Noticias

Reuters. London. An eight-year-old Syrian girl who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo was on Monday named one of the most influential people on the internet by Time Magazine. Helped by her mother Fatemah, who manages the @AlabedBana Twitter account, Bana Alabed uploaded pictures and videos of life amidst the Syrian war, gaining around 365,000 followers …

iTV. North West England. A police campaign aimed at tackling modern-day slavery is underway in Cumbria. Cumbria Police wants help from the public to spot common signs of exploitation as part of Operation Compass. Modern slavery or human trafficking means recruiting, harbouring, transporting, providing, or obtaining someone for forced labour or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, …

News Ghana. Africa. A workshop for parliamentarians from across Africa is taking place in Entebbe, Uganda from 4-6 July. The workshop, organised by the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA UK), aims to build networks to support the development of modern slavery legislation, whilst developing groups of informed and empowered parliamentarians and officials with the confidence and ability …

Telesur. Perú. “Working in the conditions of imprisonment represents a clear and obvious violation of fundamental labor rights and of human dignity,” the ILO stated. The International Labor Organization said Saturday that the fire that killed four workers and injured at least 17 in Lima “is close to modern forms of slavery such as forced labor.” Read the full story …

The Guardian. United Kingdom. A care home is raided by the Border Agency. Staff are removed as they have no identity documents and are working long hours in poor conditions. The home, it turns out, is being used as a conduit for trafficking women into the UK. Read the full story here. 

Hoy en TV. Argentina. Durante los tres días y en distintas funciones se presentará el espectáculo Lejos de la bestia, dirigido por Gabriella Baldini y Pichón Baldinu (creador de De La Guarda), ambos con reconocida trayectoria nacional e internacional, a través de su compañía Ojalá. La temática gira alrededor de concientizar sobre un tema tan importante como la violencia de …

Local 12 WKRC Cinncinati. CALIFORNIA, Ky. (WKRC) – The investigation of former Campbell County District Judge and school board member Tim Nolan is continuing and more detailed allegations are coming to light. The 70-year-old is currently facing 13 counts of human trafficking, one count of rape, prostitution, unlawful transaction with a minor and tampering with a witness. Read the full …

SABC Channel Africa. Africa. Better inter-departmental co-ordination and public participation are some of the resolutions taken at a two-day conference in Pretoria about human trafficking. Read the full story here. 

Outten & Golden Blog. Asia. United States. Global. The Atlantic published an article in its June 2017 by the late Alex Tizon about a woman named Eudocia Tomas Pulido, known as Lola, who was given to his family by his grandfather as a gift – as a slave. Lola spent 56 years in unpaid servitude within Tizon’s family. Cases involving …

B105. Minnesota, United States. Human Trafficking isn’t something that just happens in other areas, it’s a real problem that reaches into the Northland.  It’s also a problem that requires the public to help law enforcement, which is why the Minnesota Department of Transportation is dedicated to creating awareness. Read the full story here.