Slavery in the News: This Week’s Top Ten / July 20, 2012

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye: 1. AOL. “Kevin Bales: Slavery in the Modern Age.” https://on.aol.com/video/Kevin-Bales-on-Slavery-in-the-Modern-Age-516897243/ 2. Associated […]
July 20, 2012

We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:

1. AOL. “Kevin Bales: Slavery in the Modern Age.”

https://on.aol.com/video/Kevin-Bales-on-Slavery-in-the-Modern-Age-516897243/

2. Associated Press. “Jada Pinkett Smith appears before Congress; speaks against human trafficking.

https://thegrio.com/2012/07/17/jada-pinkett-smith-appears-before-congress-speaks-against-human-trafficking/#s:jada-pinkett-smith-congress-human-trafficking-16×9

3. Philadelphia Inquirer. “Ukrainian gets life sentence  for trafficking workers in the US.”

https://articles.philly.com/2012-07-17/news/32714918_1_stepan-botsvynyuk-botsvynyuk-brothers-omelyan-botsvynyuk

4. NY Times. “China-Police Crack Down on Child Trafficking Rings.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/world/asia/china-police-crack-down-on-child-trafficking-rings.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

5. The Hindu. “39 children rescued from traffickers.”

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3661298.ece

6. WSJ. “SEC May Toughen Proposal on Minerals Tied to Violence.”

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444097904577537174119903562.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

7. CNN. “Teen’s brothel escape triggers Mexico Clampdown.”

https://www.atlawblog.com/2012/07/federal-jury-convicts-man-on-forced-prostitution-charges/

8. NY Times. “Human Trafficking Report Adds Syria to Failure List.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/world/human-trafficking-report-adds-syria-to-failure-list.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

9. Dallas Morning News. “SMU Conference Focuses on Innovative Ways to Fight Child Sex Trafficking.”

https://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/smu-conference-focuses-on-innovative-ways-to-fight-child-sex-trafficking.html/

10. GMA News. “Poverty one of the biggest obstacles in PHL’s fight vs. human trafficking.”

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/266146/pinoyabroad/news/poverty-one-of-the-biggest-obstacles-in-phl-s-fight-vs-human-trafficking

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