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Las Vegas: Target of Efforts to End Sexual Exploitation
Federal and local service providers were provided training Wednesday 16 March 2005 on ways to identify and help human trafficking victims working in sex, construction, restaurant or housekeeping trades in southern Nevada.

UN Commission on Status of Women Adopts Human Trafficking Resolution Offered by the U.S.
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California Assemblywoman Bids to Establish First Legislative Committee on Trafficking
Assemblywoman Lieber has introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 33 to establish the first Legislative Joint Committee on Human Trafficking in the nation.

United States Department of Justice Distributes Grants to Support Local Taskforces to Combat Trafficking
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United States Department of State Releases 2004 Human Rights Report
On February 28, 2005, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky held an On-the-Record briefing to announce the release of the 2004 Human Rights Reports.

US Doctors Asked to Watch for Human Trafficking Victims
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Sex Trafficking a Crime Under Uniform Code of Military Justice
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Subcommittee Approves Trafficking Reauthorization and Expansion
On March 10, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R.

Filipino NGOs State Position on Japan's New Immigration Policy
Vital Voices in Washington DC has posted the Collective Position Paper by 11 Filipino NGOs on Japan's New Immigration Policy dated January 26, 2005.

US Releases Interim Trafficking Reports
On January 3, 2005, the United States State Department released The Interim Assessment of the progress made by countries on the September 2004 Special Watch List to combat trafficking in persons since the June 2004 annual report.

Japan Adopts Action Plan Against Human Trafficking
On 8 December 2004, Japan announced that it will crack down on sham marriages as part of its plan to eradicate the human trafficking of foreign women.

Trafficking Bill Introduced, CA
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber will be introducing her first bill of the 2005-2006 Legislative Session on Monday, December 6th.

Human Trafficking in Cambodia: Finding Local and Regional Solutions to a Global Problem
Date: 16-17 November 2004 Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia On 16-17 November 2004, the Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Thailand to the Kingdom of Cambodia jointly hosted a conference on Human Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

U.S. Labor Dept. Awards $18.65 Million to Fight Human Trafficking
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U.S. Senate Approves Bill Assisting Abandoned Alien Children
On October 11, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a substitute amendment to a bill (S.