By Sally Kim NEW YORK – Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Lucy Lang has released a comprehensive plan to end human trafficking in Manhattan, prioritizing the health, safety, and well-being of survivors, to expand efforts to prosecute sex and labor exploitation, and to protect non-citizen communities trafficked and exploited for theirContinue Reading
February 6, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com A local lawmaker has introduced a bi-partisan plan that aims to combat human trafficking in Michigan. State Representative Ann Bollin announced a bi-partisan plan that she says will support survivors of human trafficking and help them rebuild their lives after escaping theirContinue Reading
United States urged to shift focus from sex to labor trafficking under Biden administration By Kieran Guilbert Feb 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States must get better at tackling forced labor and fund specialist investigators to boost probes and prosecutions, the nation’s former anti-trafficking tsar said in anContinue Reading
Former prosecutor Lucy Lang, who’s hoping to take over her old boss’s seat in a crowded contest for Manhattan District Attorney, wants to bring a renewed focus to human trafficking cases if she gets elected and pledged to expand resources for survivors. “For far too long, human traffickers have terrorizedContinue Reading
TAMPA (WFLA) – Super Bowls bring excitement, big personalities, and big money to town when the games are played. Experts on human trafficking say they also bring opportunities for the exploitation of vulnerable people. “It can happen at any kind of big event where you are going to have aContinue Reading
A cluster of tiny houses set up as a model community at a Maplewood church could be the next step in housing the unsheltered homeless residents of St. Paul. The “sacred settlement” features customized single-room dwellings that the nonprofit Settled hopes to relocate to Mosaic Christian Community in the capitalContinue Reading
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -In light of Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month, local law enforcement agencies are reminding the community about the importance of reporting suspicious activity. It’s estimated that between 18,000 and 20,000 victims are trafficked into the U.S. every year. Laredo Crime Stoppers says no child should everContinue Reading
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Human trafficking is a crime that happens all across the country including here in Kern County, this month is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month where organizations and law enforcement spread information about resources that can help those who may be in a dangerous situation. The organization isContinue Reading
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In her final weeks in office, State Attorney Aramis Ayala is changing the way people are brought to justice in Orange and Osceola counties. The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, which oversees cases in Orange and Osceola counties, unveiled three new diversion programsContinue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS — Five years ago, Autumn Dillie worked at a treatment center where she saw a lack of cultural understanding when helping Native American patients. She met a woman in the beginning stages of recovery who had to ask a case manager for permission to smudge, a spiritual purification ceremony.Continue Reading