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Recent trafficking victims can soon apply to clear records - Arizona - The Black Chronicle

(The Center Square) – A new bill will allow more former sex trafficking victims to clear prostitution convictions from their records. House Bill 2623 scraps the restriction that only those who committed a “violation” before July 24, 2014, could apply to “vacate the conviction” if there’s “clear and convincing evidence” that the individual was being […]

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Le chancelier haïtien s’est entretenu avec son homologue dominicain après les incidents sur la frontière haïtiano-dominicaine

The content originally appeared on: juno7 - Haïti News Jean Victor Généus s’est entretenu avec son homologue dominicain autour des incidents qui ont eu lieu sur la frontière au niveau de Dajabón et de Ouanaminthe. Le chancelier haïtien, Jean Victor Généus, s’est entretenu ce mardi après-midi

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Trafficking alert for farm workers

A showdown also looms between Jamaica’s Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, which claims the former did not consult it on a report which paints a negative picture of a programme depended on by thousands of

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R. KELLY FORCED OUT OF THE CLOSET - The Chicago Crusader

Recently in New York, R. Kelly the renowned R&B singer, was found guilty on all charges of racketeering and sex trafficking during a highly anticipated trial. According to an online […] The post R. KELLY FORCED OUT OF THE CLOSET appeared first on The Chicago Crusader.

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REGIONAL - US State Department links Jamaican cops to human trafficking - Barbados Today

SOURCE: Jamaica Observer - The United States (US) State Department has expressed concern that some members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force could be involved in human trafficking. In its 2021 Trafficking in Person Report, released late last week, the State Department said, “Some police allegedly

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Human trafficking victims destined for Trinidad & Tobago rescued

(Trinidad Guardian) Venezuela’s Navy yesterday broke up three human trafficking camps on the country’s Orinoco Delta and rescued 79 people, including 25 minors, whom they said were being trafficked to criminal gangs in

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Nigeria - Traumatized Abducted Schoolchildren Need Urgent Rehabilitation, Say Independent Rights Experts

[UN News] In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatized by the recent spate of attacks on schools and mass abductions, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

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There is no place like home

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Court hears how employees' 'basic human rights' were allegedly violated at Joburg factory | News24

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg heard allegations of how seven Chinese nationals, accused of human trafficking, treated employees at their Johannesburg factory.

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A draft of the new constitution—replacing the one adopted under Morsi—was released in early December. While it includes provisions that protect citizens, including a ban on torture, human trafficking, and violence against women, the constitution expanded the powers of the police and security forces

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Africa: Fake Trafficking News Targets Migrants

[New Frame] Exaggerated reports on social media of human trafficking syndicates snatching people in broad daylight legitimate xenophobia while deflecting from the real problems in society.

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Liberia: 2021 Human Trafficking Report Downgrades Liberia

[New Dawn] The United States government releases the 2021 Trafficking in person report on Liberia, places the country on its Tier 2 Watch List, for failure to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. However, it says the Government of Liberia is making significant efforts to

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Louisville Pass The Breonna Taylor Law – Your Black World

On Wednesday, Louisville Metro Council Public Safety Committee passed a proposal to reduce the no-knock warrants to honor Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old who was killed by the

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Hawks hail long jail sentences in horrific human trafficking case

Man, his mother and the aunt of young girl get a collective 80 years in prison. Hawks’ boss says judgement is ‘far-reaching’.

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Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking

Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking

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BOOK CORNER: ‘Shadow Wolves’ take on the Zeta cartel in new book

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Human trafficker sentenced to 30 years

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Nigeria: Almajiris Are 'Victims' of Northern Muslim Elite - Kukah

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State Dep't report prioritizes guidance for human trafficking in Jamaica | New York Carib News

The 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report for Jamaica reports that the island country did not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in several key areas

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Five Black Women Raped, Intimidated By 'Dirty Cops', Lawsuit Says | Chicago Defender

Photo: Getty Images Five Black women are suing a former Kansas police officer after facing alleged abuse from him and other cops, per KCTV. According to a federal lawsuit, retired detective Roger Golubski and others were “dirty cops who used the power of their badges to exploit Black women.” The

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Uganda: Us Report Faults Uganda Over Human Trafficking

[Monitor] A new report by the US government state department has accused the government of Uganda of not doing enough for its citizens who are trafficked abroad.

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Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007)

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PNP ‘gravely concerned’ about Gov’t silence as US takes aim at Cuba - Party wants administration to issue statement condemning bill targeting medical missions

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South Africa: SA, Lesotho Work Towards Shared Vision - President Ramaphosa

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Sudan's Transitional Government Must Be Supported Through COVID-19. Here's Why

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft's prostitution case heads to appellate court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren’t violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the

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Trafficking - Stabroek News

The number of children being trafficked for forced labour and sexual exploitation is increasing, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, which was released a little over a week ago on February

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‘Mini Murals’ designed to bring awareness to human trafficking in Houston - DefenderNetwork.com

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