Last week, the Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council released their annual Traficking in Persons Council Annual Report 2010. Between the agencies that reported to the council, including a number of state agencies, the International Institue of Connecticut, and the Paul and Lisa Program, a total of 170 victims were identified and received services between 2009-2010. [...]
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Human trafficking in Connecticut – what do we know?
Posted: March 7, 2011 in Human Trafficking in Connecticut, UncategorizedTags: human trafficking, Human trafficking in Connecticut
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So I’ve been finishing grad school and neglecting my blogging duties! But have no fear! I’ve had time to learn a bit more, plan a bit more, and hopefully can vamp up the blog from here on out. In the meantime, Love146 has come out with a new video about a program in the Phillipines [...]
Two professors at USF created a program, SlaveryMap.org, where researchers, activists, and professionals can input areas of known slavery on a map. It’s a way that we can all become more aware of what’s happening around us, and maybe feel like we can actually do something about this problem of modern day slavery. Tonight I’m [...]
Two videos telling the stories of trafficking victims
Posted: October 17, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, modern day trafficking, prostitution
This video highlights a story of a 14 yea old girl being forced into slavery in the US. The comments from local people about this event demonstrate a lack of understanding of the nature of prostitution and slavery. Regardless of how old a person is, anyone under the age of 18 that is being prostituted [...]
Two events scheduled!
Posted: October 1, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: human trafficking events, Events, events in Connecticut, Donna Hughes
We’re working on a couple of great events for this fall. On Tuesday, November 11, Donna Hughes, PhD, will be coming to speak. Check out her page for links to many helpful resources and publications. We tried to get Dr. Hughes to come in the Spring for our Amazing Grace series, but our schedules didn’t [...]
As in many places and countries around the world, including the US, corrupt officials are an important ally for human traffickers. In Pakistan the AHTC has arrested 6,000-7,000 traffickers, but most still operate in the city of Lahore. Few of these traffickers go to court (30%), in part due to the links between some FIA [...]
