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Marriott Hotel Chain Combats Child Sexual Exploitation
Shareowner engagement by Boston Common Asset Management and the First Swedish National Pension Fund prompts Marriott to explicitly address child sex tourism in its human rights policy.

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

U-Visa in the United States Places Abuse Victims in a State of Uncertainty
After Lilian Ibeh's husband left his job at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington under the threat of criminal charges, the mother of three faced two bleak options.

Human Trafficking Training Mandatory for US Overseas Troops
US troops abroad are receiving training on how to avoid being involved in human trafficking.

A Joint Project between European Women's Lobby and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
A Joint project between European Women's Lobby and the Coalition against trafficking in Women (CATW) to promote preventative measures in combating trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation.

Part II: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
A young woman's youthful mistake in South Korea led her to be deceived to come the United States, only to be caught in forced prostitution.

Part III: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Young woman is put into debt bondage and life becomes an endless cycle of sex with strangers.

Part IV: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Young Woman finds way out of sex slavery, and pays a very high price.

Part I: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Many of San Francisco's Asian massage parlors -- long an established part of the city's sexually permissive culture -- have degenerated into something much more sinister: international sex slave shops.Once limited to infamous locales such as Bombay and Bangkok, sex trafficking is now an $8 billion international business, with San Francisco among its largest commercial centers.

US Backs Deal on Anti-trafficking in Philippines' Ports
In a move to formalize the Republic of the Philippines-United States' stance on the Anti-Trafficking in Person (TIP) drive, the US granted US $250,000 to the Philippine Ports Authority-Ports Management Office (PPA-PMO) in Davao recently to intensify the anti-trafficking campaign nationwide.

Roman Catholic Bishops in Texas Hear Horror Stories of Human Trafficking
A 14-year-old boy who had been shackled to a wall and forced into slave labor shared his story this week with a delegation from the U.S.

US Promises Funding to Counter Human Trafficking in Cambodia
The  United States would allocate 4.5 million U.S.

US Ambassador John Miller Releases Statement about Progress towards Combating Trafficking of Worst Offending Countries
Dear Friends in the Movement to End Modern-day Slavery: As you are aware, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report to Congress in June.

HumanTrafficking.org Spotlighted on Africa Journal, Voice of America
On 29 September 2006, Andrea Bertone, Director of HumanTrafficking.org, was interviewed on Africa Journal, Voice of America Television. .

Illinois Governor Awards Chicago Foundation for Women Grant for Anti-Violence Initiative
Chicago Foundation for Women asks, "What will it take to make Illinois the safest state for all women and girls?".