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Genuinely John Darnielle
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Genuinely John Darnielle

Editor’s note: we are presenting materials regarding pop culture’s “take” on the “Satanic Panic,” both historically and currently, as it relates to the zeitgeist to provide understanding of American culture. I’ve been meaning to pick John Darnielle’s brain for a long time — not just because of the literary brilliance on display in the catalog…

Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz
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Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz

Israel is not doing enough to prevent human trafficking and ”does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,” the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking stated for the second year in a row. Haaretz goes to Saudi Arabia: LISTEN to Ben Samuels and David Makovsky The report states that…

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…

Human Rights Violations Against Migrants in Yemen Increase Amid Soaring Arrivals: IOM Warns
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Human Rights Violations Against Migrants in Yemen Increase Amid Soaring Arrivals: IOM Warns

Aden – At least 27,800 people have crossed from the Horn of Africa to war-torn Yemen in the first five months of 2022, more than the total who made the journey all of last year along what was the world’s busiest maritime migration route prior to COVID-19, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (OIM)…

Exploitation and Abuse: The Scale and Scope of Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe
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Exploitation and Abuse: The Scale and Scope of Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe

Vienna (Austria), 31 May 2022 – Migrants on their way from Asia to Europe are being forced to work in the construction, agriculture, and hospitality sectors by human traffickers who abuse their irregular status and fear of deportation. Children, often exploited by their own family members, are compelled to commit crimes that include pickpocketing, robbery,…

Women’s History: An Indispensable Heritage
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Women’s History: An Indispensable Heritage

Photo from Unsplash.com In a special post for International Women’s Day, we are highlighting several brave activists who fought for women’s rights and equality from different eras and places around the world. These are but brief snapshots of full and complicated lives, but may they inspire pride, comfort, and long-range vision for an equal world. “Women’s…

Main Drivers of Human Trafficking in Brazil
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Main Drivers of Human Trafficking in Brazil

Brasília (Brazil) 16 September 2021 A new UNODC report on human trafficking trends in Brazil highlights how socio-economic vulnerability and the lack of decent employment opportunities are leading people into the hands of criminal networks who exploit them for profit. The publication, “National Report on Trafficking in Persons 2017-2020”, brings together knowledge and expertise from…

The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?
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The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?

Dear Global Centurion Foundation friends, we wanted to highlight a Letter to the Editor from Melissa Farley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, to the New York Times, regarding Robert Kolker’s article “The New Prostitutes”. Please share her thoughtful reply to your circles. There are no “new prostitutes” as Robert Kolker puts it.Instead, there…