Global human trafficking roundup (December 15, 2010)
NORTH AMERICA
Illinois: A undocumented madam was indicted on Monday after she was arrested for pimping on young women. One of the women was 16 year old high school girl, who was picked up from school by the madam several times a week. The victims testified that they were lured into prostitution by false pretense and forced to perform sex acts with threat by the madam. One victim said that she was told that her daughter would end up dead if she refused to prostitute. Another victim was told by the madam that she would end up dead on the street if she refused to prostitute. Investigators said that six women were working for the madam at an apartment, and johns paid more for the 16 year old girl.
LATIN AMERICA
Mexico: The authority arrested five individuals and 50 illegal migrants. They were arrested on a bus while traveling between Sonora and Chihuaha states in Mexico. According to the report, they attempted to smuggle migrants from Latin American countries into Mexico. But, their final destination is the U.S. While one of the individuals was charged with human trafficking, the report is silent on details of human trafficking activities.
EUROPE
Belgium: EU adopts new directive to fight against human trafficking. The new legislation will punish those who assist smuggling gangs with 5 through 10 years of prison term. The new law will also toughen up the measures against labor trafficking. What's more, if the trafficker is a legal entity, the new directive will impose fines or exclude the entity from public funding.
UK: Anti-child trafficking group in Derby may be hit by government cut. The group, in the past, helped law enforcement with catching pimps who preyed on children as young as 12 with prostitution and assist the child prostitution victims. However, the chief executive of the group fears that the government funding cut for her group will affect the level of service that her group can provide for the victims.
ASIA
China: A family was reunited after being trafficked 30 years ago. The wife followed her uncle's neighbor to meet her husband who was working in different state. She also brought her son and a daughter with her. However, instead of meeting her husband, she was sold to one family with her daughter while her son was sold to a 72 year old man as a son. The mother and the daughter escaped and reunited with the father. But, they couldn't find the son anywhere for a long time. Recently, police however found the tips to find the son and reunited him with his family.
Starting January 2011, Global human trafficking roundup will be published on globalhtnews.blogspot.com/. Thank you so much for your readership.
Illinois: A undocumented madam was indicted on Monday after she was arrested for pimping on young women. One of the women was 16 year old high school girl, who was picked up from school by the madam several times a week. The victims testified that they were lured into prostitution by false pretense and forced to perform sex acts with threat by the madam. One victim said that she was told that her daughter would end up dead if she refused to prostitute. Another victim was told by the madam that she would end up dead on the street if she refused to prostitute. Investigators said that six women were working for the madam at an apartment, and johns paid more for the 16 year old girl.
LATIN AMERICA
Mexico: The authority arrested five individuals and 50 illegal migrants. They were arrested on a bus while traveling between Sonora and Chihuaha states in Mexico. According to the report, they attempted to smuggle migrants from Latin American countries into Mexico. But, their final destination is the U.S. While one of the individuals was charged with human trafficking, the report is silent on details of human trafficking activities.
EUROPE
Belgium: EU adopts new directive to fight against human trafficking. The new legislation will punish those who assist smuggling gangs with 5 through 10 years of prison term. The new law will also toughen up the measures against labor trafficking. What's more, if the trafficker is a legal entity, the new directive will impose fines or exclude the entity from public funding.
UK: Anti-child trafficking group in Derby may be hit by government cut. The group, in the past, helped law enforcement with catching pimps who preyed on children as young as 12 with prostitution and assist the child prostitution victims. However, the chief executive of the group fears that the government funding cut for her group will affect the level of service that her group can provide for the victims.
ASIA
China: A family was reunited after being trafficked 30 years ago. The wife followed her uncle's neighbor to meet her husband who was working in different state. She also brought her son and a daughter with her. However, instead of meeting her husband, she was sold to one family with her daughter while her son was sold to a 72 year old man as a son. The mother and the daughter escaped and reunited with the father. But, they couldn't find the son anywhere for a long time. Recently, police however found the tips to find the son and reunited him with his family.
Starting January 2011, Global human trafficking roundup will be published on globalhtnews.blogspot.com/. Thank you so much for your readership.
No comments:
Post a Comment