What is human trafficking? With so many mentions in the media nowadays one would think the meaning of the human trafficking should be clear. This is not the case however. The term is often used even when it is...
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The Trafficking in Persons Report, sometimes simply known as the TIP Report, is a fascinating document. At first glance it is merely a governmental report. In practise it is much more. It goes far beyond the limitations of most...
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One interesting area of research is the relationship between slavery and slave. One might think that in some way the two should be one-and-the-same, that they are somehow interchangeable. What is clear from research however is how slavery is...
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The eyes, it is said, are the gateway to the soul. Yet our eyes can deceive us. When it comes to slavery (or human trafficking) nothing should ever be taken at face value. Many arguments about it are premised...
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The word witchcraft conjures an assortment of images. Most, if not all of them, are ones associated with an understanding of witchcraft as it applies to Europe or to the West. Mention Voodoo or Juju however and now a...
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Retaining momentum in the fight against modern slavery
Written by David Lohan Wednesday, 01 February 2017 17:16
It is seldom that those who are enslaved encounter much by way of good luck. This is not always the case however. Since about the year 2000 immense work has been done to further the plight of the world’s...
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Open Secrets: An Irish Perspective on Trafficking and Witchcraft explores modern slavery, human trafficking, and their slaves, all from the perspective of present-day events in Ireland.
Happening Now
Sauk Rapids Church to Host Human Trafficking Prevention Training
SAUK RAPIDS – A pair of local churches will host a community training focused on human sex trafficking in the United States and how people...
Manager among 3 arrested for human trafficking at Colorado Springs Travelodge
According to police, 48-year-old Stephanie Milan was the manager of Travelodge, and she faces charges of human trafficking for sexual servitude and ...
Justice Department drops drug trafficking charges against former Mexican defense minister ...
Cienfuegos was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in 2019 and accused of conspiring to participate in an international drug distribution and ...
Three arrested in bust on suspected people smuggling ring
Authorities in Greece arrested three suspected members of a people-smuggling gang responsible for transporting migrants from Greece to Italy, the ...
Protecting Migrant Workers from Deceptive Recruiting Tactics
Traffickers often target specific populations who are most vulnerable to trafficking, such as people in poverty or refugees, both of which may take any ...
Are our laws cut out for addressing systemic exploitation?
As many people will already be aware, the prevention of and fight against human trafficking has also been closely linked with the struggle against ...
Police in Florida's capital announce 178 arrests in child sex trafficking probe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A large-scale human trafficking investigation conducted over two years in north Florida resulted in 178 arrests, police said ...
Anti-trafficking is an inside job
The Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, hosted by the Dutch foreign minister, Stef Blok, meets in The Netherlands ...
Did a Teen Sell His Kidney in Exchange for an iPhone?
Illegal organ trafficking in China had dire consequences for this teenager's technological aspirations. Nur Ibrahim. Published 17 November 2020.
Thistle Farms and End Slavery TN team up for their first safe house in Middle...
Globally, human trafficking and prostitution are a huge money-making industry. "It is the fastest-growing crime globally," said Margie Quin, CEO of End ...
Colorado Launches Campaign To Fight Human Trafficking
(CBS4)- Colorado is launching a new awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of human trafficking. The goal is to expose the crime and help the ...
'Operation Stolen Innocence': 170-plus people charged in Florida child sex trafficking network
Some 106 people were charged with felonies, including human trafficking, lewd and lascivious battery on a child under 16 and production and ...
Brexit talks creating 'tremendous uncertainty' in NI, says Bill Clinton
Human trafficking. Separately, a senior PSNI officer has warned that organised crime gangs could exploit the Border for human trafficking after the end of ...
Colorado Human Trafficking Council launches awareness campaign
DENVER (KDVR) — After three years in the making and a grant from the federal government, the Colorado Human Trafficking Council (CHTC) has ...
COVID Crisis: India's Children Risk Greater Exploitation
In addition to providing education, schools in India also ensure children's safety by protecting them from traffickers and forced marriages. Additionally, ...
178 people in Tallahassee area arrested in 'large-scale' child trafficking investigation
The department recently concluded a two-year-long operation, called "Operation Stolen Innocence," involving human trafficking and child sex trafficking ...
Stolen goods Georgians buy online funds human trafficking and drugs, investigation finds
Channel 2′s Tom Regan learned Georgia is in the top ten of a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise, that often has links to drug and human trafficking ...
Police arrest four people in connection with hotel human trafficking, prostitution ring
Stephanie Milan, 48, Ronald Rutherford, 52, and Edward Wayne Monroe, 40, face human trafficking and pimping charges stemming from a police ...
Dozens of sick and hungry Central American migrants, including three minors, are rescued from ...
The 44 migrants from El Salvador and Guatemala were held in two rooms and only fed once a day by the human smugglers, who promised...
Third Committee Approves 11 Drafts, among Them 4 Covering Women's Rights, Omnibus Text on ...
Also approved today were draft resolutions on: trafficking in women and girls; child, early and forced marriage; the human rights treaty body system; ...
Three held for kidnapping, trafficking infant to childless couple in Telangana
Police suspect the trio could be a part of a bigger human trafficking syndicate and further investigation is underway. According to police, the infant was ...
Local advocacy groups pleased with recent human trafficking arrests
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - This week, the state attorney general's office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations arrested six people as part of ...
35-year-old sentenced to 7-months imprisonment for human trafficking in Osun
Represented by Mrs Caroline Zaruwa, the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, told the court that the convict and some ...
FinCEN Issues Human Trafficking Advisory (Part II of II)
Human traffickers, like all criminals, rely on the international financial system to facilitate their crimes and to disguise proceeds from their illegal activities.
Tema Regional Immigration Command foils a human trafficking deal
The Tema Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has busted a Nigerian woman at the centre of a trafficking deal which purports ...
Dog The Bounty Hunter's daughter Lyssa launches mission to find missing children and sex ...
They were all in sex trafficking, all labeled as runaways. “We feel very passionately about this - we didn't choose this. This is choosing us....
Romania's sex trafficking trade: 'There is no other life they know'
The baby is due in a matter of weeks. "Bianca" is 13 years old. She was forced to have sex with men every day or...
BRIEFS: CBI recognizes Grand Junction agencies
The state of Colorado has scheduled a remote news conference at 10 a.m. today to increase awareness about the many forms of human trafficking ...
Eight Indonesian migrant workers rescued from illegal captivity in Malaysia
Authorities have charged the agency's boss, a female resident of Miri city, with human trafficking. On Nov. 5, the Indonesian Consulate General in ...
More Indonesian sailors repatriated from deadly Chinese fishing fleet
Officials from three Indonesian recruitment agencies have been charged with human trafficking in connection with the case. JAKARTA — Eighty-eight ...
Site offers protection for domestic violence victims
“Survivors of human trafficking should never have to live with the fear that their perpetrator may one day identify where they reside,” Mike Hein, Office...
Bishops face the challenge of 'healing the world,' Archbishop Pierre says
... of the largest clouds is the 'throwaway culture,' which leads to disregard for human life — in the forms of abortion and euthanasia, human...
WATCH: Human trafficking a growing problem
“If the women say they were held against their will that's kidnapping and it's a criminal offence.” The Women's Directorate in the Office of the...
The man who sold a kidney to buy an iPhone 4 can't get out of...
Later, nine people involved in the operation were arrested and since then five have been charged with intentional injury and organ trafficking.
Human trafficking is focus of online film festival
Each day will feature a different theme relevant to human trafficking. The festival gets underway Tuesday, Nov. 17, with Opening Night. The rest of the ...
Texarkana groups promote awareness of human trafficking
Lauren Booker started the group Texarkana Against Trafficking to bring awareness to human trafficking and give the community resources to help stop it.
Exploitation is the rule, not the exception
Workers have no choice but to sell their labour in order to live and, when they ... described as freely offered: it is “not voluntary,...
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Mother, children jailed 34 years for human trafficking, exploitation
Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin. A Benin High Court, Edo State, on Monday sentenced a woman and her children to 38 years' imprisonment for trafficking a ...
New statewide human trafficking hotline launches today
Respond, rescue, restore, and revive - that is the mission of The LifeGuard Group as they work with victims of human trafficking and launch an...
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What does it mean to be a slave?
February 17, 2017
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Retaining momentum in the fight against modern slavery
February 1, 2017
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What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
March 7, 2017
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Witchcraft in the modern slave trade
February 6, 2017
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Beyond slavery's facade
February 8, 2017
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What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
March 7, 2017
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Beyond slavery's facade
February 8, 2017
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What does it mean to be a slave?
February 17, 2017
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Witchcraft in the modern slave trade
February 6, 2017
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Modern slavery in Ireland
January 30, 2017
About David Lohan
David Lohan is an author and researcher on modern slavery, a phenomenon otherwise known as human trafficking. He first encountered the issue of modern slavery during his work with an organization providing outreach to refugees and asylum seekers. His first book on the subject, a co-authored work, explored the role played by African witchcraft in present-day slavery. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and several post-graduate qualifications. His Master of Art (Politics) research explored policy approaches aimed at combating slavery. He is presently working on his second book on modern slavery.
With a commitment to victims of modern slavery.
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