Eradicating human trafficking, smuggling activities
This year’s theme was Victims’ Voices Lead the Way. KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Human trafficking is the third-largest crime in the world, behind drugs and arms trafficking, and Malaysia is no …
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is an annual event held on July 30 to raise awareness of human trafficking and to promote efforts to prevent and combat this crime. The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, and is observed by governments, organizations, and individuals around the world. Activities on this day can include events, educational campaigns, and other initiatives to raise awareness and support for the fight against trafficking. The theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in 2021 is “Committed to the Cause: Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking.”
Combating Human Trafficking – AHLA Foundation
800K+ Employees Trained to Identify & Report Suspected Human Trafficking Since 2020 $2.5M Contributed to industry’s first-ever Survivor Fund “In 2021, 10,359 situations of human trafficking were reported to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline involving 16,554 individual victims. Shocking as these numbers are, they are likely only a fraction of the actual problem,” said…
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023: How one company is doing its part
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day occurs annually on January 11. There are over 40.3 million victims of modern slavery globally, including one in four children, according to a United Nations 2016 report. Incidents are said to be increasing every year. WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? Nearly 2,200 people were referred to U.S. attorneys for human trafficking…
Events Scheduled to Commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
SOUTH FLORIDA – On Wednesday, January 11 the Female Development World Organization (FDWO) will commemorate national Human Trafficking Awareness Day with two events. The first event will be the 2nd Annual National Day of Prayer. It is scheduled for 6:30a.m. to 7:30a.m. via Zoom (ID 873 8812 2881 Passcode: 696899; Mobile: 646-931-3860). Farm Share Food…
Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.
July 30, 2022, marked the U.N.’s annual event, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Ahead of this event, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lamented the fact that the scourge of human trafficking is “a problem that is growing worse – especially for women and girls, who represent the majority of detected trafficked persons globally.” As…
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Multiple stories: Six Iowa and Nebraska Trafficked Adolescents Freed in FBI Operation, Without Sex Buyers…, Online Grooming Training, more
Six Iowa and Nebraska Trafficked Adolescents Freed in FBI Operation Six adolescents in Iowa and Nebraska are safe following a recent human trafficking investigation. Federal, state and local police in Iowa and Nebraska freed the children as part of a nationwide law enforcement campaign dubbed “Operation Cross Country,” according to a statement from the FBI’s…
Trafficking in persons: Are Nigerian laws enough to fight the menace? – Tribune Online
As the world and Nigeria renew commitment to curbing human trafficking internally and externally, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that implementation of laws and policies against human trafficking and forced labour remains a challenge in the fight to stop trafficking in persons. Experts believe Nigeria has not been able to effectively use the instrumentality of the law…
Libraries in Chester County step up to help fight sex trafficking – Daily Local
Public libraries throughout Chester County have begun an effort that officials hope may give assistance to the possible victims of human trafficking who patronize their facilities. Earlier this month, the county’s 17 local libraries and the two county libraries started posting flyers advertising details of the National Human Trafficking Hotline number in bathroom stalls. The…
Kazakhstan to Develop Law on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking Next Year – Astana Times
NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced plans to develop the draft law on combating human trafficking in April 2023, said Kanat Nurmagambetov, the Acting Head of the Department for Combating Organized Crime at a July 26 round table at the Central Communications Centre. Commissioner for Human Rights Elvira Azimova (C) takes part in…
Hinds: Suspicious establishments being monitored – Loop Trinidad & Tobago News
Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds has assured that incidents of human trafficking in this country are reported and treated as “very serious crimes” and recorded as such by law enforcement agencies. The Minister shared his remarks on Saturday when several ministries and groups came together on the Brian Lara promenade to observe World Day…