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Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom – Department of Justice
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Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom – Department of Justice

ByEyes on Trafficking News

HOUSTON – A 30-year-old man who resided in Houston has pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Edgar Botello admitted to sex trafficking with force, fraud or coercion and conspiracy to do so as well as possession of child pornography. “Sex traffickers prey on…

YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S TEEN BROADWAY PRESENTS REAL LIFE VIEW OF LIVES …
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YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S TEEN BROADWAY PRESENTS REAL LIFE VIEW OF LIVES …

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Recognizing that human trafficking is a significant threat to inner city youth, students in the YMCA of South Florida’s Teen Broadway, an enrichment literacy program focused on the arts in assisting and educating students to develop life skills, such as problem-solving, team building, collaboration, creativity, public speaking and pre/post media production, present Adamma the Enlightening,…

Your turn: Dozens of anti-crime initiatives are helping Rockford make progress
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Your turn: Dozens of anti-crime initiatives are helping Rockford make progress

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Over the last two weeks, I’ve written OpEds that have talked about our efforts to improve our neighborhoods and spur economic development. Today, I’ll highlight some of our crime reduction initiatives. Our crime issues did not start overnight, and they will not be solved overnight. However, I believe we have strategies in place that will…

How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs
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How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

ByEyes on Trafficking News

HOUSTON – Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery. [embedded content] It is called labor trafficking and the traffickers take advantage of…

Advocates see spike in Des Moines County domestic abuse this year – The Hawk Eye
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Advocates see spike in Des Moines County domestic abuse this year – The Hawk Eye

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A review of data from the Domestic Violence Intervention Program shows an increase in domestic violence incidents in Des Moines County this year. And court records suggest less than half of the victims filed police reports. Regardless of police involvement, representatives with DVIP want Des Moines County residents to be aware not only of the…

Rockford programs in place to educate people on domestic violence – WIFR
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Rockford programs in place to educate people on domestic violence – WIFR

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Two $500K grants will likely be approved tonight by the city of Rockford, that will be used to educate more people about domestic violence. “There’s so many resources in our city and I think sometimes people don’t know where to turn,” said Phyllis Gallisath is the executive director with the LIAM…

From "grooming" to "child abduction": Right's accusations against LGBTQ advocates get even worse
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From "grooming" to "child abduction": Right's accusations against LGBTQ advocates get even worse

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Last spring, as the right began using the word “grooming” as a slur against LGBTQ people and their allies, journalist Melissa Gira Grant noted at the New Republic that the word provided a way to “say both the quiet and the loud part.” Contorting a term long used to describe real instances of child sex…

Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs
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Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Houston – Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery. It is called labor trafficking and the traffickers take advantage of the current…