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11
Feb
2012
From a Discouraged Abolitionist in Kazakhstan

1 day ago by kazaknomad

I asked a former Kazakh student of mine to tell me about the trip she recently took to visit two shelters for victims of human trafficking. She went with bundles of clothes and toys and good intentions. I am sure she went through a range of emotions seeing the victims in the shelters along with the ...

Kazakhnomad's Blog: A ... - kazakhnomad.wordpress.com

The Cost of Chocolate

1 day ago by kristiporter

We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day, and no matter how you choose to spend it, the odds are that it will involve chocolate. USA Today reported that chocolate sales for Valentine’s Day 2009 totaled almost $15 billion. That’s pretty unbelievable. That’s a lot of chocolate. But do you know how your choc ...

Mental Post-Its - kristiporter.wordpress.com

Sex Trafficking, Statistics, and the Stories We Never Forget…

1 day ago by Ayanna Nahmias

Reblogged from Just Saskia: To the ones who we lost, to the ones yet to be found In light of a few recent charity scandals, we have been encouraged to increase our reporting on work done internationally, and keep accurate track of cases and trafficked persons assisted. Which is great, and so needed. ...

The Nahmias Cipher Report - ayannanahmias.com

10
Feb
2012
Fair Trade Friday {What is the Value?}

2 days ago by Kristi

Is there value in fair trade? My response? Yes. Why: Because you are valuing people and not products or consumables (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.). This value affects all of us, globally. “Why/could it affect me, here, in the US,” you ask? The greater value that is placed on fair trade principles (n ...

Family. Freedom. Justice. - kristigriem.com

Zambian law enforcement officers train to counter human trafficking

2 days ago by African Press Organization

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — International Office of Migration recently conducted a training of trainers (ToT) for law enforcement officers in Zambia, using a newly developed handbook on the country’s 2008 Anti-Human Trafficking Act. The five-day trainin ...

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Hershey’s, West African child labor, and the promise of Brazil’s ...

2 days ago by crunchy & chic

This barrage of chocolate-related posts is me capitalizing on the increased traffic I’m getting because of Valentine’s Day searches. By Tuesday of next week, Crunchy & Chic will go back to it’s regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, enjoy this post from the San Antonio Current: Valentine’ ...

Crunchy & Chic - crunchyandchic.wordpress.com

Goosebumps and butterflies and things that get me out of bed in the morning…

2 days ago by justsaskia

Yesterday morning I lay in bed curled under my covers, warm and cosy, and pressing snooze for the third time on my alarm. No part of me wanting to leave the warmth of my bed… And then a realisation came to mind so suddenly it was like it was a jolt ready to propel me out of bed and into the world. T ...

Just Saskia - justsaskia.wordpress.com

Interview: Larysa Kondracki & Giveaway // movies

2 days ago by Emily Royal

The Whistleblower stars the forever-awesome Rachel Weisz as a muckraking Nebraskan cop who signs on to be a UN-affiliated peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Set in the late nineties, the film includes Weisz’s character risking her life to uncover the truth about some very seedy bars in the hills of Sar ...

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Blog #4: Northern Ireland sex industry 'fastest growing in UK'

2 days ago by Simone P.

An organization based out of Northern Ireland is saying they have the fastest growing sex industry in any part of the UK. 26 potential victims have been identifies in Northern Ireland since Aril 2011, and victims have been traced to countries Ghana, China, Zimbabwe, and Slovakia. Most recently, a we ...

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09
Feb
2012
Reflexión sobre la trata humana en The Whistleblower

3 days ago by Redacción

La densidad de la película recae en la tarea de definir y describir el tráfico y la trata humana. Cuando la policía Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) recibe una oportunidad de laboral en Sarajevo, Bosnia, en una misión de paz y estabilización luego del fin de la guerra étnica en 1995, jamás imaginaría ...

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