SMF - Human Trafficking

Life Without Parole - Sarah Kruzan's Case

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:56:19 +0000

Life Without Parole

“That means I am going to die here [in prison].” – Sara Kruzan on her life without parole prison sentence for killing her pimp after years of abuse.

Somaly Mam on Fox and Friends

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:54:26 +0000

Somaly Mam on Fox and Friends

In a segment titled "Slavery in the 21st Century," Fox and Friends Weekend interviews Somaly Mam and Bill Livermore.

U.S. State Department releases the 2010 Trafficking in Persons report

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000

U.S. State Department releases

U.S. State Department releases the 2010 Trafficking in Persons report – a globally recognized evaluation of what countries are doing to combat human trafficking and help its victims.

The World Cup and South Africa's Struggle with Trafficking

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The World Cup

As the World Cup nears – and with it, an expected increase in s*x trafficking – South Africa is taking long-overdue steps toward passing the country’s first law that would make human trafficking a stand-alone crime, punishable by life in prison. The law also creates provisions to care for victims of trafficking and guards them against deportation, according to the Associated Press.

Wrongheaded ‘Rescue’

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:05:14 +0000

Wrongheaded ‘Rescue’

When Idaho Baptist church members were recently arrested for trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country without proper documentation, many here in the U.S. applauded

Monday January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:21:14 +0000

Monday January 11 is National Human Traf

January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and the month of January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month  .

Combating human trafficking will require “trust” among nations, professor says

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:31:48 +0000

Combating human trafficking will require

In a recent United Nations interview, Bangladeshi professor Zakir Hossain said that “meaningful collaborative effort”

Child prostitutes thought to number 1.2 million in India

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:03:09 +0000

Child prostitutes thought to number 1.2

CNN reports that officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation in India have estimated earlier this month that of the three million people working as prostitutes

United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking releases new study, “The Cost of Coercion.”

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:50:59 +0000

United Nations Global Initiative to

A United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking committee has released a new study,

Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA announces human trafficking Mayterm program

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:44:45 +0000

Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA

This spring, Westmont College in Santa Barbara announced plans to offer a Human Trafficking