Raising the Standard
There has been a steady increase in the number of organizations dedicated to aftercare and other forms of assistance for victims of human trafficking. However, many well-meaning organizations, governmental and non-governmental alike, may fall far short of the ideal care of their charges, and may not even meet the minimum standards. Many countries around the world
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“Don’t Try It Here” says Governor Daniels
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed a an anti-trafficking bill into law on Monday taking effect immediately. The law provides more robust legislation strengthening law enforcement’s ability to prosecute traffickers. Furthermore, the law removes the requirement that prosecutors prove that force, or threat of force, was used to coerce children into sexual exploitation. As of this
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Raising Awareness
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day was last week, 11 January, and POTUS has declared January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month. Thanks to all of you who did something to to help educate yourself as well as others learn more about the awful injustices around the world today. Huge kudos to all those who
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Superbowl 2012: Is Indianapolis prepared?
This post is written by guest blogger Deanne Brenneman, who is a mom, a teacher, and an advocate for justice. I’ve asked her to report on the Indianapolis Superbowl, sex trafficking, and how Indiana is preparing to deal with it. Here is her contribution: While most of the focus on human trafficking centers on countries
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Trafficking or Smuggling? Let’s report it correctly.
Human trafficking gets attention, but let’s make sure that we know what we are talking about before posting headlines. This news item out of Texas has “human trafficking” in the headline, but the situation they describe is clearly a case of smuggling. The dateline is in San Antonio and even is listed as coming from
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Cambodia, briefly
When you think of Cambodia and human trafficking, perhaps images of very young girls locked up to be raped night after night come to mind. You may think of the work of International Justice Mission and how they were highlighted by mainstream media in their rescue of trafficked girls. Seedy red-light districts crawling with pedophiles
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Recommended Reading – TIP 101
Many times I get asked by people about what they can do or where they can go to get more information. This is a great question and one that I love to answer! I love to get people reading, especially material that I think is worth your time and effort. Before going out and doing
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Health and Justice
The intersection of health and justice Physicians are trained to treat their patients with compassion as people, not diseases. However, those who have been enslaved tend to be more deeply wounded than others. A special understanding of the sensitivities and nuances of caring for chronically traumatized people is necessary. The health care community has lagged
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FAQ: Katherine, How did you get started in this work?
I was visiting a shelter for people with no place else to go on the Thai-Burma border when I encountered a woman who looked as if she was in her late 60’s, but I suspect that she had lived not that many years. She had lived too many hard years and it showed in her
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FAQ: How is Relentless funded?
I’m gratefully funded on a regular basis by individuals and organizations who are committed to being a part of my financial support team. Through their financial giving I am able to support myself and donate my time to other non-profit organizations that are not otherwise able to have a medical specialist visit and consult on
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