Human rights abuses

SpyCloud and Zero Trafficking Join Forces to Unmask Cybercriminals

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Human rights abuses, Debt bondage, Human trafficking, Violence against men, Articles, Crime, Social issues, Human trafficking in the United States

"By drawing on the 100+ billion assets SpyCloud has recovered from third-party breaches, Zero Trafficking can piece together criminals' digital breadcrumbs to uncover the identities of specific adversaries engaging in human trafficking activity."

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"By drawing on the 100+ billion assets SpyCloud has recovered from third-party breaches, Zero Trafficking can piece together criminals' digital breadcrumbs to uncover the identities of specific adversaries engaging in human trafficking activity."
Zero Trafficking intercepts customer outreach and recruitment efforts of human traffickers for the initial identification of organized human trafficking groups.
The partnership with SpyCloud allows Zero Trafficking to unmask true identities and discover the non-customer-facing components of human trafficking networks.
Zero Trafficking provides cohesive ways to identify, track, and report bad actors, organizations, networks, and links to other criminal enterprises.

Legal-Bay Lawsuit Funding Announces Continued Commitment for Police Brutality Victims

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Monday, June 15, 2020

Abuse, Police brutality, Political repression, Legal financing, Lawsuit, Social issues, Law, Human rights abuses

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Pre-Settlement Funding Company, announced today their continued commitment to assisting victims of police brutality in light of the recent murder of George Floyd.

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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Pre-Settlement Funding Company, announced today their continued commitment to assisting victims of police brutality in light of the recent murder of George Floyd.
Chris Janish, CEO of Legal-Bay, commented, "Unfortunately we've seen these types of police brutality and wrongful conviction cases many times before in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and now Minneapolis.
We've supported many victims in their fight against police brutality by getting them the lawsuit cash they need to fight their cases.
None of the programs should be considered a lawsuit loan, lawsuit loans, settlement loans, settlement loan, pre-settlement loans, or pre-settlement loan.

One Million People Sign Petition to Shut Down Pornhub for Alleged Sex Trafficking Videos

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

MindGeek, Pornhub Network, World Wide Web, Websites, Adult entertainment, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Forced prostitution, Pornhub, Trafficking of children

The petition is based on evidence of numerous alleged cases of real videos of child rape, child trafficking, adult trafficking, abuse, and exploitation monetized on Pornhub.

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The petition is based on evidence of numerous alleged cases of real videos of child rape, child trafficking, adult trafficking, abuse, and exploitation monetized on Pornhub.
The campaign has compelled legislators in Canada and the United States to call for federal level investigations into Pornhub's parent company MindGeek.
The face of the child's alleged attacker was seen in the videos and matched by law enforcement to convenience store surveillance footage.
Pornhub had verified the child victim and accidentally admitted to complicity in her trafficking, but later deleted their admission.

Press release - MEPs debate human rights situation in the US after the death of George Floyd

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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Abuse, Police brutality, Political repression, Social issues, Race and crime in the United States, Human rights abuses, Contents, Political riots, Black Lives Matter

Members of the EPs Subcommittee on Human Rights held a debate on Friday with invited experts on the human rights situation in the United States after the death of George Floyd.

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Members of the EPs Subcommittee on Human Rights held a debate on Friday with invited experts on the human rights situation in the United States after the death of George Floyd.
George Floyd was an African American man who died while being arrested by police officers on the street in the US city of Minneapolis on 25 May.
His death, along with other such cases, has sparked both peaceful and violent demonstrations and protests against racism and police brutality all over the US, as well as around the globe, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

New Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Certificate Launched for the Financial Sector

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST Initiative), a project based at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), a leading international membership organization of financial crime prevention professionals, have launched a new modern day slavery and human trafficking certificate for financial sector actors.

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The Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST Initiative), a project based at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), a leading international membership organization of financial crime prevention professionals, have launched a new modern day slavery and human trafficking certificate for financial sector actors.
The Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking certificate the first of its kind and being provided free-of-charge to the public provides an introduction to the steps that financial sector actors should take to meet the growing requirements to identify, report, mitigate and remedy modern slavery and human trafficking risks.
This certificate, offered to all financial sector actors, will support some of our key learning and training objectives and raise awareness of the illicit financial footprint of modern slavery and human trafficking.
The Head of the FAST Secretariat, Dr James Cockayne, added: Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking is working to strengthen financial sector understanding of modern slavery and human trafficking risks.

Addressing the vulnerability of children in the trafficking context

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Human trafficking, Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Crime, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking in Finland, Articles, Sex trafficking

Several organisations, such as the OSCE Anti-trafficking Coordinator and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, have recently warned about the increased risks of trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Several organisations, such as the OSCE Anti-trafficking Coordinator and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, have recently warned about the increased risks of trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Children are one of the most vulnerable victims and deserve particular attention.
FRAs guide on children deprived of parental care found in an EU Member State other than their own provides practical suggestions for different professionals on how to respond to the protection needs of children from the moment they are identified as victims or at risk of trafficking, until the implementation and monitoring of a durable solution for the child.
The guide, published last year together with the EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator, is now also available in Croatian.

Ukrainian Director Creates Super-hero Movie in Covid-19 Lockdown on One Dollar Budget

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Moskalenko, Vasyl Lypkivsky, Volodymyr, Ukrainian culture, Human rights abuses, Political repression in the Soviet Union

KIEV, Ukraine, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukrainian film-director Vasyl Moskalenko has filmed a superhero movie, Apple-Man, during Covid-19 lockdown, in his own 150 square feet bedroom.

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KIEV, Ukraine, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukrainian film-director Vasyl Moskalenko has filmed a superhero movie, Apple-Man, during Covid-19 lockdown, in his own 150 square feet bedroom.
With only two people on set, and on a one dollar budget, the voiceover for Apple-Man was also provided by Marvel VO actor, Stefan Ashton Frank.
The Director played all twelve characters in the movie, while the other person on set was the Director of Photography, Volodymyr Kratinov.
Vasyl Moskalenko is the director of the movie, "Synthetic Love", which received 20 festival awards in USA, Canada and Great Britain.

Avani and Challenging Heights win 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Awards

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Crimes, Challenging Heights, Crime, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Hewlett Foundation, Family, The Global Fund for Children, Trafficking of children

WASHINGTON, DC and LONDON, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Fund for Children announces the winners of its 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Awards today, recognizing innovative grassroots organizations Avani in India and Challenging Heights in Ghana for work to advance childrens rights despite extreme challenges.

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WASHINGTON, DC and LONDON, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Fund for Children announces the winners of its 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Awards today, recognizing innovative grassroots organizations Avani in India and Challenging Heights in Ghana for work to advance childrens rights despite extreme challenges.
Now an international advisor on child rights, he and the Challenging Heights team are determined to end child trafficking in Ghana.
At great personal peril, Challenging Heights staff and volunteers rescue children from slavery and provide them with comprehensive rehabilitation services.
Global Fund for Children gives the annual Courage Awards through the Juliette Gimon Fund for Courageous Leadership a more than $1 million endowment made possible by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and other donors in honor of Juliette Gimon.

Armenian Genocide 105th Anniversary: President Trump Tightens Turkey’s Grip over White House Policy on the Armenian Genocide

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Anti-Armenianism, Historical revisionism, Armenian Genocide, Human rights abuses, Politics by country, Armenian Genocide recognition, Armenian National Committee of America, Armenian Genocide denial, Foreign relations of Armenia, Aram, Genocide denial, Aram Hamparian

Armenian Genocide denial is a policy manufactured in Ankara, exported to America, and enforced in Washington by President Trump, said Armenian National Committee of America ANCA Executive Director Aram Suren Hamparian.

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Armenian Genocide denial is a policy manufactured in Ankara, exported to America, and enforced in Washington by President Trump, said Armenian National Committee of America ANCA Executive Director Aram Suren Hamparian.
Despite last years near-unanimous Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide, President Trump has, once again, granted Turkish President Erdogan an openly anti-American dictator a veto over honest U.S. remembrance of Turkeys WWI-era genocide of millions of Armenians and other Christians, continued Hamparian.
Having promised an America First presidency, President Trump has pursued a Turkey First policy on the Armenian Genocide.
Having vowed to restore U.S. leadership, he has, instead, outsourced American human rights policy to a foreign dictator, concluded Hamparian.

Armenian Genocide 105th Anniversary COVID-19 Humanitarian Response

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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To commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a coalition of Armenian community organizations in Southern California launched a nationwide fundraiser in support of Feeding America to provide 1.5 million meals to Americans in need, in honor of Near East Relief and the innocent victims of genocide.

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To commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a coalition of Armenian community organizations in Southern California launched a nationwide fundraiser in support of Feeding America to provide 1.5 million meals to Americans in need, in honor of Near East Relief and the innocent victims of genocide.
The American people and the Armenian nation are inextricably bound thanks to the courage and generosity of the American public in assisting the survivors of the Armenian Genocide, remarked Saro Kerkonian, Chair of the Armenian Genocide Committee.
These resolutions marked the first official recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States, ending decades of genocide denial at the behest of Turkey.
Both the House and Senate resolutions firmly rejected Turkeys ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide, and encouraged public education about the Armenian Genocide and the role of the United States in the humanitarian response.