Human trafficking and modern day slavery look very different than the Transatlantic Slave Trade and slavery 200 years ago. But not only are they different generally, slavery in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa, look different than slavery here in Connecticut. If you are interested in learning about slavery today in Connecticut, you should consider attending [...]
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Want to learn about Human Trafficking in Connecticut?
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Events in Connecticut, modern day slaveryTags: Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Community Education, Connecticut, connecticut department of children and families, harriet beecher stowe, hartford police department, human trafficking events, Human Trafficking in America, Human trafficking in Connecticut, modern day slavery, Prosecution of Traffickers, prostitution, Sex Slavery, slavery, Slavery in America, slavery today, transatlantic slave trade, victims of human trafficking
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Two Connecticut residents plead guilty to sex trafficking of children
Posted: March 2, 2011 in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Human Trafficking in ConnecticutTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, human trafficking, Human trafficking in Connecticut, modern day slavery, prostitution, Slavery in America
On January 20, Jarell Sanderson and Hassanah Delia pled guilty to sex trafficking of minors in Connecticut. In July 2009, the two recruited two 14-year old girls and brought them to a hotel in East Hartford. The crime was investigated by both the FBI and the East Hartford Police. According to one source, both are [...]
Missing females and slavery
Posted: February 21, 2011 in Child Prostitution, Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, human trafficking, modern day slaveryTags: Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, gender inequity, human trafficking, modern day slavery, porn culture, prostitution, Sex Slavery, Slavery in America, videos
“Are there more males or more females in the world?” This is a question Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of the book “Half the Sky,” asked of an audience at the TED Global conference in 2010. How would you answer this question? If like me, you know there are more females in the US and developed world [...]
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Leading Human Trafficking Ring
Posted: October 18, 2008 in human trafficking, Sex SlaveryTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Connecticut, Dennis Paris, human trafficking, Human Trafficking in America, prostitution
This week a Connecticut man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a human trafficking ring in Hartford, CT. Paris was the only one of the nine arrested to plead innocent, the rest accepted a plea bargain. This case is of particular interest to our group since it has occurred right near us. Take a look at this article, and more information will follow.
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Human Trafficking Public Service Announcement-before you hit play
Posted: October 17, 2008 in human trafficking, modern day slavery, ResourcesTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, multi-media, prostitution, videos
I recently came across this public service announcement produced by the Helen Bamber Foundation, a UK based organization. They have a program called Journey, who works to “is to bring the reality of the sex trafficking industry to the forefront of social consciousness and empower people to take action. Shackles bind perpetrators to victims, and [...]
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 [...]
