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Governor of Indiana, USA Signs Human Trafficking Bill in Time for Football Super Bowl
A bill to toughen Indiana’s penalties for sex trafficking is now the law in Indiana.

January 31, 2012 · Read More »

New Task Force Aims to Fight Human Trafficking in Texas
Human trafficking in Texas is nothing new, but the state's previous efforts to end this practice have fallen short.

April 05, 2010 · Read More »

Safe House to be Established for Victims of Human Trafficking in Sabah, Malaysia
Sabah will set up a safe house for foreign women who are victims human trafficking and domestic abuse.

June 24, 2009 · Read More »

Africa Union To Launch Initiative Against Human Trafficking
The African Union Commission announced that it will launch an initiative against trafficking in human beings, AU.COMMIT Campaign, among African population within the continent and in the Diaspora.

June 22, 2009 · Read More »

New Laws to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking in Australia
The Australian government has announced significant changes to its scheme for protecting victims of people trafficking, which has protected 131 people since 2004, but which, advocates say, could have done a lot more for many of those subjected to one of the world's worst trades.

June 17, 2009 · Read More »

Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking in Southern Africa
Policy makers and senior government officials from Southern Africa meet on 22 April 2008 in Durban to address the urgent need to set up adequate protection mechanisms for victims of trafficking in Southern Africa.

June 03, 2008 · Read More »

Tri-border Area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay Sees a Rise in Human Trafficking
The central business district of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, a border city, is lined with stalls selling counterfeit goods.

January 29, 2008 · Read More »

China Improves Efforts to Combat Trafficking through Regional Mechanism
According to the press conference held by the Ministry of Public Security, ministers from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam signed the COMMIT Joint Declaration on 14 December 2007.

January 07, 2008 · Read More »

Cambodia Approves Law on Anti-Human Trafficking
The Cambodian National Assembly unanimously approved the law on anti-human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

January 07, 2008 · Read More »

Single Trafficking Act needed in South Africa
South Africa urgently needs legislation to counter human trafficking, particularly to help the people who are abused, a panel discussion in Pretoria heard.

December 17, 2007 · Read More »

Combating Human Trafficking in Israel
The Israeli government is expected to approve a plan to combat human trafficking.

December 17, 2007 · Read More »

Human Trafficking a Big Problem in Florida
She was forced into stripping at 14, prostitution at 15.

November 28, 2006 · Read More »

Illegal Immigrant Victims of Crime Can Now Apply for New Visa
Illegal immigrants who are victims of violent crimes in the US can now apply for special visas, seven years after Congress offered protection against deportation to those who cooperate with law enforcement agencies.

October 19, 2007 · Read More »

Report on the National Anti-Trafficking Workshop in China
Hosted by the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council and the Ministry of Public Security, in cooperation with the UNIAP China Office and the International Organisation for Migration, the National Anti-Trafficking Workshop was successfully held from 26 to 31 August 2007, in Lijiang, Yunnan Province.

October 04, 2007 · Read More »

Child Victims of Trafficking Vanish from Social Services Care in the UK
More than 180 children recently trafficked illegally into the UK have since gone missing without trace from social services care, according to a Unicef report warning that the government is failing to protect vulnerable youngsters brought into the country.

September 20, 2007 · Read More »

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