Human Trafficking

PR-Inside.com News: 80 women and children victims of Myanmar cyclone rescued ... 2008-07-03

Rahlyan Mone, from the force's human trafficking division, told the Yangon-based journal that victims facing hardship are being enticed with job offer ...

Dallas Morning News: Mexico sizing up McCain 2008-07-03

"The progress that I've seen since previous visits here has been substantial and positive," Mr. McCain said, adding that "in human rights and other issue ...

LifeNews.com: Pro-Life Congressional Leader Highlights Chinese Abortion Abuse ... 2008-07-03

... policy is a human rights abuse that not only kills children and abuses women, but is also becoming an increasing factor in the rise in human trafficking ...

Irish Independent: 'Slave' ring cracked in hotel raid on royals 2008-07-03

The Belgian Labour Audit Authority is investigating whether the women were victims of human trafficking , brought to Belgium to work for their royal ...

Mirror.co.uk: Vice peril of duped teenagers 2008-07-03

The scandal was highlighted yesterday in a Government report on human trafficking . Home Office minister Vernon Coaker said: "People groom the victim ...

San Francisco Chronicle: Newsom blames others for drug dealers 2008-07-03

First, a large percentage of these children are victims of human trafficking : abused, abandoned, neglected and seeking refuge. Second, we must celebrate ...

Aljazeera.net: Who are the Farc? 2008-07-03

They are also accused of hypocrisy for funding much of their activities through the trafficking of cocaine, with around 65 of the group's 110 operational ...

Melbourne Herald Sun: Lawyers argue over Mokbel case 2008-07-03

He is also charged with trafficking and conspiring to traffick large commercial quantities of methylamphetamine in Melbourne, Greece and other unknown ...

Bournemouth Daily Echo: Women freed after sex trafficking raid 2008-07-03

By Jane Reader SEX slaves have been rescued from properties in Bournemouth as part of a national clampdown on human trafficking .

Derby Evening Telegraph: Derbyshire Police vow on human trafficking 2008-07-03

POLICE have vowed to continue targeting human trafficking gangs following the success of an operation in Derbyshire. Operation Pentameter Two was a national ...

The Herald: Crackdown on sex trafficking leads to rescue of 59 women 2008-07-03

It was the largest police crackdown on human trafficking to date and resulted in the arrest of 528 people across Britain. The operation has again exposed ...

Philippine Information Agency: Pinays warned vs fake marriage brokers 2008-07-03

In an official statement sent to media outlets, CFO says that such activities violate the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law (RA 6955) and the Anti- Human Trafficking ...

Afrik.com: Two suspected human traffickers denied bail and compared ... 2008-07-03

Two suspected human traffickers in the Gambia have been denied bail for the second time by the Kanifing magistrate"s court, citing the law which bars bail ...

Nanotechnology News (press release): Nanotubes could aid understanding of retrovirus transmissi ... 2008-07-03

"The reason they were only noticed recently as trafficking routes is because of labeling studies that marked organelles and proteins.

Arab Times: A "sin" in silence 2008-07-03

... Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and committee member Roudhan Al-Roudhan filled the National Assembly hall when they talked about human trafficking and visa trading.

ABS CBN News: Cops raid Portuguese-run cybersex den in Pampanga 2008-07-03

Ramos said charges for violating Section 4-A of Republic Act 9208, also known as Anti- human Trafficking Act of 2003, will be filed against Manuel.

LICADHO: Government Operating Khmer Rouge-Like Detention Camps in Phnom ... 2008-07-03

Ensure that anti- trafficking law enforcement efforts are focused on the investigation and prosecution of traffickers , rather than the arrest and detenti ...

Sify: Britain arrests 500 people for sex trafficking 2008-07-03

London: British police have arrested over 500 people in a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking in a six-month operation targeted at the sex trade ...

Palm Beach Post: McCain switches campaign chiefs as critics call for 'cogent message' 2008-07-03

The problems crystallized this week, with McCain off on a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico, where he is talking about trade and drug trafficking ...

Newswise (press release): Researchers Identify Tumor Suppressor That Manages Cellular ... 2008-07-03

íThe report provides new insights into understanding some human diseases with compromised autophagic and endosomal trafficking , including cardiomyopathy ...

New Straits Times: Toiling away at mercy of unscrupulous employers 2008-07-03

Bar Council human rights committee member Renuka T. Balasubramaniam said even if a foreign employee were to be allowed to join his company's uni ...

MiamiHerald.com: Analysis: Rescue a devastating blow to FARC, may streng ... 2008-07-03

Yet the FARC still has a steady income from its involvement in drug trafficking , porous borders where its fighters can seek safe havens and an estimated ...

CattleNetwork.com: US, Colombia Union Leaders Criticize Trade Pact, McCain Views 2008-07-03

John McCain's trade policies and his trip to Colombia, and charged that a proposed US-Colombia free trade agreement would lead to further human -right ...

The New Nation: 'SAARC Food Bank" to meet food crisis urged 2008-07-02

... duty-free access of SAARC products to each other's market in the region, energy security, labour migration and human trafficking in the next SAARC ...

WorldChanging: Interview: Kavita Ramdas, Global Fund for Women 2008-07-02

KR: The Global Fund for Women has an extraordinary commitment to keeping our doors open so that as many organizations working to advance women's hum ...

The Washington Independent: The Counter-intuitive Candidate 2008-07-02

Yesterday, he met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to discuss human rights, drug trafficking and free trade. McCain, an ardent supporter of ...

AllAfrica.com: Guinea Bissau: In Need of a State 2008-07-02

íCocaine trafficking from Latin America has increased tremendously in recent years, and the country has become a pivotal transit point in the route ...

AllAfrica.com: Guinea: Executive Summary - In Need of a State 2008-07-02

Nevertheless, there is real risk of it becoming a narco-state and a political and administrative no-man"s-land, attractive to trafficking and terrorist ...

AllAfrica.com: Angola: Creation of Mechanisms to Combat Human Trafficking Defended 2008-07-02

Speaking at the end of the workshop on human trafficking , promoted by Home Affairs Ministry (Minint) and supported by International Organisation ...

UK Express: SEX TRAFFIC GANGS TARGET UK CHILDREN 2008-07-02

Victims of so-called íinternal trafficking ì are picked up and often groomed by older ílover boyì men who first gain their trust. Police warned that foreign ...

Telegraph.co.uk: British teenage girls forced into prostitution by people traffickers 2008-07-02

Mr Coaker announced a new action plan to tackle trafficking , including a 45-day period of grace to victims of human trafficking after their rescue ...

Reuters UK: More than 500 arrested in sex traffic crackdown 2008-07-02

LONDON (Reuters) - Thirteen children were among 167 victims of human trafficking recovered by police, the Home Office said on Wednesday, in a six-month ...

Canada Free Press: Justice done 2008-07-02

Mr. Parasiris was targeted in a police probe into cocaine trafficking . But Judge Cournoyer ruled that the police failed to prove he had drugs in his home ...

Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service: Justice Training Institute Conducts Anti-Human Trafficking Seminars 2008-07-02

More than 100 persons have been trained by the Justice Training Institute (JTI) to address human trafficking in Jamaica, as the country seeks to improve ...

The Australian: Mokbel's extradition fight continues 2008-07-02

... Mokbel had an appeal pending in the European Court of Human Rights. New drug trafficking charges were filed against two of Mokbel's brothers yesterday.

NEWS.com.au: Tony Mokbel's brethers charged with trafficking drugs 2008-07-02

TWO of Tony Mokbel's brothers appeared in Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with trafficking methylamphetamine. Kabalan and Milad Mokbel ...

Kilkenny People: Woman suspected to be victim of human trafficking 2008-07-02

A YOUNG woman arrested during a raid on a suspected brothel in the city centre may be the victim of a human trafficking ring. Gardai raided a house just ...

Scotsman: Police rescue 15 'sex slaves' in crackdown on trafficking 2008-07-02

Superintendent Michael Orr of Strathclyde Police, who is chairman of the Scottish Human Trafficking Group, said: "Operation Pentameter 2 has shown th ...

Washington Post: War on Drugs Seeing Progress in Colombia, Says McCain 2008-07-02

declared the Colombian government should be viewed as a key ally in stemming the flow of cocaine into the US even as drug trafficking remains a seriou ...

Scotland Courier: Police smash human traffic rings in city 2008-07-02

íWe rescued two victims of human trafficking , who were brought into the country from Africa and forced to prostitute themselves in Dundee.

PR CannaZine (press release): It's a grand old flag , it's a high flying flag 2008-07-02

She was accused of drug trafficking while in Bali. THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ, is a documentary film, narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, about the killing ...

Belfast Newsletter: Government "talking down" scale of secret slavery in Ulster 2008-07-02

South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo said: "I strongly disagree with Paul Goggins' assessment of human trafficking in Northern Ireland. Human trafficking is ...

Kent Online: Human trafficking crackdown yields 50 arrests 2008-07-02

Kent Police are one of the top three forces dealing with the issue of trafficking , along with the Metropolitan Police and North Yorkshire Police.

Belfast Newsletter: Government "talking down" scale of secret slavery in Ulster 2008-07-02

South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo said: "I strongly disagree with Paul Goggins' assessment of human trafficking in Northern Ireland. Human trafficking is ...

NewsHour: McCain Takes Campaign to Mexico and Colombia 2008-07-02

House members have blocked a vote on the package because of concerns over Colombia"s record on human rights and stopping drug trafficking , and reports ...

7thSpace Interactive (press release): íThe United Nations is essential for the world, and the Europe ... 2008-07-02

The European Union"s priorities during the General Assembly session could include: human rights, including women"s and children"s rights;

ECO/Huff Strategy (press release): Canadian law programs rate high on sustainability 2008-07-02

... areas of sustainability, organizing groups in Environmental Law, Global Anti- Trafficking , International Human Rights, and Public Interest Law.

Christian News Wire (press release): UNPFA Loses $235 Million Due to Pro-Life Group's Efforts 2008-07-02

The Population Research Institute (PRI) was founded in 1989 by Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, PhD and is dedicated to: (1) ending human rights abuses committed in ...

7thSpace Interactive (press release): íThe United Nations is essential for the world, and the Europe ... 2008-07-02

The European Union"s priorities during the General Assembly session could include: human rights, including women"s and children"s rights;

Peninsula On-line: Crackdown on knife crime nets 1214 2008-07-02

Meanwhile, thirteen children were among 167 victims of human trafficking recovered by police, the Home Office said yesterday, in a six-month crackdown ...

TIME: Colombia's Stunning Hostage Rescue 2008-07-02

But they still held potent cards: one was the hundreds of millions of dollars they make each year via drug trafficking ; the other was their more than 700 ...

Trading Markets (press release): Ruling gives Goddard tool to fight drug, human trafficking 2008-07-02

... with Western Union over whether the company should be forced to hand over money its customers use to finance human or drug trafficking from Mexico.

The Nation, Pakistan: City faces alarming rise in 2008-07-02

... a number of fishermen"s children have started involving in begging and drug trafficking and this trend has resulted in a sharp rise in the number street ...

LA City Beat: Latest Reviews: July 3, 2008 2008-07-02

But there"s nothing brave about taking a stance against human trafficking . (Amy Nicholson) (Laemmle"s Music Hall 3, Laemmle"s Fallbrook 7, Laemmle"s One ...

Howrah News Service: Sikh wins racism case in US 2008-07-02

ëPTI By OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT July 2: Nearly 170 victims of human trafficking have been rescued in the largest-ever crackdown in Britain, home secretary ...

7thSpace Interactive (press release): YEMEN"S DELEGATION ACKNOWLEDGES OBSTACLES TO WOMEN"S EMPOWERMENT ... 2008-07-02

Several experts also asked for details in connection with trafficking in girls and women, as well as the provisions of Yemen"s legislation to combat th ...

7thSpace Interactive (press release): Major Police probe into trafficking leads to 528 arrests 2008-07-02

The largest ever police crackdown on human trafficking resulted in police recovering 167 victims and arresting 528 criminals associated with one of ...

WRAL.com: Federal prosecutor to work in Kosovo 2008-07-02

Moore will help Kosovo's efforts to address corruption and human trafficking , and she will help citizens implement legal reforms to promote governmental ...

Firefox News: Con Report: The Gathering of the Gargoyles 2008 2008-07-02

Phil wins major points with me for pointing out that human trafficking is BAD. Then, Ethan introduces Thom to goatse, which if you don't know ...

Fort Mills Times: FBI lauds Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center 2008-07-02

Koepplinger has also become a respected voice in the area of human trafficking , particularly of American Indian women. The leadership award was created ...

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: Child trafficking, a lucrative business 2008-07-02

Paul Bemile disclosed this at a West Africa Regional Awareness Workshop on Dangers of Human Trafficking in Accra. He said human trafficking is a global ...

Kansas City infoZine: July Brings Bumper Crop of New Laws 2008-07-02

Human trafficking , such as for sex slaves and employment, is now a felony in New Mexico. The state previously had been the only Southern border state where ...

BBC News: Profile: Vladimiro Montesinos 2008-06-30

Since then, Mr Montesinos has been jailed for drug- trafficking , gun-running and embezzlement, the longest sentence being 20 years.

New Statesman: Greens: We're civil liberties party 2008-06-30

There is no evidence to suggest that more pervasive data collection will offer any greater degree of security or be effective in tackling trafficking ...

Washington Post: the Secular Conscience 2008-06-30

... trafficking in or consuming hard drugs, and engaging in "morally debatable experiments" or "genetic manipulation" that violates the dignity of hum ...

National Legal Internet Portal: Belarus to partake in PA OSCE session in Astana 2008-06-30

Other issues on the agenda include election observation and human rights issues affecting the OSCE area such as human trafficking .

The Forney Post: Border Patrol, State of Texas Partnering to Stop Human Trafficking ... 2008-06-30

The Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have partnered together to begin cracking down on commercial truckers who knowingly ...

Modern Ghana: Training workshop for newly posted DOVVSU personnel 2008-06-30

The participants were also taken through interviewing and counselling of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, human trafficking , children and ...

The Post: Rise of fascism and terrorism 2008-06-30

From there, most narcotics move to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (where Osh has become a hub of trafficking ) before continuing to Kazakhstan and onwards ...

AngolaPress: Human Trafficking Yields Nine Billion Dollars Yearly 2008-06-30

Luanda, 06/30 - Angola`s Home Affairs deputy minister for the social sphere, José Bamboquina Zau this Monday here that the trafficking of human being ...

Gather.com: The Continued Evolution of Mexican Democracy 2008-06-30

In addition, the Executive Branch has been cracking down on bribery, drug and human trafficking , as well as quelling strong-arm tactics by the police.

BalkanInsight.com: Bosnia Police Launch Major Trafficking Raid 2008-06-30

... is believed to be striding one of the main land channels for the smuggling of drugs, weapons and human trafficking from Asia to western Europe.

The New Nation: Social awareness against drugs stressed 2008-06-29

... consequences of drugs and its bad impacts on human civilisation and underscored the need for taking stringent measures against illegal drug trafficking .

OpEdNews: Spare Us Paternalism Say Organizing Chicago Sex Workers 2008-06-29

The right wing-backed human trafficking movement, part of the "anti-prostitution industrial complex," deliberately blurs the line between sex work and sex ...

Manila Times: PETA"s "karaoke dreams" singing the OFW wannabe blues 2008-06-29

... visa and human trafficking of aspiring Filipino migrant workers in an entertaining and compelling Filipino musical comedy that upholds the artistic ...

Los Angeles Times: Mexico welcomes Merida, without human rights restrictions 2008-06-29

He said its passage was due in part to Mexico's insistence that the United States share the burden in the fight against drug trafficking .

The National: Rights committee seeks public input 2008-06-29

The report will assess the human rights situation in the UAE, looking at areas including the rights of women and children, human trafficking ...

WalesOnline: Trafficked sex slaves "have hit 150 mark" 2008-06-29

AS many as 150 women are being forced to work as sex slaves across Wales, according to claims by a top human rights charity. The shock figures have come ...

The South African Star: Dvd review - Eastern Promises 2008-06-29

Directed by David Cronenberg (he of Videodrome and Naked Lunch) it's a sad story of human trafficking that flourishes in the underbelly of supposedly ...

Borglobe: General News 2008-06-29

Thousands of African migrants cross illegally into Europe every year with the aid of people- trafficking gangs and many have died trying to cross ...

MedIndia: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2008-06-28

The global war against drug abuse and illicit trafficking has gained momentum over the years. To marshal worldwide support for the control over drug ...

Los Angeles Times: 6 Mexico police officers killed in ambush 2008-06-28

Calderon says the surge in killings and gun battles is a sign of his government's success in cracking down on drug- trafficking networks.

Washington Post: Anti-Drug Aid for Mexico Approved 2008-06-28

For instance, the US Senate had wanted to require the Mexican military to send cases of soldiers accused of human rights violations, including rape ...

Mail & Guardian Online: Sex in the Mother City 2008-06-28

A new book reveals that contrary to popular belief most of Cape Town's prostitutes are not victims of human trafficking and that there are hardly any child ...

Greenville News: Greer police get award for human trafficking busts 2008-06-28

Reynolds said though his officers helped take down the trafficking ring, there were probably others in the area who are doing the same thing.

LeadershipNigeria: Combating Drug Trafficking And Abuse 2008-06-28

... made possible by the equipment and human resource development provided by the US. However, the gloomy portrait painted by drug trafficking and other ...

Houston Chronicle: $400 million in aid OK'd as yet another police official is slain 2008-06-28

In a 92-6 vote late Thursday, the US Senate authorized a three-year, $1.6-billion package to combat drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America.

Dispatch Online: Finally, due recognition 2008-06-28

Accone said the SA- born Chinese feel that some of the activities of the new Chinese from the mainland (like perlemoen smuggling, human trafficking ...

Asheville Citizen-Times: Book chronicles pastor"s work in Bangkok slums 2008-06-28

ASHEVILLE ê Greg Barrett went to Thailand as a Gannett News Service reporter in 2000 to investigate human trafficking , believing he would confront ...

Bernama: Now Postmen To Check Human Trafficking 2008-06-28

"People in remote villages of the region do not have access to any sort of information, be it on the very notion of human trafficking or available ways ...

Lifesite: Council of Europe Passes Abortion Resolution to Address Child ... 2008-06-28

... in which women can leave their newborn children in the care of health workers anonymously, saying they contributed to criminality and human trafficking .

Media Newswire (press release): WVU students create blog about cultural exchange in Southeast Asia 2008-06-25

... of the Southeast Asia Children"s Project, Cambodian social service workers involved in the fight against human trafficking also attended the workshops.

DetNews.com: New levee breaks along Mississippi 2008-06-25

There was no risk to public health because no part of the animal entered the human food systems, government inspectors said. • Thousands of peaches stolen ...

Mississauga: Pimp sentenced to five years in jail 2008-06-25

Nakpangi pleaded guilty last month to human trafficking and living off the avails of prostitution. He admitted to escorting and setting up appointments ...

Yahoo! News: Dr. Dobson Has Just Handed Obama Victory 2008-06-25

Like Cizik they believe that the America has a responsibility to do something about global warming, poverty, AIDS, human trafficking and other issues.

Radio Australia: Global waste meeting under way in Bali 2008-06-25

... million square kilometres are thousands of border entry points - easy targets for illegal activity - from human trafficking to consumer waste dumping.

radiojamaica.com: Bahamian on trial for dead J"can 2008-06-25

Ten of the 14 illegal aliens at the heart of one of Florida's biggest human trafficking cases are Jamaican. Bahamian ship's captain Rickey Thompson ...

Spero News: Sex Trafficking & Slavery must be Abolished 2008-06-25

These are forms of human trafficking . They are, in fact, forms of modern-day slavery. Estimates of the number of victims vary widely.

Spero News: Sex Trafficking & Slavery must be Abolished 2008-06-25

These are forms of human trafficking . They are, in fact, forms of modern-day slavery. Estimates of the number of victims vary widely.

History News Network: Mann Trouble 2008-06-23

... has fervently prosecuted prostitution rings, who pointed out that such organizations are often linked to money laundering, drugs, and human trafficking .

AllAfrica.com: Rwanda: Police Dismiss Child Trafficking Allegations 2008-06-23

... State Condoleeza Rice on June 4 reportedly to raise the level of awareness worldwide and to stimulate action to address the crime of human trafficking .

Vanguard: Mashi worries over incessant rape cases in Kano 2008-06-23

KANO State former zonal coordinator of National Agency for the Prohibition of human trafficking and other related cases, Mallam Mohammed Ali Mashi ...

RedOrbit: Review: 3 New Mysteries Vary in Milieu, Attitude 2008-06-23

"Another Man's Moccasins" emerges as an insightful look at various forms of racism, human trafficking and confronting your own prejudices.

Sify: Use of women for trafficking drugs via India on rise 2008-06-23

"The use of human carriers, specially women, for drug trafficking is on the rise. Nigerian gangs are sending cocaine and heroin through Southeast Asi ...

Sowetan: SA Navy safeguards all of Africa"s trading routes 2008-06-23

íThe challenges globally faced at sea include criminal activities such as poaching, arms and drug smuggling, human trafficking , piracy and sea robbery,ì ...

Arab Times: Temporary "shelters" being set up 2008-06-23

KUWAIT CITY : íThe government is establishing temporary shelters for victims of human trafficking ,ì says Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Bader ...

San Antonio Express: Editorials: Texas targeting truckers on smuggling missions 2008-06-23

... and regardless of where people stand on the issue of illegal immigration, everyone can agree that trafficking in human beings is reprehensible.

The Seoul Times: "Stop Abusing Cambodian Brides," Envoy Asks 2008-06-23

There are so many problems such as human trafficking , sex trade, child abuse, and physical and mental dieases involving Cambodian women who marry foreigner ...

Metro.us: Pol aims to pull plug on Web sex workers 2008-06-23

... is not responsible for content posted by users, although the site issues a disclaimer warning against human trafficking and exploitation of minors.