Human rights abuses

Two $25K Innovation Grants Awarded by Prevent Child Abuse America to Prevent Human Trafficking in New Jersey and Advance Positive Fatherhood Project in Ohio

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Chicago, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today two new $25,000 innovation grants, one to focus on preventing human trafficking in New Jersey and another to promote positive parenting through a groundbreaking fatherhood initiative in Ohio.

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  • Chicago, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today two new $25,000 innovation grants, one to focus on preventing human trafficking in New Jersey and another to promote positive parenting through a groundbreaking fatherhood initiative in Ohio.
  • For instance, the project spearheaded by our New Jersey chapter addresses the very serious problem of human trafficking in the state.
  • Given its proximity to many large cities, New Jersey is a prime target for human traffickers to recruit adolescents.
  • Unfortunately, there remains little support for research-based strategies to prevent trafficking among our most vulnerable youth before it happens.

Vietnam Democracy Center Among 117 Organizations to Call Attention to the Practice of Forced Organ Harvesting

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Forced organ harvesting is the practice of killing people for their organs.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Forced organ harvesting is the practice of killing people for their organs.
  • For the victims, who include political prisoners, Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs, it is not just the harvesting of their organs, it is also a harvesting of their life.
  • For the rest of us, it robs us of our humanity and forever poisons our capacity of being human.
  • On 2/24/2021, 117 international organizations will call attention to this horrendous practice with an online conference on forced organ harvesting.

France arrests 14 suspects in sweep against child sexual abuse online

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

The alleged suspects used social media networks to approach minors aged between 12 and 13 and lured them into sharing intimate images and videos.

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  • The alleged suspects used social media networks to approach minors aged between 12 and 13 and lured them into sharing intimate images and videos.
  • The arrested suspects are said to have had no links between them and three have already been sentenced.
  • It provides assistance and expertise in combating the distribution of child abuse material through all kinds of online environments and tackles all forms of criminal online behaviour against children, such as grooming, self-generated illicit material, sexual extortion and live-streaming.
  • - A campaign against online sexual coercion and extortion of children

How Cyber Dive Plans To Catch Human Trafficking Warning Signs On Social Media

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Monday, January 4, 2021

The Phoenix Dream Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to stop human trafficking, end childhood hunger and educate future leaders.

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  • The Phoenix Dream Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to stop human trafficking, end childhood hunger and educate future leaders.
  • This integration will further protect children from online predators and keep parents informed of potential grooming signs making Cyber Dive's monitoring platform an integral resource in putting an end to human trafficking.
  • - Derek Jackson, Co-Founder and CTO of Cyber Dive
    This partnership is timely as January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
  • Cyber Dive encourages the progression of the digital age by not providing restrictive features on the child's social media accounts.

800 Mile Adventure Raises $1.8 Million To Support Human Trafficking Survivors

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Monday, January 4, 2021

The hike, what the father-daughter duo called "Adventure Your Life", was officially completed on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

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  • The hike, what the father-daughter duo called "Adventure Your Life", was officially completed on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.
  • Along with the completion of the hike, their initial goal of $1 million was surpassed by actually raising $1.8 million.
  • The Dream Center, located in Colorado City, Arizona, that Annalee and Luke were hiking in support of, works to serve as a relief community and safe haven for survivors escaping generational human trafficking and exploitation.
  • The organization is currently ramping up for their Stop Traffic Walk , an annual walk in support of human trafficking victims, as well as their annual Dream Conference .

Law enforcement training to tackling child trafficking

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Friday, December 18, 2020

According to the latest data, more than half of the children identified in Europe as victims of trafficking were EU nationals.

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  • According to the latest data, more than half of the children identified in Europe as victims of trafficking were EU nationals.
  • FRA carried out training at a CEPOL webinar to raise awareness and exchange experiences about protection and transnational cooperation in tackling child trafficking.
  • The training targeted law enforcement officers, psychologists and other professionals working on human trafficking, particularly with EU children nationals.
  • A representative from the Swedish Police shared their practical experience of protecting child victims in Sweden.

Successful Student Publishes "The Best Universities Fighting Human Trafficking"

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Best Universities Fighting Human Trafficking is intended to elucidate the work being done by higher education institutions in the United States to combat this.

Key Points: 
  • The Best Universities Fighting Human Trafficking is intended to elucidate the work being done by higher education institutions in the United States to combat this.
  • This research includes human trafficking on local, state, national, and international levels.
  • Degrees targeting human trafficking in this list include:
    Master's in International Policy and Development: Specialization in Migration, Trafficking, and Human Security
    Successful Student is a compass and map for students who are navigating education.
  • We were the first to rank schools and degrees for students, as a bottom-up, student-centric approach to understanding education options.

Press release - Detecting online child sexual abuse requires strong safeguards

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

MEPs conditions on the use of technologies to detect child sexual abuse online

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  • MEPs conditions on the use of technologies to detect child sexual abuse online

    Online material linked to child sexual abuse is detected through specific technologies that scan the content, such as images and text, or traffic data.

  • Data retention

    When no online child sexual abuse has been detected, all data have to be erased immediately, say MEPs.

  • Parliament therefore wants existing legal scanning practices to continue being used for online child sexual abuse material.
  • The Commission proposed to temporarily amend the e-privacy directive to allow voluntary detection of child sex abuse online to continue, which would otherwise no longer be possible.

2020 Global Terrorism Index: Deaths from terrorism reach five-year low, but new risks emerge

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorism, with over 96 per cent of deaths from terrorism in 2019 occurring in countries already in conflict.

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  • Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorism, with over 96 per cent of deaths from terrorism in 2019 occurring in countries already in conflict.
  • The annual Global Terrorism Index, now in its eighth year, is developed by leading think tank the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) and provides the most comprehensive resource on global terrorism trends.
  • The largest decreases in deaths occurred in Afghanistan and Nigeria, however they are still the only two countries to have experienced more than 1,000 deaths from terrorism.
  • Despite the overall fall in the global impact of terrorism, it remains a significant and serious threat in many countries.

2020 Global Terrorism Index: Deaths from terrorism reach five-year low, but new risks emerge

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorism, with over 96 per cent of deaths from terrorism in 2019 occurring in countries already in conflict.

Key Points: 
  • Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorism, with over 96 per cent of deaths from terrorism in 2019 occurring in countries already in conflict.
  • The annual Global Terrorism Index, now in its eighth year, is developed by leading think tank the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) and provides the most comprehensive resource on global terrorism trends.
  • The largest decreases in deaths occurred in Afghanistan and Nigeria, however they are still the only two countries to have experienced more than 1,000 deaths from terrorism.
  • Despite the overall fall in the global impact of terrorism, it remains a significant and serious threat in many countries.