LOS ANGELES TIMES: Human trafficking survivor shares story at Glendale Community College
By ANDY NGUYEN, Los Angeles Times
Angela Guanzon was promised a good job and a good life if she emigrated from the Philippines to the United States, but after arriving in 2005, she was subjected to eating table scraps and sleeping in hallways.
Guanzon told her story of being an exploited worker Read More
ABC NEWS: AP News Guide: Bill to fight online sex trafficking
By ANICK JESDANUN, AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER, ABC NEWS
A 1996 law that shields online services from being liable for what their users do would be weakened by a sex-trafficking bill awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature.
The law is what allows Facebook, Google and other leading companies to provide communications services. A company that hosts blogs doesn’t have to worry about being sued for defamation, Read More
INFO MIGRANTS: Labor trafficking of migrants on the rise, Council of Europe
By: ANSA, http://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/8474/labor-trafficking-of-migrants-on-the-rise-council-of-europe
The number of trafficking victims forced into quasi slave labor is growing, according to anti-trafficking experts. A new report states that labor exploitation is a key factor driving migrant smuggling in several European countries . Read More
BBC: Funding boost for human trafficking support groups
By: BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-43611683
Charities which support victims of human trafficking are to receive more than £3m from the Scottish government.
Migrant Help and the Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance (Tara) will share the funds over three years, as part of efforts to improve services.
The announcement follows new figures showing a marked rise in reports to police in Scotland of suspected human trafficking.
REUTERS: Human trafficking on the rise in Afghanistan despite new laws
By Jared Ferrie, BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
One year after Afghanistan strengthened human trafficking laws to prohibit the use of boys for sexual entertainment, there is little enforcement and trafficking is on the rise, experts say.
“Bacha bazi” – in which young boys are abducted by commanders who force them to dance and sexually abuse them – was explicitly prohibited for the first time in the updated anti-trafficking and smuggling law, enacted in January 2017. Read More
REUTERS: Anti-trafficking charity launches materials aimed at Kenyan children
By: Nita Bhalla, NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
A Kenyan charity launched a range of educational materials on Tuesday to teach children about the dangers of trafficking, in a bid to combat child slavery and exploitation.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Sex trafficking survivors say even in #MeToo era they struggle to be heard
By: MEGAN CERULLO, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Nikki Bell was 16 years old the first time she had sex for money. Her mother had recently died, she became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and soon thereafter, wound up in the arms of a pimp. Read More
USA TODAY: Trump to ask for tougher penalties for opioid trafficking – but no change in death penalty
President Trump announced that over the next three weeks his administration will be rolling out an opioids policy that will include stepped up actions against drug dealers, and lawsuits against drug companies.
FORBES: Startup’s Mission: Teaching Victims Of Human Trafficking New Job Skills
By Anne Field , CONTRIBUTOR, FORBES
A mind-boggling number of people globally are victims of human trafficking—about 25 million, including those exploited for cheap labor, sex or in state-imposed forced labor, according to the International Labor Organization and Walk Free Foundation. Read More
US NEWS: Alabama Attorney Charged With Human Trafficking – Again
By CULLMAN, Ala. (AP), US NEWS
An Alabama attorney faces additional charges of human trafficking just weeks after being arrested on similar charges.
Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry says Randy Allan Hames faces new charges of first- and second-degree human trafficking. The 75-year-old Hames was arrested Saturday and released on bail.
The Cullman Tribune says Hames was arrested Feb. 22 and charged with stalking and promoting prostitution after two women complained that he asked for sex in place of rent payments. He was arrested and charged on March 5 with two counts of human trafficking in connection with that complaint.
Authorities have not said whether the latest charges relate to the same victims.
A Sheriff’s Office spokesman said prosecutors decided to move forward with the trafficking charges after reviewing the case and speaking with victims.