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.
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Springfield mother's Facebook post about lack of airport security for children goes viral
Pfeiffer said without checks and balances in airports, more and more trafficking victims will go unnoticed. "Traffickers ... they are fully aware of the ...
Utah AG: Renters can report landlords who pressure them for sex
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah law enforcement and human trafficking advocates want tenants to report landlords who ask for sex in exchange for ...
Second suspect arrested in human trafficking investigation, DA discusses trafficking trends
He, along with Conyers are facing charges for human trafficking and promoting prostitution. The District Attorney's Office is now speaking about the ...
Trump fights human trafficking
Editor: On You Tube News there was a man who had spent most of his life's career on child and human trafficking. He proudly told...
Southern Nevada charity develops 'safe houses' for victims of human trafficking
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A grant from the MGM Foundation has made it possible for The Salvation Army Southern Nevada to provide housing and case ...
Morocco's Police Thwart Irregular Migration Attempt in Tan Tan
Morocco's efforts to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking. Though Morocco has come under fire for human trafficking issues in the past, the ...
Belarus protests: UN human rights chief condemns crackdown
The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has condemned ... Police have arrested more than 6,000 people during the protests that ... Survivors of...
Grand jury returns 4-count indictment in human trafficking case
Hank William Abbott, 50, is facing charges of Human Trafficking (Victim under 18 years of age), Solicitation for Use of a Minor Under 16 in...
Two men charged with rape, abduction and human trafficking
Two men have been charged with rape, having sexual intercourse with a person under 16, abduction, grievous sexual assault, and human trafficking.
I risked my life for C4 and they get rid of me in a 'diversity...
He explains: “Human trafficking is far greater than people think and it doesn't get any attention. “Millions of kids are being trafficked all around the ...
Auburn Hills police issue campus warning after suspect arrested in prostitution investigation
... coercing young women into prostitution, forced labor and pornography. ... Police say the human trafficker was exploiting women for 15 months and ...
FLESH Trailer: Swara Bhaskar to unravel the mystery of human trafficking
The story of the 'Flesh' series is based on human trafficking in the name of employment. A young woman is abducted. The case of this...
Natischa Clark promoted to lieutenant of Mercer County detectives
She investigated the first sex trafficking case under the newly-created statute and received a conviction for same. Clark is also one of the MCPO's ...
Tara Reade wants media to ask Harris about 'smear campaign' over sex assault claim against...
The only way we can stop human trafficking and sexual violence is to call it out and shine a light on it and not allow...
No pay, no freedom: Brazil struggles to rescue maids from slavery
Elisa's rescue was a rare victory for labor officials, who said domestic ... class of child labor - along with sexual exploitation and drug trafficking...
What to look for as human traffickers adapt during pandemic
Jose Gonzales with Savannah Working Against Human Trafficking, says the pandemic has forced the traffickers to change where they do their ...
US Marshals launch initiative aimed at finding endangered, missing children
“All of these kids are abused, neglected or involved in human trafficking. Our goal ... For the next month, The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task...
Violet Finch hosting fundraising show
A South Delta band is hoping to do its part to prevent human trafficking and support survivors. Violet Finch is putting on a fundraising show...
What Is #SaveTheChildren and Why Did Facebook Block It?
Owen's post was clearly intended innocently enough, and child trafficking is ... victims worldwide are children, most of whom are trafficked for labor.
OKC teams up with 2 organizations to help human trafficking victims with housing
The $500,000 federal grant from the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime helps victims of human trafficking with up to 2 years of transitional ...
Child Labor Trafficking Conspiracy Charges for Three Family Members
Three family members are facing the law as they are indicted on a labor trafficking conspiracy charge for allegedly forcing two undocumented West ...
2 Austintown men charged in child pornography case
The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, part of Yost's Organized Crime Investigations Commission, executed search warrants at two ...
Man, 23, charged in Oakland County sex trafficking case
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Dallas Ephraim Jordan-King, 23, with one count of forced labor/commercial sex, a 15-year felony; ...
'Red Sand Project' in Cheatham County raises awareness of human trafficking
There are 40.3 million human trafficking victims in the world, according to the Red Sand Project. About 81% of them are trapped into forced labor.
Two teenagers victimized in Burlington human trafficking investigation
Two individuals are facing charges after Halton police concluded an investigation into alleged human trafficking in Burlington. On July 30 Halton ...
Nxivm sex cult followers dancer and twerk outside leader Keith Raniere's Brooklyn prison as they...
In 2019 Raniere was convicted of charges including racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, and sex trafficking. Some plaintiffs ...
Chrissy Teigen LASHES Out After Multiple Conspiracies Link Her To Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein was a convicted pedophile who was jailed for his child sex trafficking operation and found dead in his cell in 2019. His girlfriend Ghislaine ...
Religion Communicators Council
Free for Life is a non-profit organization with the mission to identify, assist, and restore life to the victims and survivors of human trafficking. Their...
How China Uses Facial Recognition To Control Human Behavior
... argue that the surveillance technology is reserved for the greatest risks — to help deal with violent crimes, terrorist threats and human trafficking.
The Problematic And Biased Case Of (Mis)Identifying Traffickers By Indian Railways
A public awareness poster on human trafficking that is often used by the Indian Railways, and has been in use for at least two years...
Two soldiers among 9 arrested in child prostitution sting
The Killeen Police Department Special Victim's Unit in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program said they ...
Liberia: Man, 30, Detained for Allegedly Trafficking 15 Persons Into Liberia
... Abu Kamara has spent his first night behind bars at the Monrovia Central Prison in connection to Qnet International alleged human trafficking case.
Jackline Mwikali Mwongela
Jackline Mwikali Mwongela is a Sister of the Institute of the Virgin Mary (Loreto) whose ... Presently she is working as a human trafficking advocate.
'Flesh' Trailer: Swara Bhasker Is A Badass Cop Chasing Sex-Traffickers In This Gritty Crime Drama
The official synopsis calls it a “blood-curdling tale of human trafficking victims, perpetrators and law enforcers caught in the web of this diabolical trade” ...
Edo Govt Busts Child-trafficking Syndicate in Benin, Recovers Week-old Baby
According to her, “The investigation unit of the Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking on the 5th of August, 2020 made a breakthrough, ...
Fort Hood soldiers among suspects busted in child prostitution sting, Texas cops say
The sting was a joint effort between the Killeen PD Special Victims Unit and the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program with ...
New Braunfels Police Searching for Accused Child Predator
Two of those men are Fort Hood soldiers. According to police, these guys were willing to trade drugs, alcohol, and cash to prey on trafficked...
Hunt for man suspected of defiling five girls intensifies
Barely a month after the Police's human trafficking department took over the case where a man defiled five girls in Rwampara district, a foreign agency ...
Govt readying to take back human trafficking victims
Speaking in Dodoma at a ceremony to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the minister directed that children under the age of 18...
QAnon Followers Are Hijacking the #SaveTheChildren Movement
These people were also disturbed about human trafficking, but with a dark twist: Many of them believed that President Trump was on the verge of ...
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Witchcraft in the modern slave trade
February 6, 2017
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What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
March 7, 2017
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Modern slavery in Ireland
January 30, 2017
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Beyond slavery's facade
February 8, 2017
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What is human trafficking?
February 1, 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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