Violence

Violence is the use of physical force or power to cause harm or damage. Violence can take many different forms, such as assault, rape, murder, or war. Violence can be committed by individuals, groups, or governments, and can be directed against oneself, other people, or property. Violence can have serious physical, emotional, and psychological consequences for victims, as well as for those who witness or perpetrate it. The prevention of violence and the promotion of peace are important goals in many societies.

What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News
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What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News

In our adversarial legal system, prosecutors and public defenders don’t often see eye to eye. But as the Manhattan district attorney and veteran attorneys for the Legal Aid Society, we agree on this: Survivors of human trafficking should not be criminalized. A 2021 state law gives judges wide discretion to free trafficking survivors from the…

Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville
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Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Community leaders are learning to identify and prevent human trafficking in Louisville through a free, two-part training series. Professionals participated in one of two informative sessions on Tuesday at the Southwest Regional Library on Dixie Highway. The Louisville Metro Office for Women is hosting the series in collaboration with several organizations to train…

Launch of the ECPAT Country Overview: Dominican Republic Report
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Launch of the ECPAT Country Overview: Dominican Republic Report

ECPAT International is proud to announce the release of a new ECPAT Country Overview. Children in Dominican Republic face greater vulnerability to sexual exploitation, resulting from failures in access to education and the normalisation of violence against women and girls. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—In cooperation with MAIS and the Down to Zero Alliance, ECPAT International is pleased…

COLUMN: The criminal industry before us all | Columnists | swoknews.com
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COLUMN: The criminal industry before us all | Columnists | swoknews.com

By Lance Janda Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world. It enslaves approximately 25 million people, generates more than $150 billion annually, and receives far too little attention from the media, law enforcement, or elected officials. Traffickers operate in secret and in plain sight, and can be found in every country,…

Long Island Man Convicted of Attempted Sex Trafficking, Attempted Kidnapping, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Obstruction of Justice
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Long Island Man Convicted of Attempted Sex Trafficking, Attempted Kidnapping, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Obstruction of Justice

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Andrew Frey pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay to being a felon in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice.  Today’s guilty plea follows the defendant’s conviction by a federal jury of the attempted sex trafficking and attempted kidnapping of two victims. …

Girls in the Frontline organises Seminar, Sensitise Partners on Organisation’s Role
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Girls in the Frontline organises Seminar, Sensitise Partners on Organisation’s Role

By Mustapha Jarju Girls in the Frontline Development, on Sunday, 25th September 2022 organised a seminar to sensitise and share ideas with their partners. Girls in the Frontline is a non-government youth-led organisation established in 2012, to empower young women and children across the country, currently focusing on the Fonis. The seminar was attended by…

Sex Trafficking: Don't Neglect the Victims – The Crime Report
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Sex Trafficking: Don't Neglect the Victims – The Crime Report

Media attention to sex trafficking has a predictable ebb and flow. As it played out recently in a high-profile case in Florida, it starts with police stings, arrests and recovered victims. Then we recoil as we learn who was arrested, which in the Florida case, included two Disney employees, a state corrections officer, a state…

Kids in DFCS care running away, falling victim to sex trafficking
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Kids in DFCS care running away, falling victim to sex trafficking

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Foster children living in metro Atlanta department of family and children services (DFCS) offices for months at a time were doing drugs, stealing, fighting and running away, according to an Atlanta News First investigation. Back in August, the investigation reported on the practice of office hoteling, in which children…

A Walk in Their Shoes | Asbury Park, NJ Patch
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A Walk in Their Shoes | Asbury Park, NJ Patch

TAKE A WALK IN THEIR SHOES TO AID HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE KIDS NATIONAL HOMELESS YOUTH AWARENESS MONTH (9/23/2022) – As part of a nationwide effort calling attention to youth homelessness and commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), Ocean’s Harbor House is sponsoring its 3rd annual “Take a Walk in Their Shoes.” The 2-mile walk on…

Human trafficking workshop Wednesday, Sept. 28 – The Daily Telegram
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Human trafficking workshop Wednesday, Sept. 28 – The Daily Telegram

The Lenawee Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition is hosting an online workshop “Raising Our Consciousness About Human Trafficking” workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, via the video conferencing service Zoom. The facilitator and host of the workshop is Patricia McDonald, a Siena Heights professor and Adrian Dominican sister. The workshop is part of the coalition’s miniseries…