Posts Tagged ‘Human trafficking’

Manhattan Prosecutors Focus on Pimps Instead of Prostitutes

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is using a sex trafficking law to redefine its approach, treating women who work for ringleaders as victims and not criminals.

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Manhattan Prosecutors Focus on Pimps Instead of Prostitutes

Women Enslaved by Spain’s Brothel Tourism Boom

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Though Spain’s economy is struggling, prostitution is booming, exploding into public view in cities and towns.

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Women Enslaved by Spain’s Brothel Tourism Boom

China’s Adoption Scandal Sends Chills Through Families in U.S.

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Reports of baby-selling in China have prompted adoptive parents in the United States to wonder whether their children were abandoned, as they were told.

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Four arrests in trafficking probe

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Four people are arrested and six alleged victims rescued in Belfast in a police investigation into a human trafficking and prostitution ring.

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Minister to warn over trafficking

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Iain Duncan Smith is to warn about the threat posed by human trafficking as the think tank he founded launches a review of efforts to combat slavery.

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Minister to warn over trafficking

A ‘new form of slavery’ in Mexico

Friday, May 27th, 2011

While an estimated 10,000 women are victims of human trafficking in Mexico’s capital, there were only 40 investigations of the crime and three convictions in the city last year, according to a report issued this week.

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In Oakland, Redefining Sex Trade Workers as Abuse Victims

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

The discovery that many Asian-American girls were vulnerable to being lured into the sex trade led to a change in how the medical and legal systems treated these girls.

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In Oakland, Redefining Sex Trade Workers as Abuse Victims

‘Human trafficking’ victims saved

Monday, March 21st, 2011

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Belfast in relation to human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

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‘Human trafficking’ victims saved

EU to widen human trafficking net

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

EU ministers agree to widen the definition of human trafficking to include “instigating, aiding, abetting or attempting”.

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Sex-Trafficking Charges Stun Minneapolis Somalis

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Twenty-nine immigrants were charged with drawing girls into prostitution over the last decade.

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Sex-Trafficking Charges Stun Minneapolis Somalis

Government tackled on human trafficking

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

David Cameron has been urged to sign up to a directive tackling human trafficking during the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions.

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Government tackled on human trafficking