This January marks 11 years since President Barack Obama first declared the month of January to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. As Obama described it then, the declaration was meant to “bring us together as a nation and global community to provide that safe haven by protectingContinue Reading
SAN ANTONIO – – At home, online, disconnected with free time, people are more vulnerable to traffickers than ever before. Local organizations that help trafficked youth say teens and parents need to be on the lookout for online predators who are constantly grooming their next victims. The pandemic has forcedContinue Reading
A man and woman are accused of operating two brothels in Framingham where “between 20 and 30 sex buyers” a day paid up to $50 for 15 minutes of sex, Attorney General Maura Healey alleges. Those brothels “served as alleged fronts for human trafficking,” said Healey. Samuel Artunduaga Herrera, 47,Continue Reading
Article content continued The ALERT team in Calgary, which is comprised of three RCMP officers and three Calgary Police Service members, focus their efforts on organized crime, related to individuals or groups involved in human trafficking. Bowers said perpetrators essentially keep their victims hostage by alienating them from others, takingContinue Reading
Attendees of Cup at Cater this week would have found not just their morning caffeine fix, but blue ribbons and a display featuring information on human trafficking awareness. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Jan. 11, also the date of the recent Cup at Cater event, wasContinue Reading
Did you know that sex and labor trafficking happen right here in North Florida? Did you know that youth are more vulnerable to trafficking online and that this has gotten worse since the pandemic began? Did you know that the private sector — businesses, hotels, restaurants, health care and more — all haveContinue Reading
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. It may come as a surprise to many but this malady is increasingly occurring across New York state, including right here in Fulton and Montgomery counties. Human trafficking is nothing less than a form of modern day slavery. Locally, this may look likeContinue Reading
A multi-agency patrol of the Spring Valley area on Friday night netted more than 100 stops, as well as guns and drugs. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Spring Valley Area Command, Clark County School District Police and Nevada Division of Parole and Probation patrolled the area in an operationContinue Reading
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – As many people are stuck at home during the pandemic, local agencies are reminding people that human trafficking hasn’t stopped due to COVID. The Grand Island Area Coalition on Trafficking has had to put some of their training on hold. They are still working toContinue Reading
LÉVIS, QC, Jan. 15, 2021 /CNW/ – Canadians expect to live in a society where the criminal justice system is fair and impartial and supports the needs of victims. The Government of Canada is committed to protect every Canadian’s rights and improve access to justice for vulnerable Canadians. Today, the HonourableContinue Reading