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A Michigan man with his teeth filed into points is under arrest after authorities say he groomed a pregnant woman, kidnapped and human trafficked her over the course of three weeks. Michael Barajas, 36, offered the 22-year-old victim a place to stay after she was kicked out of her home during Thanksgiving week, according to…
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, December 2 welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to investigate the reported trafficking of Filipinos for a cryptocurrency scam in Myanmar. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials in the reported trafficking of Filipinos following the…
At a press conference outside of the United Way on Bull Street on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will award a $750,000 grant to Tharros Place, a start-up Savannah-based nonprofit that will provide a residential facility and wraparound support services to survivors of human trafficking. Standing at the podium, U.S. Attorney…
Amid students bundled in coats and multiple layers this winter, one person stood out from the crowd. UA freshman Clara Ehorn has worn a dress every day since the beginning of December, not for personal preference, but to make a statement. Ehorn works as an advocate for Dressember, an organization founded in 2009 by a…
“It was like a prison. […] It was traumatic. There were high walls, barbed wires, cameras everywhere. Everywhere you went there were locked doors.” – Jasmine (not her real name) Speaking to openDemocracy, Jasmine shares the awful conditions she faced when locked up in immigration detention centers around the U.K., with her latest detention in…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Teens and college students seeking employment during the holiday season may be ensnared by criminals offering fake employment, potential education opportunities, and other scams through social media. Criminals are using fake websites or post advertisements on legitimate employment portals and social networking websites to lure young people into illegal activities. Parents must…
Human trafficking is a serious issue that affects millions of people around the world. It is a form of modern slavery that involves the exploitation of people for labor, sexual exploitation, and other forms of exploitation. Learning about human trafficking can help people understand the issue and its consequences, and can also help people identify…
Public sex on a plane. A stable of young women “on rotation.” And allegations of a coerced menage a trois with a famed attorney—along with lurid questions about his genitalia. These are just a few of the new revelations included in a tranche of court filings unsealed by a federal judge on Monday night as…
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…
Listen to the original podcast here. Justice Today Podcast Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion…
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