We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:
1. The New York Times. “Human Trafficking Case Against Executives is Dismissed.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/us/human-trafficking-case-dismissed-against-global-horizons-officials.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
2. BBC News. “Fighting Human Trafficking on U.S. Soil.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18877450
3. The New York Times. “Church of Scientology Defeats Human-Trafficking Claims Case.”
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/07/24/us/24reuters-scientology-lawsuit.html
4. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign (Blog). “Combatting Human Trafficking, One Step at a Time.”
http://blog.dhs.gov/2012/07/combating-human-trafficking-one-step-at.html
5. LA Weekly. “Girls Paraded Before Johns in South L.A.; International Sex Trafficking Ring Busted.”
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/07/sex_trafficking_lapd_juan_chavez_maritz_marroqui_girls_south_la_hotel.php
6. WFAA-TV. “Human Trafficking Battle Moves to the ER.”
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Fighting-Human-Trafficking-in-the-ER-163799796.html
7. Fox News Latino. “Mexico is a people trafficking ‘paradise,’ expert says.”
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/07/25/mexico-is-people-trafficking-paradise-expert-says/
8. Citizens Voice. “Spotlight on Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania.”
http://citizensvoice.com/news/spotlight-on-human-trafficking-in-pennsylvania-1.1346861
9. Lexington Herald Leader. “Man sentenced to 15 years in Federal Sex Trafficking Case.”
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/25/2270482/man-sentenced-in-federal-sex-trafficking.html
10. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. “Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Trafficking in Human Beings.”
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/jotl/2012/07/comparative-models-of-reporting-mechanisms-on-the-status-of-trafficking-in-human-beings/
We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:
1. AOL. “Kevin Bales: Slavery in the Modern Age.”
http://on.aol.com/video/Kevin-Bales-on-Slavery-in-the-Modern-Age-516897243/
2. Associated Press. “Jada Pinkett Smith appears before Congress; speaks against human trafficking.”
3. Philadelphia Inquirer. “Ukrainian gets life sentence for trafficking workers in the US.”
4. NY Times. “China-Police Crack Down on Child Trafficking Rings.”
5. The Hindu. “39 children rescued from traffickers.”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3661298.ece
6. WSJ. “SEC May Toughen Proposal on Minerals Tied to Violence.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444097904577537174119903562.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
7. CNN. “Teen’s brothel escape triggers Mexico Clampdown.”
http://www.atlawblog.com/2012/07/federal-jury-convicts-man-on-forced-prostitution-charges/
8. NY Times. “Human Trafficking Report Adds Syria to Failure List.”
9. Dallas Morning News. “SMU Conference Focuses on Innovative Ways to Fight Child Sex Trafficking.”
10. GMA News. “Poverty one of the biggest obstacles in PHL’s fight vs. human trafficking.”
It was an overflow crowd as Senator John Kerry prepared to speak, the room full of activists and interns eager to learn. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee had gathered to explore “The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem with the Right Tools.” Chairman Kerry had invited Jada Pinkett Smith, David Abramowitz from Humanity United, and Holly Burkhalter from International Justice Mission to testify.
Human trafficking is one of the “great moral challenges of our time,” Senator Kerry said, noting that he sees it starkly as “really slavery, modern day slavery.” Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of actor Will Smith and founder of the Don’t Sell Bodies organization, brought three slavery survivors with her from California, underscoring slavery’s continued existence in the United States.
Activists David Abramowitz and Holly Burkhalter, who work with FTS through the ATEST coalition, asked senators to take action on investigating corporate supply chains, increasing law enforcement, and renewing U.S. diplomatic efforts. Kerry declared that U.S. legislation “frankly is too tame, too limited.”
Senator and potential Republican vice presidential candidate Marco Rubio said that better training for police will help officers recognize that sex slaves are victims and not criminals. Rubio noted that he’s against newspapers advertising the services of child sex slaves. “There’s no First Amendment protection…for child trafficking,” he said.
Senator Dick Durbin challenged fellow lawmakers to do more about conflict minerals from the Congo and the global problem of forced marriage- two issues central to Free the Slaves’ current research.
“What can the general public do?” Senator Kerry asked as the hearing closed. The witnesses provided an enthusiastic response: lobby your elected representatives, look out for trafficking in your community, and investigate your own slavery footprint.
Watch the full hearing online to learn more.
We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:
1. Washington Examiner. “Live Webcast Brings Understanding to Challenges of Ending Slavery.”
<http://www.examiner.com/article/live-webcast-brings-understanding-to-challenges-of-ending-slavery>
2. New York Times. “Forced Labor on American Shores.”
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/opinion/forced-labor-on-american-shores.html?_r=4&emc=eta1>
3. New York Times. “International Criminal Court Issues First Sentence.”
4. News Daily. “Clinton Raps Vietnam on Rights, See Limits to its ties.”
<http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre8690wh-us-vietnam-usa/>
5. Business Mirror. “Congressmen seek probe of reports of child labor.”
<http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/29695-congressmen-seek-probe-of-reports-of-child-labor->
6. Business Insider. “The Military is Using Contractors that Allegedly Treat Their Workers Like Slaves”
<http://www.businessinsider.com/aclu-human-rights-report-2012-7>
7. Huffington Post Blog. “Getting Real on Human Rights at the U.N.”
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ted-piccone/united-nations-human-rights-council_b_1651483.html>
8. New York Times. “China: Police Crack Down on Child Trafficking Rings.”
9. African Human Capital. “Rwanda: New Policy to Help Fight Child Labour.”
<http://www.africanhumancapital.com/rwanda-new-policy-to-help-fight-child-labour/>
10. Market Watch. “New TV and Online Ad Targets Backpage.com over Child Sex Trafficking Controversy.”
We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:
1. The Hill. “SEC schedules vote for controversial rule on oil company payments.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/235903-sec-sets-vote-on-controversial-oil-conflict-minerals-rules?utm_campaign=E2Wire&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
2. Global Press Institute. “Legislative Proposals Highlight Divide Between Sex Workers and Prostitutes in Argentina.”
http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/americas/argentina/legislative-proposals-highlight-divide-between-sex-workers-and-prosti
3. New York Times. “Wal-Mart Suspends Supplier of Seafood.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/business/wal-mart-suspends-seafood-supplier-over-work-conditions.html?_r=1
4. PR Web. “Dallas Nonprofit Uses Art to Fight Human Trafficking.”
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9658556.htm
5. All Africa. “Kenya: Transforming Girls’ Lives Through Football.”
http://allafrica.com/stories/201207021493.html
6. All Africa. “The Brick Boys of Entebbe.”
http://allafrica.com/stories/201207020936.html
7. Yahoo News. “Nestle pledges action on Ivorian cocoa child labour.”
http://news.yahoo.com/nestle-pledges-action-ivorian-cocoa-child-labour-073809059–finance.html
8. Mizzima. “Movie star to fight child trafficking.”
http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/7464-movie-star-to-fight-child-trafficking.html
9. Sydney Morning Herald. “Turning a blind eye to modern day slavery no longer an option.”
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/turning-a-blind-eye-to-modernday-slavery-no-longer-an-option-20120704-21hj2.html
10. Starpress. “Restaurants Fined for child labor violations.”
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20120702/NEWS01/307020015
