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.

Three steps every hospital can take to implement human trafficking prevention programs
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Three steps every hospital can take to implement human trafficking prevention programs

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Every successful conversation about preventing human trafficking starts with a simple instruction, according to survivors. “Show empathy,” implored Jose Alfaro at the final 2021 AHA, HEAL Trafficking and Jones Day anti-trafficking convening. Alfaro, himself a survivor, shared how – despite multiple contacts with health care for his post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use and anxiety –…

UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes
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UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes

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Vienna (Austria) 28 June 2021 Migrants who use smuggling networks to flee their home countries are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping while in transit or captivity. Despite the severity of these offences, little action is taken by national authorities and, in some cases, officials are complicit in these crimes. These are…

Hospitals Against Violence workshop provides insights for health care and community leaders to fight human trafficking
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Hospitals Against Violence workshop provides insights for health care and community leaders to fight human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

For the last in a series of virtual sessions, AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence gathered more than 217 health care professionals and community partners to hear from human trafficking experts, survivors and health care leaders who are working to advance anti-trafficking efforts in their organizations. Participants in the workshop, which was organized by AHA in conjunction…

From Awareness to Action: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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From Awareness to Action: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, though the advocacy for awareness and change runs much longer and deeper. Current statistics state that 1 in 4 women are impacted by sexual violence before the age of 18. And while you may not have personally been the victim of sexual violence, it…

Latest Hospitals Against Violence working session unites health care and community leaders to fight human trafficking
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Latest Hospitals Against Violence working session unites health care and community leaders to fight human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

AHA’s latest Hospitals Against Violence convening today gathered over 200 clinical, programmatic and community leaders for a working session on tools, strategies and resources that health care providers can use to fight the global scourge of human trafficking. Today’s working session is part of a series of events focused on hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts…

Hospitals Against Violence convening highlights health care leaders’ role in fight against human trafficking
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Hospitals Against Violence convening highlights health care leaders’ role in fight against human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative today kicked off the latest convening in a series of events focused on hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts to identify and prevent human trafficking. The series is part of ongoing efforts — in conjunction with Jones Day law firm and HEAL Trafficking — to provide resources to health care…

Orkney child protection scandal still casts long shadow 30 years later
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Orkney child protection scandal still casts long shadow 30 years later

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THIRTY years ago today, police and social workers carried out “dawn raids” on four family homes on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, and took away nine children under Place Of Safety Orders. These orders cited group sexual activity, including “ritualistic music, dancing and dress”. All the families were “incomers”: three were middle-class professionals. Police questioned the parents…

Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
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Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking

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Tanya Gould Tanya Gould, a survivor of domestic sex trafficking, is the founder of Identifiable Me, a non-profit that helps move those who have been victimized by sexual violence towards self-discovery and their life’s purpose. Ms. Gould serves as a mentor, consultant, advisor, trainer, and keynote speaker on topics relating to her story. Years after…

Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.
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Investigation: Corporations Are Profiting From Immigrant Detainees’ Labor. Some Say It’s Slavery.

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In February, she sued the company for labor trafficking. Gonzalez spent those … to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, ICE and the Department of Labor calling on them to help GEO defend itself …

A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you
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A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you

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In a Human Trafficking Prevention Month installment for At the Edge of the Margins, CATW’s Medium publication, Executive Director Taina Bien-Aimé interviews Nigerian Director Kenneth Gyang about his film “Òlòturé,” available now on Netflix. They discuss his inspiration for the critically acclaimed movie, the realities of the Nigerian sex trade, sex trafficking within and from his country, and…