This week you probably heard about the woman arrested at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut on human trafficking charges. She was on America’s Most Wanted in November 2010 and November 2006, wanted for being part of a large human trafficking ring involving at least 41 traffickers. They are accused of running at least 19 brothels [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Social Justice’
Woman Arrested in Connecticut for Human Trafficking
Posted: January 17, 2011 in Commercial Sexual Exploitation, human traffickingTags: Bonded Labor, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Human Rights, human trafficking, prostitution, Sex Slavery, slavery, Slavery in America, Social Justice, Southeast Asia
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National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Posted: January 16, 2011 in human trafficking, Take actionTags: Events, human trafficking, modern day slavery, Prayer, Scripture Human Trafficking, slavery, Slavery in America, Social Justice, What you can do!
President Obama signed a proclamation on January 4 that this month is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month. In it he says, I urge all Americans to educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery and the signs and consequences of human trafficking. Together, we can and must end this most serious, ongoing criminal [...]
Can “anyone” be a slave?
Posted: November 19, 2010 in slaveryTags: Child Slavery, human trafficking, modern day slavery, Prevention, Social Justice
I’ve heard modern day slavery referred to as an “equal opportunity employer,” in an attempt to demonstrate that slavery knows not bounds. It’s in every country, crosses all age groups, and includes all skin colors. Today I read a post that said that “anyone” can become a victim of modern day slavery. But if Kevin [...]
Human trafficking victims prosecuted in NY
Posted: August 25, 2008 in human trafficking, modern day slaveryTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, prostitution, Social Justice
Currently, NY state law prosecutes minors who are victims of human trafficking. Any minor prostitute under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is considered a victim of human trafficking. Minors are considered unable to consent to sex, yet when it comes to prostitution, they are considered to have consented in a sense. Child advocates [...]
The Myth of the Victimless Crime – New York Times, Melissa Farley and Victor Malarek
Posted: April 4, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, prostitution, Social Justice
This article talks about the idea of prostitution being a victimless crime as being untrue. While there are some women who make loads of money and call the shots as prostitutes, this is not the reality for most women involved in prostitution. In fact, many who work on the issue of human trafficking consider prostitution [...]
Human trafficking ring in New Haven, CT!
Posted: March 18, 2008 in human trafficking, modern day slaveryTags: Human Rights, modern day slavery, Sex Slavery, Social Justice
An announcement in the Hartford Courant about a human trafficking ring in New Haven, CT!
The Pimps’ Slaves-NY Times article by Nicholas Kristof
Posted: March 18, 2008 in human trafficking, modern day slavery, UncategorizedTags: Human Rights, modern day slavery, Sex Slavery, Social Justice
An op-ed by Nicholas Kristof exploring what prostitution is like for many women. Though Eliot Spitzer paid big bucks for his prostitute and she may have kept much of that money, many women are kept as sex slaves.
