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• Forced Labor and Rape, the New Face of Slavery in America

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 530
  Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to dub it a modern form of slavery. "It is not only a crime. It is an abomination," said Professor Mark Ensalaco, a political scientist at the University of Dayton, Ohio, who organized a recent conference on the ...
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• Panel of customers advises Amsterdam City Council on well-being of prostitutes

  
  Amsterdam Travel and Visitors Guide — Authority: 119
  A panel of customers of prostitutes in Amsterdam has been advising the city since this summer on issues such as human trafficking and forced prostitution. Critics say the citys policy of reducing window prostitution, as part of efforts to spruce up and repupose Amsterdams city centre, will force many prostitutes ...
  22 hours ago

• David Miscavige Sued for Human Trafficking

  
  XENU TV — Authority: 130
  Larry Brennan made this announcement today over at Why We Protest : This is to announce that as of today, November 25, 2009, David Miscavige has been sued and a summons has been issued notifying him of the complaint. Also sued are defendants Church of Scientology International, Religious Technology Center and does ...
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• On The Shelf: Hillary Vs. Sarah • Study: Police Ignore Rape Claims If Victim Is Drunk [Leftovers]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 813
  •  Sad, sad news: Going Rogue beat Hillary Clintons memoir in sales with 700,000 to Clintons 600,000. However, the awesome Secretary of State received a much bigger advance of $8 mil, while Palin was only offered five. •  •  Last night John McCain told Fox Newss Greta Van Susteren that he thinks ...
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• Today: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 656
        Today is United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Around the globe, workers are saying “No” to violence against women. Although we often limit discussions on violence against women to domestic violence, it also is a human rights issue and a workplace ...
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• Asylum Seekers: Merry Christmas Island Brawl

  
  Crooked in Canada — Authority: 131
  What do you get when you put a bunch of Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum seekers together on an island just off the coast of Australia?  A huge brawl on Christmas Island, but one that the only damage caused is to one another. Like WTF man, what were these clowns trying to prove. Like wasn’t one of the reasons they ...
  3 days ago

• when in rome...

  
  n e u f n e u f — Authority: 444
  [click image] Forced labour and rape, the new face of slavery in America Paul Harris in Dayton, Ohio The Observer, Sunday 22 November 2009 Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to dub it a modern form of slavery. Figures from the State ...
  4 days ago

• Human trafficking in the Midwest

  
  New World Order University Forum — Authority: 124
  The Guardian has a controversial article on forced labour and rape in the American Midwest. Leading to the question, are organized criminal gangs engaged in large-scale human trafficking in the United States? Related story: Child trafficking in India. We are convinced there is a lot of trafficking going on ...
  4 days ago

• Human Trafficking, Justice, and CSI

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 652
  I’ve gotten used to popular TV shows going the after-school special route and highlighting some issue or another.  Granted, it boosts their ratings, but it also brings attention to issues that need attention.  So I was intrigued recently when the…
  4 days ago

• Human Trafficking: Despite the talk, people smuggling from Indonesia to Australia continues to flourish

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 443
  People smuggling networks taking asylum seekers from Indonesia to Australia are flourishing despite Jakartas pledges to combat the trade.Al Jazeeras Step Vaessen gained rare access to a network of smugglers who revealed some of their closely-guarded methods.These include using secret compartments taking asylum seekers ...
  4 days ago

• Shocking rise of new slavery in America

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  In the Midwestern heartland, police are encountering a new social evil: trafficking, often involving women and children who are forced to work as prostitutes or unpaid labour; and the outcomes can be brutal. Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to ...
  6 days ago

• Aaron Cohen - the slave hunter

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Aaron Cohen travels the world, rescuing girls sold into prostitution. He tells Carole Cadwalladr why he does it – and how a suburban kid turned heroin addict became a human rights campaigner I dont know where to even start with Aaron Cohen. With his day job, springing imprisoned girls out of brothels? With his ...
  6 days ago

• Shaniya Davis’ Father Bradley Lockhart Appears On ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Gina GomezNov.21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bradley Lockhart, father of Shaniya Davis [the young girl who was raped and murdered] appeared in the ‘Oprah Winfrey Show‘ on Friday. The show was watched by a large number of people as this was the first time that the father of the deceased girl was appearing on television ...
  6 days ago

• Shaniya Davis’ father Bradley Lockhart in an interview with Oprah

  
  Rising Sun of Nihon — Authority: 434
  Bradley Lockhart, Shaniya Davis’ father was on Oprah Friday, speaking about the death of his five year old daughter; her cause of death has been determined as asphyxiation. Bradley Lockhart was visibly upset today during his interview on The Oprah Show, and his sister who watched Shaniya most of the time joined in ...
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• Prom Baby! – Word count: 37,533

  
  Four Minutes Older — Authority: 128
  Enid lay in wait under a clump of bushes on the very edge of Big Mesa High School’s parking lot. She would wait until the cheerleaders and football, soccer and tennis players left practice and walked out to their cars, then pick them off one by one. She still had the broken root beer bottle and Elizabeth’s trusty ...
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• Shaniya Davis Was Raped & Murdered: Sources

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Meena Kar Nov.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The autopsy report of 5 year old girl Shaniya Davis who was missing from her house, once again highlighted how children are send into the human trafficking business. Police officials on Thursday evening declared the preliminary autopsy reports and said that someone had raped the ...
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• Prom Baby! – Word count: 34,960

  
  Four Minutes Older — Authority: 128
  “All right, girls,” Mr. Jaworski said, sitting down behind Mr. Collins’ desk. “I guess the first thing we’ll do is take attendance.” It took almost half an hour for Mr. Jaworski to call out all the names of the girls in the class, noting that Elizabeth was missing. “OK. Now that we’ve done that, ...
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• Help your cause while helping human trafficking survivors

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 162
  Times are tough for charities and donations are down. In tough times we need to work together, so Made By Survivors has created a program that lets you support your favorite charity while helping survivors of human trafficking and slavery.All you have to do is fill out this form and let us know about [...]
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• Trafficking Children

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 551
  I’m a nightly watcher of the show Nancy Grace. There is a story on there now about a woman possibly trafficking her five year old daughter out. Her five year old daughter is now dead. My heart goes out to what this little girl had to face, to her daddy whom is just devastated, and the rest of the little girls ...
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• Shopping and Saving the World: A Guide to Feel-Good Gift Giving (Part I)

  
  Washington Area Women's Foundation — Authority: 117
  Proceeds from this RIJI Green bag go to victims of human trafficking. Believe it or not, I’ve already started my holiday shopping. I know what you’re thinking: I’ve been suckered by Corporate America with their October Christmas decorations, and their pre-Thanksgiving Christmas carol playing, and their ...
  1 week ago

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