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We get lots of questions, so we thought it would be good to put together some of the answers we promote. What is a Romeo Pimp? A Romeo pimp is a type of human trafficker who uses romantic manipulation to exploit and control victims. Unlike other traffickers, who may use violence, threats, or debt bondage…
Terry FitzPatrick December 9, 2022 The Honorable Chuck Schumer U.S. Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Mitch McConnell U.S. Senate Minority Leader Dear Senators Schumer and McConnell, The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) urges you to quickly bring to a full Senate vote the nomination of Cindy Dyer to direct the Office to Monitor…
THE Philippines has made great strides in its fight against the sexual exploitation of children but there is still much to be done, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children Mama Fatima Singhateh said yesterday. Singhateh made the statement in a press interaction in Makati City at the end of…
Five people were arrested during a countywide law enforcement operation aimed at capturing human traffickers, it was announced Thursday. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted over three days this week in San Diego, National City, and Santee by the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. In an effort to identify traffickers and trafficking…
Five people were arrested during a countywide law enforcement operation aimed at capturing human traffickers, officials announced Thursday. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted over three days this week in San Diego, National City and Santee by the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. In an effort to identify traffickers and trafficking victims,…
Slate podcast transcripts are created by Snackable using machine-learning software and have not been reviewed prior to publication. Listen to this episode Mary Harris: In all the coverage of the red wave that wasn’t this midterm cycle. There’s this one thing the voters weighed in on that I’m not sure people have talked about enough….
Nova Scotia’s first Crown attorney dedicated to handling human trafficking offences expects the number of cases to rise as more survivors come forward. The province already has the highest rates of …
The Honorable Janet L. Yellen Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520 December 8, 2022 Dear Secretary Yellen and Secretary Blinken: The undersigned nongovernmental organizations are writing to…
Community-based solutions to modern slavery Currently, more than 50 million people are afflicted by modern slavery, and millions more are at risk. It is vital that effective community-based methods be brought to scale as rapidly as possible. To that end, the Free the Slaves developed the Community Liberation Initiative (CLI). The CLI teaches the knowledge…
Reading Time: 8 minutes A type of law first created after the end of slavery to prohibit Black men from voting prevented more than 4.6 million Americans from participating in the 2022 midterm elections. Forty-eight states strip voting rights from people convicted of felonies, no small decision in the country with the highest incarceration rate…
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