More from 
Scroll below forBreaking News
-
'Modern-day slavery': State Dept. says millions of human trafficking victims ... - NBCNews.com (blog)
NBCNews.com (blog) 19 Jun 13Only about 40,000 victims of human trafficking have been identified in the past year, the report said, based on information obtained from governments around the world. The estimated number of men, women, and children who are trafficked at any one time ... [ Read More ]
-
Former Lewisville ISD coach acquitted on human trafficking charges - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News 19 Jun 13DENTON — A Denton County jury deliberated three hours Wednesday before acquitting a former Lewisville High School assistant basketball coach of human trafficking charges. Theodore J. Berry II, 48, was accused of forcing a 16-year-old basketball player ... [ Read More ]
-
New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking - The Guardian
The Guardian 19 Jun 13Lawmakers in New York state, where cases of human trafficking are among the worst in the nation, are expected to vote on a bill this week that would bring it into line with federal law to protect sexually exploited minors from prosecution. The bill ... [ Read More ]
-
FP Passport: State Department Downgrades China, Russia on Human Trafficking - Foreign Policy (blog)
Foreign Policy (blog) 19 Jun 13China, Russia, and Uzbekistan are simply not committed to addressing human trafficking. That's the takeaway from the State Department's new 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report, out Wednesday afternoon. After nine years each for China and Russia, and six ... [ Read More ]
-
US condemns China, Russia and Uzbekistan for human trafficking - The Guardian
The Guardian 19 Jun 13The report, which has been published since 2001 and is the US' principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking, paints a damning pictureof conditions of modern slavery in the three countries. China is criticised for ... [ Read More ]
