tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211845732011-06-08T02:44:56.335-04:00no matter how lonely the battle may seem...kyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935432394828393264noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184573.post-54442264727815366422007-05-09T15:14:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:20:37.310-04:00

BBC: Chad demobilises child soldiersChad's government has signed a deal with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to begin demobilising child soldiers from its national army.The agreement is a U-turn for the government, which as always denied that it has had under-age fighters.In a recent Unicef investigation more than 300 child soldiers were discovered in one town alone.Chad's minister

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32 migrants drown when forced into seaSAN'A, Yemen - Human traffickers wielding knives forced about 300 African migrants to jump into the sea off Yemen early Friday, causing at least 32 to drown, a Yemeni security official said.The migrants, mostly Ethiopians and Somalis, were packed into two rickety boats that had crossed the Gulf of Aden from Somalia when their crews forced them overboard as

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Jane Novak at Worldpress.org: Yemen: From Nepotism to Internal Jihad In the current round of fighting, the Yemeni military has augmented its ranks with child soldiers, tribesmen, and jihadis. Several induction centers have been opened and local media report that children as young as 15 have been given weapons and sent to the front with no training. Tribesmen from President Saleh's tribe, the

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U.S. Judge Blocks 1998 Online Porn LawBy MARYCLAIRE DALEThe Associated PressThursday, March 22, 2007; 9:59 AMPHILADELPHIA -- A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material. In the ruling, the judge said parents can

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Global Warming: now it hits brothelsBrothel owners in Bulgaria are blaming global warming for staff shortages.They claim their best girls are working in ski resorts because a lack of snow has forced tourists to seek other pleasures.Petra Nestorova, who runs an escort agency in Sofia, said: "We have hired students, but they are temps and nothing like our elite girls."Wow.What else can you say?

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The Navhind Times: Action plan devised to curb sex tourism: CMNT Staff ReporterPanaji, Feb25 Goa by no means is a sex capital, where tourist can come and pay for sex -- we do not want to become Bangkok, Bali or Pataya, said the Chief Minister, Mr Prataphsing Rane this evening.Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day workshop on ‘Prevention and combating human trafficking with special

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Accused Child Pornographer Arrested After Attacking PoliceChild Pornographer Caught After Attacking PoliceBy Julie Strawjulie@wlbt.netA West Jackson man has been arrested after attacking two Jackson Police Officers. After taking him into custody the officers make a frightening discovery, pornographic pictures of a minor. Neighbors say this is not the first time.Around 7:45 Monday morning, police

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AP: Cease-Fire Brings Hope to UgandaBy KATY POWNALLA cease-fire between Uganda's government and a shadowy rebel movement that has terrorized this east African nation for nearly two decades went into effect Tuesday.The truce signed Saturday is aimed at ending the brutal war between the government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, notorious for cutting off the tongues and lips of innocent

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From the August 2006 issue of the Anti-Trafficking Bulletin published by the Department of Justice (also available in PDF format).The Justice Department has selected New Orleans for the first of three annual conferences designed to advance the federal government's knowledge base about human trafficking within the United States and to improve access by practitioners to usable research about human

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Posting has been near non-existent the past few weeks (and will continue to be so, for the next couple of weeks) because I am gearing up for a major relocation. I have several articles to post about regarding some interesting developments that I hope to share with you in the near future.In the meantime, thank you for your patience and please, do check back often in case I am able to sneak a post

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The Observer: New report shows gangs enjoy easy access to guns and judicial corruptionMark Townsend, crime correspondentSunday July 30, 2006Organised crime in the UK is increasing rapidly, with firearms and drugs easily obtained by underworld syndicates which are also moving into child pornography to swell profits, a government report reveals tomorrow.The first analysis of the threat of criminal

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In my opinion, a very important editorial from Tampa Bay Online: Bush's Anti-Slavery Initiative Falters In Quest For FreedomTwo years ago today, President Bush came to Tampa to announce a $30 million initiative against human trafficking, casting our city as a hot spot in the selling of human lives.Yet two years later, not a single local trafficking case has been made.Could it be that our human

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A few days old (July 11), but this is very promising.Israel, Arabs join to fight white slaveryExperts from the Middle East and North Africa met last week at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna to prepare an action plan to stamp out the growing problems of human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The three-day symposium - the first of its kind - brought together representatives from Israel,

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Miami-Dade detective nabbed on child porn charges in SW RanchesA Miami-Dade County detective who lives in Southwest Ranches has been arrested for allegedly posting videos of child pornography on the Internet.Franklin Smith, 38, was charged with one count of promoting the sexual performance of a child and five counts of possession of child pornography, news partner NBC 6 reported.Police

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A few weeks old, but noteworthy, nonetheless. I may not be a big fan of Mr. Cage, personally, for some of his other actions and positions, but his efforts for Amnesty International are commendable.Cage donation for child soldiers Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage is donating $2m (£1.1m) to Amnesty International to help former child soldiers, the charity has announced. The donation will help fund

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West And Central African Nations Join Forces To End Child TraffickingA multilateral accord against the trafficking of women and children was signed here yesterday, as UNICEF and its partners spearheaded a joint ministerial conference of 26 West and Central African countries, representatives of European governments and the International Labour Organization. "No country in West and Central Africa

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Just turn it down a notch... Latvian capital to tone down erotic ads RIGA (AFP) - The city council in the Latvian capital, Riga approved regulations aimed at toning down erotic advertisements. "These restrictions were needed: its almost impossible to cross the Old Town in the evening without seeing screaming erotic ads in sparkling neon lights or being handed erotic leaflets," Riga Mayor Aivars

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Iran Focus: U.S. cites Iran as human trafficking hubLondon, Jun. 06 – The United States put Iran among the main countries engaged in human trafficking.A report released by the U.S. State Department described Iran as a "source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude". The report cited cased of women and

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Top Internet Providers Hope to Combat Child Porn With Image DatabaseNEW YORK ­ Five leading online service providers will jointly build a database of child-pornography images and develop other tools to help network operators and law enforcement better prevent distribution of the images.The companies pledged $1 million among them Tuesday to set up a technology coalition as part of the National

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A great read from Father John's blog on FoxNews.com: 'Safe' Prostitution The German government has made a solemn promise to condone only “safe prostitution” during this year's World Cup soccer tournament.[...] The hypocrisy is appalling. Because it legalized prostitution in 2002, German officials now find themselves in a quandary. Until now they have been able to hide behind the talking points of

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I'm not even going to bother with the rest of the article. The wording of this one line gets me, for some reason: In Germany, a Building Debate:COLOGNE, Germany -- At the Pascha, a 12-story building that advertises itself as Europe's biggest brothel, the working girls are preparing for what they hope will be a surge in business as more than a million soccer fans flock to Germany for the World

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Apparently, it's just a big misunderstanding, false alarm, etc. AFP: German police say no rise in forced prostitution for World Cup.[...] "Our unit which specialises in fighting procuring has noticed nothing special," a police spokesman in the southern city of Munich, where the tournament kicked off on Friday, told AFP. The police chief in the northern port city of Hamburg, another one of 12

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From the Washington Post: Soccer With a Side of Slavery.By Katherine Chon and Derek EllermanSaturday, June 10, 2006; Page A19"It is truly scandalous. People are talking about women, importing them to satisfy the base instincts of people associated with football. It is humiliating enough for me that football is linked with alcohol and violence. But this is worse. It is slaves that will come and be

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I highly recommend this article from the Chicago Tribune (via San Jose's Mercury News). I believe I have an older related article saved somewhere that I will try to look for and post if time permits. U.S. taxpayers financed human trafficking, report says[...] Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice unveiled this year's report by telling reporters that the United States and its allies "will stop at

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Human trafficking 'a growing problem' in N.IrelandHuman trafficking is a growing problem in Northern Ireland according to a British Government minister. Paul Goggins has told a House of Commons committee that there is some suggestion that foreign women are being used for the sex trade. The seedier side of Belfast life can be seen at night as prostitutes ply their trade in the city centre. But

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Ukrainian Accused of Forcing Russian Woman Into ProstitutionORLANDO, FL (AP) -- A woman has been arrested in Orlando for allegedly harboring an illegal alien who she is accused of enslaving, beating and forcing into prostitution. US Magistrate Karla Spaulding has ordered Yelena Aleksandrovna Telichenko held without bail until a hearing next week. Telichenko was ordered deported by an immigration

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From the Jerusalem Post: 3 arrested in int'l prostitution ringREBECCA ANNA STOIL, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 6, 2006On a day when Israel faced stiff criticism by the United States for not taking a tough enough stance against the trafficking of women, Tel Aviv District Police revealed Tuesday that three suspects had been arrested earlier in the morning after allegedly helping to operate a

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An excellent expose written by Karyn Maughan in South Africa's periodical, The Star: Child sex trade scandalChildren as young as 9 are selling their bodies on the streets of Joburg for R30 ($4.50 US) --and child rights groups say the situation is "exploding".In a series of interviews with child sex workers, streetchildren, clinic staff and community workers, The Star has uncovered that the

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Via the Strathclyde Police Dpt.'s website:On Tuesday 21 February 2006, passengers arriving at Prestwick Airport on a flight from Poland were the first in Scotland to encounter Operation Pentameter.Officers handed out information cards in Polish, asking if passengers have travelled willingly.Clever idea, though I can only imagine how a situation might unfold. Let's just say a person who had been

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From the BBC: Sixth arrest in brothel inquiryA sixth person has been arrested after a series of homes were raided as part of a people-smuggling investigation.A woman aged 35 joins two men, aged 35 and 43, and three women aged 19, 28 and 46, who were held on suspicion of being concerned in the running of a brothel. Police searched four Cheltenham houses as part of Operation Pentameter, a UK-wide

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Sex trade crackdownKate O'HaraCrime CorrespondentSUSPECTED brothels across Leeds and Bradford have been raided as part of the UK's biggest ever crack-down on trafficking and the illegal sex trade.In a joint operation between West Yorkshire Police and the Immigration Service, officers forced their way into buildings in Elland Road and Burmantofts in Leeds, as well as a property in the Tyersal area

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Let the games begin, right? Major crackdown: 2,000 German police block illegal prostitution: Mainz, Germany - Responding to international concerns that women will be forced into prostitution during the World Cup, 2,000 police raided brothels in the southern half of Germany Thursday. With just 29 days to go till the start of the football tournament, they entered hundreds of brothels as well as

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Germany standing up for the right for women to exploited: German brothel welcomes World CupProstitution has been legal in Germany since 2002But as you walk into Artemis, a few scantily-clad women who are standing near the main entrance provide an obvious sign that there is more on offer here. Artemis is one of Germany's largest brothels, which has recently opened, just in time for the World Cup.

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Let the justification begin...: Germany Responds to Fears of Sex Trafficking during World CupGermany Responds to Fears of Sex Trafficking during World Cuphttp://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9665Amidst fears of an increase in sex trafficking surrounding the World Cup, German authorities led a crackdown on illegal prostitution last week. According to the Associated Press (AP),

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Unbelievable.Man Gets 54 Days In Prison For Child PornographyMcGuirl Claims Medical Condition Caused CrimePOSTED: 6:29 pm EDT May 9, 2006UPDATED: 8:24 pm EDT May 9, 2006COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio State University student received a creative punishment for possessing child pornography after telling the judge his crime was the result of a medical condition. John McGuirl appeared in court Tuesday,

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16 arrested in raid on Vienna prostitution ring11/05/2006 - 11:37:07Ireland Online Two Polish police officers were among 16 people arrested on suspicion of involvement in human trafficking in a bust of a major prostitution ring in Vienna.Authorities said the arrests stemmed from the enslavement of 440 women who were taken to Austria to work in the sex industry.Police said the ring involved five

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Heavy sentences handed down, indeed.Sex traffickers sentenced to 50 yearsTwo brothers were in a gang that forced Mexican women to work in brothels in Queens, Brooklyn BY ANTHONY M. DESTEFANONewsday Staff WriterApril 28, 2006The reputed ringleader of a Mexican sex trafficking ring and his brother each were slammed with a 50-year prison sentence yesterday in Brooklyn federal court, one of the

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Former Teen Prostitutes Talk About Central Ohio TrendWomen Say Stable Home Environment Is KeyPOSTED: 5:41 pm EDT April 28, 2006; UPDATED: 6:26 pm EDT April 28, 2006DELAWARE, Ohio -- Teenagers from rural, urban and suburban Ohio communities said most people would be shocked to learn how many young girls are taking part in prostitution. [...] "I'm from a small place around Columbus, actually. And

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Canadian prostitutes bought, sold and forcibly moved, study showsROBERT MATAS May 1, 2006The Globe and MailVANCOUVER -- She stands on a street corner in skimpy clothing, shaking from a chill, or more likely from her drug addiction. She was brought here from another part of the province, or possibly from another province.Her situation, and that of others like her, has drawn no attention. Despite

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Italian Police Dismantles Prostitution NetRome, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Italian militarized police (Carabineers) gave information Monday about the dismantling of an almost national prostitution net, with young Uruguayan girls who were introduced with false documents in ItalyIn the course of the operation, simultaneously carried out in several cities of the north of Italy, twelve members of the

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Long Island lawmaker claims Google profits from child pornBy FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press WriterMay 4, 2006, 7:30 PM EDTNEW YORK -- A Long Island politician who describes himself as a "quality of life guy" on his Web site filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Google search engine company is profiting from child pornography. "This case is about a multi-billion dollar company that promotes and

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Most excellent news -- AP: Report: Child labor declining worldwide [...] the number of children at work worldwide is declining for the first time.The number of laborers under age 18 fell by 11 percent between 2000 and 2004, from 246 million to 218 million, the Geneva-based ILO said."The end of child labor is within our reach," the group's director-general, Juan Somavia, said in a report. "We can

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Over 2 months old, yet still relevant...Mexican Poverty Impels White Slavery. Mexico, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Mexico, a country where poverty is currently affecting most of its nationals, has witnessed a 500 percent increase in the white slave trade over the last six years, social activist Teresa Ulloa affirmed here Tuesday.In Mexico City alone, about 200,000 people are estimated to be sexually

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A few months old, but very noteworthy, nonetheless: Pacific Marines take stand against human traffickingOnline education instilled to combat slave tradeCpl. Martin R. Harris http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/CAMP FOSTER (Jan 19, 2006) -- In a series of official messages beginning last year, the under secretary of defense and service chiefs directed that all members of the uniformed service complete

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DOJ Press release: Attorney General Announces Legislative Initiative to Combat Child Pornography and Obscenity on the InternetWASHINGTON, D.C. - In a speech today at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in Alexandria, Virginia, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales highlighted the Department of Justice's efforts to combat the scourge of child pornography on the Internet

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Porn Industry Again at the Tech ForefrontDownloads for TV will be offered. Hollywood may be looking at its own digital future.By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Claire HoffmanTimes Staff Writers From the Los Angeles TimesApril 19, 2006A top producer of hard-core porn will start selling downloadable movies that customers can burn to DVD and watch on their TVs, illustrating how Southern California's

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John Whitehead's commentary from the Rutherford Institute: Sex Trafficking: The Real Immigration Problem.While debates concerning immigration rage over economics and labor, little has been said about the Mexican women and children being bought and sold as sex slaves. The third largest crime scheme after drug and weapons trafficking, sex traffickers transport at least 18,000 captives into the

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Study: Child Porn Isn't Illegal in Most CountriesAt a press conference in Washington, D.C., the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and other participants including Microsoft presented a study on Thursday that reveals the woeful inadequacy of child pornography laws around the world. The ICMEC's global policy review of child pornography laws in 184 Interpol-member countries

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Uganda: 'Maids Linked to Prostitution'Source: New Vision (Kampala)Charles ArikoKampalaThe Human Rights Status Report 2005 by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) said the girls resort to prostitution after being frustrated by their would-be employers who fail to pay them or unfairly dismiss them.Interviews carried out in the suburbs of Kabalagala and Kansanga where prostitution

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Brazilian police detain 118 tourists in operation to curb sex tourismSAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Police cracking down on sex tourism detained 118 tourists for failing to carry proper identification into nightclubs in a northeastern Brazilian city, police said Saturday. Authorities briefly detained 110 tourists early Friday and another eight early Saturday in the city of Natal, 2,450 kilometers (

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No, not even the Small Wonder is immune.DelawareOnline.com: Raids reveal possible human trafficking.[...] On May 18, 2005, when police raided the Bridgeville home on Redden Road, they discovered several bedrooms with women's belongings, including "high-heeled shoes, lingerie, excessive amounts of feminine products and birth control," according to court records.The also found numerous decks of

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Prostitution Ring Uncovered in LA's Koreatown The police have discovered an organized crime ring that brokered deals between Korean women in their twenties and red-light establishments in the U.S. where they worked as prostitutes. Two suspects being identified as Lee (35) and Park (44), have been detained after an investigation that implicated them for helping some 30 Korean women fraudulently

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A week old, but another follow-up to the story where international authorities broke up an online child porn ring involving 27 members. Some of the details are revisted from the initial report, but this article focuses a bit on the Canadian side of the sting effort. The Toronto police apparently did an outstanding job. Police stumbled into the worst scene imaginable - live web broadcasts of

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Prostitution raids net 13 suspectsBy ANDRE L. TAYLOR and ESTEBAN PARRAThe News Journal03/21/2006A Prices Corner-area father and son accused of running brothels in Delaware and bringing women from New York to work in them have been arrested following weekend raids in which police and federal agents charged five women with selling sex and four men with paying for it.The raids, at homes in Seaford

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U.S. Charges 27 in Online Child Porn StingBy MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WriterINDIANAPOLIS - U.S. and international authorities have charged 27 people in an online child pornography sting, a federal law enforcement official said Wednesday. In recent days, federal agents have made arrests in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee, the

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LATimes: 2 Border Agents Tied to Migrant Movers. The men released illegal immigrants and traffickers who'd been captured, earning cash in exchange, a federal indictment says.By Richard Marosi, Times Staff WriterMarch 10, 2006SAN DIEGO - Two supervisory U.S. Border Patrol agents who helped establish a successful cross-border anti-smuggling program have been charged with smuggling migrants for a

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** UPDATED --- See end of post --- UPDATED **(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) WASHINGTON -- A man who recruited girls as young as 14 as prostitutes has been convicted of illegal sex trafficking, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Jaron Brice, 27, of Washington, faces up to 40 years in prison after a jury in U.S. District Court in Washington found him guilty Tuesday of nine counts related to the

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Three Convicted Of Forcing Child Into ProstitutionBOSTON -- The last of three Massachusetts residents charged with driving a teenage girl around New England to engage in prostitution has been convicted, federal prosecutors said.Robert Williams, 48, of Winthrop, Mass., pleaded guilty on Monday to various charges, including conspiracy to transport an individual in interstate commerce to engage in

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Child Pornography Allegedly Found on Man's iPod.It’s a case investigators say is unike any other. A San Marcos man is behind bars accused of having child pornography on his video iPod. Acting on a tip from the people at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, investigators with the Texas Attorney General’s Office looked into what Ron Guzman had on his iPod. Investigators say

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Canada an "International Embarrassment" on Sex Trafficking.By Terry VanderheydenMONTREAL, March 2, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Canada and the United Kingdom have been singled out in an international study for failing to meet their obligations for the protection of victims of human trafficking, while other developed countries received praise for their efforts. The study comes at a time when the UK

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Human trafficking a growing global problemDover session will teach ways of recognizing victims By MIKE BILLINGTONThe News Journal02/20/2006Human trafficking -- the modern version of slavery -- is a multibillion-dollar-a-year criminal enterprise, ranking behind drug trafficking in global crime statistics.Some victims of human trafficking are probably working in Delaware, experts say."There's no

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From the U.S. Department of Justice:HUMAN TRAFFICKINGIn 2001, the federal government made human trafficking a top civil rights priority. Since then the U.S. Department of Justice, often working with local law enforcement agencies, has stepped up the investigation and prosecution of human traffickers.- According to Justice Department figures, from 2001 through 2005 the Civil Rights Division and

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Glasgow Daily Record: Scotland's 6,000 Sex Slaves.[...] The eastern European gangs who control the sex slaves find most of their victims in the Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. Young women are lured to Britain by promises of jobs as waitresses or cleaners.They are free to enter the UK because their homelands are members of the European Union.But after they arrive, the gangmasters

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Shock Scale of Sick Trade.THE shocking scale of Scotland's sex for sale industry was revealed yesterday, with a staggering SIX THOUSAND foreign women working as sex slaves, according to police. The news confirms the findings of an award-winning Daily Record investigation exactly two years ago. Back then, few could grasp the extent of the problem on our own doorsteps. The chattering classes

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Sex Services in Prostitution Probes BannedThe sheriff said Friday he will no longer allow detectives to receive sexual services while investigating suspected prostitution after they spent $1,200 at massage parlors last month and sparked a public outcry.Spotsylvania County Sheriff Howard Smith defended the practice as necessary to obtain a conviction but told his department he was suspending it."

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Prostitution fight boosted: Cops to enforce law for seizing johns' cars.By NADIA MOHARIB, CALGARY SUN February 13, 2006Giving police the powers to impound cruising johns' cars will ultimately clean up "dirty vermin" who buy and sell flesh on city streets, says a longtime anti-prostitution crusader. Forest Lawn resident Art Sheeler said he has high hopes the plan will rid communities such as his

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Detectives got sex services as part of prostitution probe.From NBC12 News Tuesday, February 14, 2006 The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office is under fire this morning for the way they investigate certain prostitution cases. Undercover detectives have reportedly been having sex when they bust massage parlors for prostitution. Sheriff Howard Smith says the detectives are just doing what needs

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Congressman Accuses USAID of Establishing Pro-Prostitution Group in India and Lying About It.February 10, 2006Volume 9, Number 8http://www.thefactis.org/The Chairman of a US House subcommittee on criminal justice has charged the US Agency for International Development (USAID) with setting up a pro-prostitution group in India and lying about it to Congressional staff.In his February 6th letter to

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N.L. police investigate alleged child porn and prostitution operation. Canadian PressWednesday, February 08, 2006ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - An investigation into a porn and prostitution ring that allegedly involved 40 young girls in Newfoundland has prompted the police chief in St. John's to suggest that the province has lost its innocence. Richard Deering, chief of the Royal Newfoundland

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Chinese prostitutes arrested in Kabul 'restaurant' raids.By Justin Huggler, Asia Correspondent The IndependentAfghan police rounded up scores of suspects in a series of raids across Kabul yesterday. But this time the prisoners were not Taliban insurgents or Al-Qa'ida suspects. They were Chinese women - the notorious Chinese prostitutes of Kabul. In the four years since the fall of the Taliban, an

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Just in case you thought human trafficking was isolated to mainland Europe...Via B.T.A.H.T.: Human trafficking "A real problem" in Wales.The trafficking of people into forced prostitution is a real problem in Wales, according to police and health workers. Since the conviction of Gjergj Mungiovi-Cuka and Akil Likcani for sex trafficking in the Cardiff area last year, police have been investigating

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Vancouver's dance with prostitution. Should prostitution be legal? Some say it already is. Body-rub parlours are regulated under Vancouver's business license bylaw. The description of a body-rub, sandwiched between 'Billiard-room keeper' and 'Bowling alley', is clear: It "includes the manipulating, touching or stimulating by any means, of a person's body or part thereof," according to the bylaw.

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Indo-Pak girls forced into prostitution.Asian News InternationalLahore, February 6, 2006 Hindustan TimesIn a startling case of organised women trafficking that has come to light, Pakistani and Indian girls aged between 11 and 13 are being smuggled to the Middle East countries for being forced into prostitution there. The girls, who are shown as aged between 20 and 22 on their passports, are

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Patronizing a prostitute is now a specific crime for servicemembersBy Jeff Schogol, Stars and StripesMideast edition, Saturday, January 7, 2006ARLINGTON, Va. -- For the first time, the Department of Defense has specifically made it a crime for a servicemember to patronize a prostitute. The punishment: up to a year in prison, forfeiture of pay and dishonorable discharge.The formal order came in a

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Vatican rep: Prostitution mafia may be involved in priest's murderhttp://www.hurriyet.com.tr/February 6, 2006The Vatican's Istanbul representative, Monsignor Georges Marovic, has stated that the murder yesterday of Andrea Sentore, a Roman Catholic priest in Trabzon, could be connected to the prostitution mafia in Trabzon. Speaking about the incident, Monsignor Marovic said "Our priest in Trabzon

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B.C. man challenges human trafficking charge.Last Updated Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:03:21 ESTCBC NewsA man in British Columbia who has been charged with human trafficking is challenging the law on constitutional grounds.Michael Ng is the first person to be charged with the offence created four years ago under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Ng, who ran a Vancouver massage parlour, also

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As a follow up to my earlier post regarding the sexual-trafficking of Latinas in North Carolina comes this story: FBI wants to end human trafficking. Updated: 1/25/2006 10:23:27 PMBy: Shawn Flynn, News 14 Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The FBI is reaching out to the Latino community in North Carolina, trying to put a stop to human trafficking."We have heard of problems where individuals are brought

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'Battle Kits' Fight Porn, Adultery in the Military.Biblically Themed Guides Try to Keep Soldiers 'Pure' While Deployed Jan. 6, 2006 ­ - Cloaked in camouflage and no bigger than a breadbox, a new addition to many soldiers' backpacks is a five-book kit intended to "help men and women find freedom from sexual temptation God's way." The kits -- from New Life Ministries, which broadcasts on 150

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UNICEF to Guatemala: Investigate local child porn rings.February 1, 2006 12:00amSource: EFE News ServiceThe regional office of UNICEF is demanding that Guatemalan authorities launch a serious investigation of child pornography rings said to be operating virtually unhindered in this Central American nation.The office of the United Nations Children's Fund in Guatemala, in a communique, asked the

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Report: $3.6 billion sex trade is thriving.Chicago TribunePublished February 1, 2006ANKARA, TURKEY -- Turkey is fast becoming one of the largest markets for the trafficking of women from nearby former Soviet states who are brought in and forced into prostitution, an international agency said in a report released Tuesday.Profits from the illicit sex trade in Turkey are estimated to be about $3.6

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[The Dawn of Modern Korea] (354) Ladies of the 1950s Nights.The Korea Timeshttp://times.hankooki.com/02-02-2006 21:16By Andrei LankovIn 1947 the U.S. military government in Korea made prostitution illegal, and in 1948 the parliament of the newly established Republic of Korea upheld the ban. However, there was a major problem with the law: nobody took it seriously. Perhaps, from the very beginning

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Iran: Clerical courts set free women traffickers.Wednesday, 28 December 2005The state-run daily Iran reported that a man involved in human trafficking of young Iranian girls, each sold in Arab countries for over 50 million rials (US$4,600), received a prison term of three to five months. An appeals court, however, overturned the ruling and released the smuggler and ordered him to pay a fine of

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Also via the New York Jewish Times: Salvadoran Nationals in the U.S. Arrested for Sex Trafficking Scheme (12/19/05). HOUSTON, Texas (ICE) -- Eight Salvadoran nationals were arrested by ICE agents for their alleged roles in an organization that trafficked Latin American females, including minors, into the United States and forced them into sexual servitude.The females were enticed with promises of

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Via the New York Jewish Times: Eight Persons Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Slavery and Trafficking (12/19/05).HOUSTON, Texas (FBI) -- United States Attorney Chuck Rosenberg and Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim, Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, announced the indictment of eight persons for their roles in an organization allegedly involved in the trafficking of Central

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Sex rings prey on immigrant women.Human traffickers trap hundreds of female Hispanics into prostitutionFRANCO ORDOÑEZfordonez@charlotteobserver.comPosted on Sun, Jan. 29, 2006 The Charlotte ObserverThe corner bungalow on Weldon Avenue looks like any other house on the quiet street in northeast Charlotte. But for a while in 2004, police say, it cloaked a secret brothel.At night, men, mostly

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By Daniel WeissGuest commentaryColorado SpringsDenverPost.comhttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_3441140Article Last Updated: 1/27/2006 01:02 AMLast week, President Bush signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, mandating the U.S. government and military expend greater efforts to combat the illegal practice of buying and selling human beings. As the president said

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Second to Drug Dealing as Largest and Fastest-GrowingTo: National DeskContact: Stacey Holliday of Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext. 126WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) is saddened by a United Nations report that says human trafficking has tied illegal arms dealing as the world's second largest and fastest-growing criminal enterprise,

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Via the Boston Globe: Report recommends new laws to combat human trafficking.By Susan Haigh, AP Political Writer | January 23, 2006HARTFORD, Conn. --Following isolated reports of human trafficking in Connecticut, a task force is expected this week to recommend legislation making the practice a crime.The Connecticut Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons intends to increase public

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I-Team: Young children forced into a world of prostitution. Web Posted: 11/11/2005 02:47 AM CSTBrandy RalstonKENS 5 Eyewitness NewsA young girl, just 6 years old, forced into prostitution. Another who's 7 has lived in a brothel for three years. It may sound hard to believe, but each year more than a million children are sold as sex slaves. In a KENS 5 I-Team investigation, Brandy Ralston

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An excellent article by Kathryn Lopez of NRO: Saving innocents from modern-day slavery (a work in progress).On September 2003, President George W. Bush started something of a sexual revolution.Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, the president, known more popularly by left-wing groups as the man who would "turn back the clock on women's rights," challenged his fellow leaders to crack

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Child porn case alleges offender used cell phone.BANGOR - A convicted sex offender living in Houlton appears to be the first person in the state to face federal charges for using his cell phone to possess child pornography.Joshua Dunston, 27, owned three different cell phone models between April and September 2005, according to court documents. He allegedly used his T-Mobile account to download

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Pestiside: Girls Gone Wild (III): Foreign Pervs Mob "Catfight Convention". Before closing out the day with our third report on the world-beating aggressiveness and go-ahead-and-stop-me-copper lunacy of some of our Hungarian womenfolk, we'd first like to give a big shout out to Belgium. For without the fathomless perversity and moral decrepitude of our good friends the Belgians, we never would

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Mission Statement and Purpose:Simply put?To raise awareness of the gross injustices that pervade our societies worldwide, namely that of the trafficking of men, women, and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor, and the use of children for purposes of warfare. I am by no means an expert, nor do I purport to be one. I am merely a gatherer of information for the sole

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