Human trafficking

NCPTF to Host Annual International Training Conference for Investigating Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Cases

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Articles, Debt bondage, Human trafficking, Violence against men, Violence against women

"It is an extremely impactful tool for furthering our community\'s capabilities to solve time-sensitive cases involving missing and exploited children across the world.

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  • "It is an extremely impactful tool for furthering our community\'s capabilities to solve time-sensitive cases involving missing and exploited children across the world.
  • "\nConference attendees will learn about areas of expertise needed to fight modern-day digitally-mediated crimes.
  • The conference brings organizations from the public, private and nonprofit sectors to share strategies to investigate human trafficking and child exploitation.\nThe National Child Protection Task Force, a registered 501c3, was founded to provide detectives, analysts, and officers access to investigative expertise and resources unavailable or under-funded in most law enforcement organizations.
  • Our Task Force members volunteer their time to any agency -- small or large, international or local -- on critical, time-sensitive cases focusing on human trafficking, child exploitation, and missing persons cases.

Texas Sex Trafficking Survivor Sues Motel 6, According to Annie McAdams PC and Co-Counsel

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Human trafficking, Sex trafficking, Articles, Crime

After the drugging, Jane Doe A.A. woke up at a hotel,, with her identification and phone confiscated by the trafficker.

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  • After the drugging, Jane Doe A.A. woke up at a hotel,, with her identification and phone confiscated by the trafficker.
  • "As sex trafficking has grown to epidemic proportions, it has become widely recognized that we must look beyond just the pimp and sex buyer to stop sex trafficking.
  • We must look to the other individual and entities who facilitate and benefit from sex trafficking.
  • 2021-26731 in the 11th State District Court of Harris County, Texas.\nMedia Contact : Erin Powers; Powers MediaWorks LLC; for Annie McAdams; PC; [email protected] ; 281.703.6000.\n'

EASO publishes a COI report: Nigeria – Trafficking in Human Beings

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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Articles, European Asylum Support Office, Human trafficking, EASO

Photo: Benin city, Nigeria Sine Plambech

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  • Photo: Benin city, Nigeria Sine Plambech

    Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings".

  • This report is part of a series of two COI reports on Nigeria produced in 2021.
  • The reports provide information relevant for international protection status determination for Nigerian applicants, and in particular for use in updating EASO's country guidance development on Nigeria.The report, EASO COI Report: Nigeria Trafficking in Human Beings, is an update and expansion of the 2015 EASO COI report on Sex Trafficking of women in NIgeriaThe first chapter is a general overview of trafficking in human beings in Nigeria, and includes the most occurring types of trafficking.
  • The report was drafted by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs COI Sector, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology.

Data-Driven Collaboration Signals New Era in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Articles, Slavery, Stop the Traffik, Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Human activities

Current efforts help less than 0.05% of the more than 40 million human trafficking victims each year.

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  • Current efforts help less than 0.05% of the more than 40 million human trafficking victims each year.
  • For more information, visit TheKnoble.com\nA unique collaboration between STOP THE TRAFFIK , IBM and Clifford Chance LLP.
  • Bridging the gap between the public and private sectors, the Mekong Club helps companies of all sizes to understand the complexities of human trafficking and to reduce their vulnerability within their supply chains/business environment.
  • Together with business partners, the Mekong Club is spearheading innovative and strategic projects to achieve a slave-free world.\n'

Operation Underground Railroad And Face Forward International To Offer Surgery And Counseling To Sex Trafficking Survivors

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Articles, Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Debt bondage, Human trafficking

will maintain our focus on the emotional healing of a survivor while Face Forward International can focus on the physical healing.

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  • will maintain our focus on the emotional healing of a survivor while Face Forward International can focus on the physical healing.
  • This personalized care allows us to meet the individual needs of survivors of human trafficking and exploitation so that they can recover and thrive."\nO.U.R.
  • and Face Forward International will work together to identify survivors in need of assistance.
  • The organization co-founders Mrs. Deborah and Dr. David Alessi both donate their time and skills 100% to the organization to provide Face Forward patients with the necessary surgeries and counseling services.

WKU student Wang Pengchao Attended the UNODC Youth Forum

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Articles, Corruption, Crime, Criminal justice reform, Human trafficking, United Nations Development Group, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Kean University-Wenzhou, Public policy

b'WENZHOU, China, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the 2021 Youth Forum hosted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) successfully concluded.

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  • b'WENZHOU, China, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the 2021 Youth Forum hosted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) successfully concluded.
  • More than 60 youth representatives from 40 countries attended this forum, one of them, Wang Pengchao,asenior atWenzhou-Kean University, spoke for China on drug prevention and treatment issues.\nAs the Chinese representative, Wang Pengchao introduced the forum with China\'s endeavor -- 627 Project.
  • In this project, a list of drug prevention strategies were rolled out, including Qingjiao Second Classroom, a digital platform with 9,889 registered users.
  • InNovember 2019, WKU was approved to offer Master\'s and Doctorate degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D.

New Report on Human Trafficking Statistics and Laws By State

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Articles, Debt bondage, Human trafficking, Violence against men, Human trafficking in Barbados, Human trafficking in Fiji

The report also breaks down each states laws and penalties for criminal offenses related to human trafficking, forced labor, prostitution, involuntary servitude, sexual servitude and other similar crimes.

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  • The report also breaks down each states laws and penalties for criminal offenses related to human trafficking, forced labor, prostitution, involuntary servitude, sexual servitude and other similar crimes.
  • The issue of human trafficking has received more widespread media attention and public concern in recent years in part due to the arrest of high-profile individuals like Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Nygard who have been charged with child sex trafficking.
  • With this report, our goal is to uncover trends and statistics about human trafficking in order to better understand the scope of the issue, said Houston attorney Neal Davis.
  • We have seen an escalation in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, including sex trafficking, and we expect this trend to continue.

10 Schools Awarded for Addressing COVID-19, Social Justice, Human Trafficking and More in $2M STEM Competition from Samsung

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Consumer electronics, Education, Technology, Health, General Health, Other Science, Other Technology, Environment, Mobile, Wireless, Science, Other Education, Articles, Food and drink, Ancient technology, Human rights abuses, Ancient Greek technology, Confectionery, Dispensers, Vending machine, Food security, Human trafficking, Radio-frequency identification

Human Trafficking Designed a device for airplane bathrooms that alerts the flight crew of a human trafficking victim on board, while dispensing an adhesive RFID tracker chip to the victim.

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  • Human Trafficking Designed a device for airplane bathrooms that alerts the flight crew of a human trafficking victim on board, while dispensing an adhesive RFID tracker chip to the victim.
  • Food Insecurity Designed a refrigerated vending machine that uses AI to provide food to students experiencing food insecurity.
  • Social Justice Developed a voice-activated mobile app that turns phones into body cameras and dash cams to help protect people advocating for social justice.
  • Over the past decade, Samsung has awarded $18 million in technology and classroom materials to more than 2,500 public schools in the United States.

Congressional Candidate Joe Collins to Visit In-Person Learning Facility at the San Diego Convention Center

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Monday, April 5, 2021
Articles, Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Debt bondage, Human trafficking

The San Diego County Office of Education has received criticism since they began offering in person classes to migrant children over American children.

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  • The San Diego County Office of Education has received criticism since they began offering in person classes to migrant children over American children.
  • Joe Collins realizes more than ever the importance of solving our current border crisis.
  • Joe Collins opposes these actions because he takes a strong stance against weak borders, human trafficking, and empowering dangerous Mexican cartels.
  • In 2020, Joe Collins received nearly double the number of votes of any Republican candidate in the history of California's 43rd Congressional District.

Government of Canada announces funding for project to support human trafficking survivors

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
Articles, Sex crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Crime, Human trafficking in the United States, Sex trafficking

The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms, including sexual exploitation and forced labour.

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  • The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms, including sexual exploitation and forced labour.
  • In 2020, Public Safety Canada launched a call for proposals for organizations working to prevent and address human trafficking and support at-risk populations and survivors.
  • Through this call, $8.4 million is being made available for 20 projects that work to prevent and address human trafficking and support survivors.
  • According to Statistics Canada's latest Trafficking in Persons Juristat, between 2009 and 2018, 12% of all incidents of police-reported human trafficking occurred in Ottawa.