima lives in this single room in…

Human Trafficking Awareness Month: trafficking can occur in rural areas – KFYR
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Human Trafficking Awareness Month: trafficking can occur in rural areas – KFYR

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – For some, the appeal of small towns usually stems from a perception of safety. Everyone seems to know everyone, it’s quiet and peaceful. But even in sleepy towns with one stoplight, bad things can happen. To many North Dakotans, the state’s beauty is obvious. Like the people who live here. It’s…

Philadelphia researcher honored for work on rural opioid crisis
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Philadelphia researcher honored for work on rural opioid crisis

He lives in Philadelphia and his office overlooks a parking lot in suburban Montgomery County, but Glenn Sterner’s roots and his work are rural. Sterner, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, was given the 2022 Rural Health Hero of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for his…

Survivors of human trafficking need support – The Hans India
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Survivors of human trafficking need support – The Hans India

Vijayawada (NTR District): Women, who came out of prostitution and rescued from human trafficking, are still facing stigma and discrimination by society, said Apoorva, the president of Vimukthi. Vimukthi is the State-level forum of survivors of trafficking and victims of commercial sexual exploitation. She convened a press meet in Vijayawada on Friday on the occasion…

Report: 93% of Deportees, Returnees Still Want to Go on Desperate Journeys
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Report: 93% of Deportees, Returnees Still Want to Go on Desperate Journeys

Oluchi Chibuzor A comparative study titled, ‘Irregular Migration, Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery: Challenges of Reintegration of Returnees and Deportees,’ has found out that despite all the stringent and hostile immigration laws of developed countries, 93 per cent of Nigeria’s returnees and deportees still want to go on desperate journeys. This according to them…

IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking
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IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking

Microsoft is home to a diverse team of researchers focused on supporting a healthy global society, including finding ways technology can address human rights problems affecting the most vulnerable populations around the world. With a multi-disciplinary background in human-computer interaction, data science, and the social sciences, the research team partners with community, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations…

Mark deClouet, Lafayette nurse practitioner accused of human trafficking, pleads not guilty
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Mark deClouet, Lafayette nurse practitioner accused of human trafficking, pleads not guilty

A Lafayette psychiatric nurse practitioner who was arrested in Alexandria earlier this year for allegedly providing narcotics in exchange for sexual favors has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Mark deClouet, 41, who worked closely with those seeking addiction treatment at facilities in Alexandria and Lafayette, was scheduled Friday morning for his first court appearance before…