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Group Sues US Government over Prostitution Pledge¹
DKT International, a Washington, D.C.–based group that provides HIV prevention services for sex workers in developing countries, filed a lawsuit against the federal government over its requirement that all groups receiving U.S.

HHS Rescue & Restore Training DVD Now Available
The US Department of Health and Human Services team is pleased to announce the availability of the informational Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking training video.

Fighting Trafficking in Cambodia...
Cambodian police stated they rescued 88 trafficked sex workers and arrested the four men who allegedly coerced them to work in prostitution.

Comments about Cambodia's Tier 3 status in Trafficking in Persons Report
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US Department of Health and Human Services Holds Webcast: Rescue and Restore Victims of Trafficking
The Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Campaign in Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Women's Health (Department of Health and Human Services) and in partnership with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the Office of Public Health and Science's Office on Women's Health held a Web case on how to identify victims of trafficking in the United States.

United States Department of State Releases 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report
The United States Department of State is mandated by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to release an annual worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons.

200 Organizations Request White House to Reconsider HIV/AIDS Funding Policy
On 18 May 2005, two hundred NGOs signed on to a letter requesting President George Bush to rethink a policy to require US-based organizations to adopt organization-wide positions opposing prostitution.

Catholic Bishops Launch Immigration Reform Campaign
On 10 May 2005, U.S.

Trafficking in Persons Office, US State Dept, Releases Fact Sheet on Child Sex Tourism
Each year, over a million children are exploited in the global commercial sex trade.

Open Call for Artistic Submissions to CAUSEWAY
RAT Productions is announcing an open call for submissions of their groundbreaking series, CAUSEWAY.

The Miami Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking
Two weeks ago, The Miami Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking was distributed to representatives of 55 governments and a number of representatives from institutions such as UNHCR, UNICEF, UNMIK, UNODC, OSCE, Council of Europe, European Parliament, IOM, Interpol, Europol etc., at a high-level conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.

US State Department Establishes Human Smuggling & Trafficking Center
Section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.

US Legislators Introduce Sex Trafficking Bill to Congress1
The End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 introduced by U.S.

Arizona Governor Signs Human Trafficking Bill1
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California's Mail-Order Bride Protections Bill by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber
To address an additional form of abuse towards women, Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has authored Assembly Bill 634.