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US Calls for Burma Military to Account for Human Trafficking
The US ambassador for human trafficking, Luis CdeBaca, is calling for Burmese military officers to be held accountable for any involvement in human trafficking or the recruitment of child soldiers.  Human rights advocates say an end to impunity by Burma’s military’s involvement with human trafficking is seen as a key test for the new civilian government.

Child Labor for Fair-Trade Cotton Probed by U.S. Investigators
US investigators are conducting a preliminary inquiry into forced child labor used in an organic and fair-trade cotton program that supplies the American lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret, a federal law enforcement official confirmed this week.

How to End Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
An interview with Siddharth Kara, fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and one of the world’s foremost experts on human trafficking and modern day slavery, covers the evolution of Kara’s anti-trafficking efforts, and the current landscape of these issues, challenges and opportunities to making progress.

Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
United States President, Barack Obama, proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month on January 4th, 2011.  January 12th already marks the National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US.   See the White House's National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month press release for the President’s remarks.    .

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.

Chinese Police Rescue Trafficked Children
Police across China have rescued 23 children in a nationwide crackdown on child trafficking from poor provinces, state media said.

Human Trafficking Expert Warns of Risks to Children in Disaster Zones
Natural disasters such as the cyclone in Myanmar can put children at risk for abuse and exploitation, a human trafficking expert.

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.

Child Trafficking in Senegal
Child trafficking found at the complicated intersection of greed and tradition.

Three Malaysians Jailed in Singapore for Child Trafficking
Three Malaysians were setenced to between four and 15 months in prison for child trafficking after they were caught trying to smuggle Sri Lankan children to London via Paris, news reports said on Saturday.

Guinea's Children Face Threat of Abandonment, Trafficking
Authorities and aid workers in Guinea say children in impoverished areas are increasingly being abandoned by their families, leaving them on their own, exploited as workers, or at the mercy of traffickers.

Children Go Home as China Cracks Trafficking Ring
Nine kidnapped children were returned to their parents in central China on Thursday in a rare success story in a nation where population controls have led to rampant child-trafficking, state media reported.

Economic Crisis Fueling Child Labor and Trafficking in Burma
The economic crisis and instability in Burma is driving waves of Burmese children into hard labor, begging and the sex trade, claims exiled Burmese rights groups.

Irish Minister of Justice Takes Note of Child Trafficking
Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan has warned that human trafficking could become a major problem in Ireland if the issue is not addressed.

Ireland Criticised in Child Trafficking Report by Amnesty International
Ireland has been criticised in an Amnesty International report for a lack of child trafficking legislation and inadequate treatment for mentally ill children.