Posts Tagged ‘child trafficking’
Stop Trafficking January 2022
Trafficking within the Family is the theme of the January 2022 edition of Stop Trafficking! Globally, the International Organization for Migration reports that family members are linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases. Moreover, family involvement in child trafficking is up to four times higher than in cases of adult trafficking. Articles in Stop Trafficking!…
Read MoreNo Child Should be Sold
On May 10th ACRATH members in WA attended a presentation given by Maria Moffitt, Partnership Manager at Destiny Rescue and supported by Jackie Knight, a volunteer at Destiny Rescue. The event was organised by Soroptimists International Fremantle and we very much appreciated the invitation to attend. Maria gave a very confronting talk on child sex…
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The September issue of Stop Trafficking! focuses on child trafficking with an emphasis on the Philippines. Articles include The Backdrop for Exploitation of Filipino Children, Children Hanging Out Online: Potential Dangers and Child Sex Tourism. Resources for raising awareness about child trafficking are also given in the newsletter. Stop Trafficking! is a monthly Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter…
Read MoreYoung Girls at Risk of Forced Marriage
Forced Marriage is a Criminal Offence in Australia Despite legislation being introduced to criminalise forced marriage in Australia in 2013 the practice is continuing. Young girls are being taken out of Australia to marry men who are often much older. This is a form of child trafficking. Here in Australia they are also being taken…
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A Study on Services, Resources, Policies and Practices The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a study that presents the features of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) foster care program model that most effectively meets the specialized needs of foreign-born child victims of human trafficking. Also shared are key findings from the study related to…
Read MoreSecond Child Trafficking Conviction in Australia
Father Abuses Twin Girls A Victorian man has been convicted of thirty seven charges including two counts of child trafficking and twenty of incest. He paid an overseas surrogate to give birth to twin daughters who he then brought to Australia. He filmed himself sexually abusing the girls and then shared the footage with other paedophiles. The abuse took place…
Read MoreEarthquakes and Child Trafficking
Interview with Caritas Worker, Rupa Rai Following on from two major earthquakes in Nepal earlier this year on would think the biggest threat for children would be disease and trauma. However this is not the case. Nepalese children who have been displaced through these events are easy targets for traffickers. During her recent visit to…
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Human Trafficking in America’s Schools A recent report written under a U.S. Department of Education Grant looks at the issue of child trafficking. In 2013 the International Labour Organization estimated that children represent 26% of victims of human trafficking worldwide. As many of these children could be in schools it is important that teachers and administrative…
Read MoreTrafficking in Children on the Rise
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons The UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014 mandated by the General Assembly covers 128 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based on trafficking cases detected between 2010 and 2012 (or more recent). The Global…
Read MoreOperation Nawa Rescues Trafficked Children in Côte d’Ivoire
Operation Against Child Trafficking and Exploitation 76 children trafficked across West Africa were recently rescued in a joint operation by Interpol and law enforcement authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. Gendarmes, police and forestry agents targeted cacao fields and illegal gold mines The majority of the children came from Burkina Faso and Mali. The operation led to the arrest…
Read MoreWe Want Traffik Free Chocolate
Message for Mondelez Mondelez end child trafficking in your chocolate by setting a public deadline to certify your entire chocolate range. Other global chocolate companies have made a commitment to have their entire chocolate range certified by 2020. When will Mondelez make a public commitment to reduce the risk of child trafficking in their cocoa supply…
Read MoreCounter Child Trafficking Conference
Free Global On-line Conference The Global On-line Counter Child Trafficking Conference 2013 is the first event of its kind. Its aim is to further encourage collaboration and the creation of partnerships to strengthen the global response to child trafficking and exploitation. The programme has a strong practical focus. It is hoped that participants will leave…
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