The Washington Post: Trump administration cuts legal funding for victims of human trafficking
Source: https://wapo.st/2B4hmEJ
President Trump’s administration has mandated that federal funds used to help human trafficking victims clear their criminal records, often accrued while forced into prostitution or sex slavery, no longer be spent for that purpose. Read More
July 30th is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons
The #BlueHeart is the anti-trafficking campaign symbol!
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Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2019 Report is available
US State Department annually publishes Trafficking in Persons report which is a comprehensive resource about the measures for preventing and disclosing trafficking cases around the world. The report is the main diplomatic tool of US department to inform foreign governments about human trafficking and rights.
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FBI: Sex with Children is the Fastest Growing Illegal Business in America
“Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” — John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Children, young girls — some as young as 9 years old — are being bought and sold for sex in America. The average age for a young woman being sold for sex is now 13 years old.
This is America’s dirty little secret.
THE GUARDIAN: One in 200 people is a slave. Why?
Source: https://bit.ly/2XqmEVo
Slavery affects more than 40 million people worldwide – more than at any other time in history
by Kate Hodal
HindustanTimes: ‘Haven’t eaten in 5 days’: 4 Punjab youth trapped in Armenia send video SOS
The four urged the Bhagwant Mann to take action against the travel agents, alleging that a group of seven travel agents from Dhilwan and Patti duped them of Rs 4 lakh each and fraudulently sent them on tourist visa to Armenia.
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