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Original Technorati articles tagged “human trafficking”

• in Lifestyle
  Your Role In Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery
  Mark Regier, a faith based investor, discusses the threats of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
  by makingsense / on Jan 26, 2012
• in Film
  The Whistleblower (2011) on DVD and Blu-ray January 24
  Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 18, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Did Slavery Put Food on Your Table Today?
  New App Created by Free World in Conjunction With The U.S. Department of State Lets Users Calculate Their Slavery Footprint.
  by kospina / on Sep 23, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “human trafficking”

 

• War profiteering in Kachin state

  
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  The latest reports from Kachin state suggest Burmese troops are moving closer to the town of Laiza, where the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is headquartered. A dispatch in the Independent newspaper two weeks ago said that the town, which straddles the Burma-China border, was for the first time since fighting began ...
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• Victory in Brazil

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 134
  In a landmark vote that may set a global example for getting tough with traffickers, Brazilian lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment this week that allows authorities to confiscate land owned by slaveholders. FTS supporters helped make this happen, by joining the 61,000 people who signed a global petition ...
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• Prax(us) Magalie Lerman turns history of exploitation into outreach

  
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  Magalie Lerman.Editors note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipples ongoing series highlighting local political activists.The first time Magalie Lerman knew she had a drug problem was not t
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• Village Voice GC Stands Up for Everyone’s Favorite Online Prostitution Ads

  
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  Unlike the women featured in its adult services ads, Backpage’s general counsel won’t take criticisms lying down… Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook . Tags: Backpage , Backpage.com , Child Sex Trafficking , Elizabeth L. McDougall , Elizabeth ...
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• Village Voice GC Stands Up for Everyone’s Favorite Online Prostitution Ads

  
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  Unlike the women featured in its adult services ads, Backpage’s general counsel won’t take criticisms lying down… Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook . Tags: Backpage , Backpage.com , Child Sex Trafficking , Elizabeth L. McDougall , Elizabeth ...
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• Secret Service Director Testifies on Recent Scandal

  
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  Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Says matter “not a systemic issue” (C-Span) – Washington, DC - May 23, 2012 – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing on the recent misconduct by Secret Service agents, ...
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• What does it mean to “Go Upstream” in the Amazon?

  
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  We talk a lot about “going upstream” to end modern slavery. Basically, if we want to create long-term change then we have to do more than just pull people out of the river; we have to to keep them from falling into the river in the first place. So how do we do this? Keep reading to find out on ...
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• Op-Ed Columnist: She Has a Pimp’s Name Etched on Her

  
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  Nicholas D. Kristof
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• Ohio House Passes Legislation To Assist Victims of Human Trafficking

  
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  Release: COLUMBUS—Today, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 262, which requires that a minor who is a victim of trafficking in persons be provided with appropriate services. These services include developing procedures for reuniting the minor with the family members in the minor’s country ...
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• Pimps Posing as “Sex Worker Activists” & Other Conflicts of Interest

  
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  I wrote this piece on the widespread problem of  (usually white)  female and male pimps posing as ‘sex worker activists’ for the Survivors’ View Blog : Well meaning people think most “sex workers activist” organizations/unions speak for women in prostitution. They are mistaken. A shocking number of ...
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• 500 Shirts for Freedom in Peru

  
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  From the Peruvian Amazon to a factory in El Salvador, every purchase of a Free2Rock shirt enables Not For Sale to create sustainable, long-term change.  Not For Sale and Third Day are partnering in this month’s Free2Rock campaign, which provides jobs that create freedom and economic stability for individuals in ...
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• Colombia Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Spreads to the DEA

  
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  Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Interview with Cartagena “Escort” involved in Secret Service scandal (May 2012) Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan – (ABC News) – May 22, 2012 – A month after the Secret Service was rocked by allegations that agents brought ...
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• Involvement of Rural Level Necessary for Child Safety: Deepak Kalra

  
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  Chairperson for State Child Rights Commission for Rajasthan Ms. Deepak Kalra spoke in Udaipur today about the importance of educating and nourishing children as well as providing the basic facilities as well as livelihood that they have been deprived of. Ms. Kalra highlighted the importance of the family, the society ...
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• 43,000 Horn Of Africa Refugees Flood Into Yemen

  
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  According to UNHCR, while all Somali arrivals were automatically recognized as refugees in Yemen and had access to documentation and freedom of movement, this has not been the case for Ethiopian nationals. New York Record Number Of African Refugees Migrating To Yemen – Un New York, May 18 2012  A record number of ...
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• My Meeting with Hillary Clinton

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 134
  Editor’s note: FTS South Asia Director Supriya Awasthi briefed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this month during Clinton’s trip to India. We thought you would enjoy Supriya’s reflections on her experience. It is not easy to get an invitation to meet the U.S. Secretary of State. And for me, it was not ...
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• Ukraine based FEMEN defies ‘sexism’ in efforts to block human traffickers

  
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  Sabine Clappaert – WNN Features (WNN) Kiev, UKRAINE: At first sight, few people would mark the group of topless young women protesting in the streets of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, as outspoken advocates or feminists. At first sight, few people would mark the group of topless young women protesting in the streets ...
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• The Best News Tidbits from the Workers Comp Community

  
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    Get the complete low-down right here. We rounded up the best tidbits of news around the WC community so you don’t have to. It’s all in one place – the Roundtable.   LexisNexis Communities Examines Cases in WC World Roundtable recommends signing up for the newsletter from Workers Compensation Law ...
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• Our Social Conscience: Against Human Trafficking

  
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  If anyone asks,  what is the most lucrative business next to drugs…it is unfortunately human trafficking and Malaysia has been rumoured to have an unspoken and unofficial infamy of being the “hub” for this atrocious business. Many a lives of men and women especially the young ones have had the course of their ...
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• From the mouth of Liz McDougall

  
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  Liz McDougall Liz McDougall on Defending Classified Ads for Erotic Services: Backpage’s new head legal weasel, Liz McDougall, is back in the press again talking about how much she cares about mone…I mean human trafficking. First a little tidbit I didn’t know about Ms. McDougall. Her former law firm did ...
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• “Give Us, Us Free!” and modern day slavery

  
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  Last night we watched the 1997 movie Amistad. I was horrified anew at how awful slavery was back in the early 1800s.  Steve Spielberg knows just how to capture a moment in time and make it feel as if you were actually there. I’m certain the terror exists in the minds of most all who have watched Amistad. Some ...
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