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Church of Scotland Report Highlights the Link between Prostitution and Trafficking
In a hard-hitting report to the General Assembly in May 2008, the Church of Scotland Guild will highlight some of the work it has done in the past year investigating methods of alerting potential brothel clients to the evils of human trafficking.

Trafficking of Sri Lankan Children to Singapore
A racket involving the smuggling of more than 20 Sri Lankan children to Singapore has been busted and four suspects arrested, the National Child Protection Authority disclosed.

Europe Reconsiders Prostitution as Sex Trafficking Booms
Trafficking and forced prostitution are on the rise, and the EU countries' complicated prostitution laws make prosecution difficult.

Trafficking of Filipinas in Singapore
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore reports on unabated trafficking of Filipinas to Singapore.

U.S. Children are Victims of Sex Trafficking
Assessments of Service Delivery and Provision Reveal Gaps and Challenges.

Human Trafficking Has Potential to Be Big Problem in Guam
Withholding food, passports and any financial means of escape.

TV Series Raises Awareness on Trafficking in Women in Argentina
The soap opera has proved itself an effective medium for portraying social problems in Latin America, and now a popular one in Argentina is addressing an issue on which the news broadcasts have remained silent: the disappearance of women for commercial sexual exploitation.

Soroptimist International Initiates Project to Prevent Sexual Exploitation
On Sunday December 2, 2007, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the Soroptimist International launched a project to create awareness about the heinous practice of Sexual Trafficking of Women and Girls.  That program will launch in the United States on Friday, January 11, 2008, the first National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness.

New Mexico Attorney General Believes Trafficking Should Be Addressed at State Level
It’s a worldwide problem that officials in New Mexico think is now becoming a problem in this state — human trafficking.

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

Thai Men and Women Warned about Exploitive Jobs in Bahrain and Turkey
Labour authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima province have warned job seekers to be careful if they intend to work in Bahrain or Turkey.

Police Uncover Human Trafficking in Great Britain
A ROMANIAN woman who was raped and forced to work as a prostitute is among 20 victims of human trafficking identified by police in the central belt in the past eight weeks.

Two Filipinas Tried for Trafficking in Hong Kong
The trial of two Filipino women in what government officials said was a “landmark” human trafficking case began here on Monday.

Sex slaves, human trafficking... in America?
In spring of 2004, Katya (not her real name), like thousands of other foreign exchange university students, was looking forward to the summer job placement that she and a friend had received in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Prosecuting Men who Pay for Sex Might Reduce the Trafficking of Girls'
Men will be prosecuted for paying women for sex under plans backed by ministers, which are to go before the Commons soon.