Human Trafficking

Raising stop sign to human traffic

harminka — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:15:23 -0500

Trade in people is not a new phenomenon, but the modern manifestation of slavery, according to US researchers. However, writing in the Journal of Global Business Advancement, they point out that human trafficking and trade in human organs has intensified with increased globalization. They hope to raise awareness of the issue among the business research community with a view to finding solutions.

No Limits Invites Local Law Enforcement Onto The Mats To Combat Human Trafficking

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:13 -0500

S.T.O.M.P. Academy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training Teaches Offensive Tactical Moves for Controlling Human Trafficking Offenders without Weapons

Amsterdam authorities switch off Red Lights

seher — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:37:49 -0600

Amsterdam city council ordered escort services to obtain licenses within 6 weeks or shut down. It is one of the latest steps to tighten controls on legal prostitution.

Armenian Parliament Passes Act on Human Trafficking

Malachi — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:41:04 -0500

Armenia’s parliament adopted a bill on Thursday aiming at identifying and saving human trafficking victims on airplanes before take off

HIV infection rates of Nepalese girls sex-trafficked to India

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:06:02 -0500

A study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers of girls and women who were sex-trafficked from Nepal to India and then repatriated has found that 38 percent were HIV positive. The infection rate exceeded 60 percent among girls forced into prostitution prior to age 15 years.

South Asia Sex-trafficked girls, women at high risk of HIV infection

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:46:25 -0500

Nearly 40 percent of repatriated Nepalese sex-trafficked girls and women tested were positive for HIV infection, with girls trafficked before age 15 having higher rates of infection, according to a study in the August 1 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.

Man suspected of trafficking children arrested in Bulgaria

Dinka — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:58:38 -0500

Police in the Black Sea city of Varna arrested a man suspected of trafficking children in Europe, after receiving footage from an undercover British television news report on baby smuggling, a police spokeswoman said.

UN Calls for Stop to Trafficking of Children in Africa

Dinka — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:10:29 -0500

United Nations and international aid agencies are calling for a stop to the trafficking of children in Africa. As the world marks the Day of the African Child, the agencies condemn a practice that exploits and enslaves children in Africa and elsewhere.

Malaysia vows to fight human trafficking

Dinka — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:35:45 -0500

Malaysia's leader promised to do his best to stop human trafficking after the U.S. noticed the country was not doing enough to resolve the problem. "Certainly human trafficking is a crime, and that has to be stopped. We will do whatever we can" to halt it, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told reporters.

Human Trafficking in India: Delhi court sents Katara to judicial custody

admin_huliq — Fri, 04 May 2007 20:17:15 -0500

In the Human Trafficking Case in India, BJP MP Babu Bhai Katara and his four associates have been sent to juducial custody till 18th May by a Delhi Court while alleged kingpin Rasheed has named of several politicians involved in the scam.

Malaysia to fight trafficking of women and children

Dinka — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:51:22 -0500

The Malaysian Cabinet has approved a bill to fight the trafficking of women and children, a move welcomed Monday by an activist group that said it was the country's first law to fight the "huge problem."

Trafficking of Rural Women, Children Increasing in China

Dinka — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:53:05 -0500

The international aid group Save the Children says more of China's women and children are at risk of being sold into forced labor or prostitution. The group says the trend is being fueled by the mass migration from China's countryside to its cities, and by a growing gender imbalance.