Thirteen arrested in Roxbury human trafficking and vice operation
BOSTON, MA – A joint enforcement operation targeting human trafficking and related crimes in Roxbury on Monday led to the arrest of 13 individuals on a range of charges, Boston police announced.…
EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics
By Simon Jessop and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a proposal to make large companies operating in the European Union check that their suppliers from around…
China’s foreign minister says U.N. human rights chief can visit Xinjiang
– U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday, but China does not welcome any investigation based on the presumption of guilt. Bachelet…
Oregon Department of Human Services Employee Indicted for Sexual Misconduct and Kidnapping a Woman with Developmental Disabilities
PORTLAND, Ore.— A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging an Oregon Department of Human Services employee with kidnapping a woman with significant disabilities in his care, driving her…
Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Human Trafficking Investigation Into TikTok
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday he is launching an investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok over potential aiding of human trafficking and child privacy violations. “Chinese-owned company TikTok…
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Florida Man with Human Smuggling
MINNEAPOLIS – Steve Anthony Shand, 47, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of human smuggling, announced Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents,…
Genocide Games: How China’s Human Rights Abuses Went From Unthinkable To Undeniable
Philip Lenczycki on February 17, 2022 Eight countries and hundreds of human rights organizations have condemned China for committing human rights violations against minorities. Yet NBC’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics…
Chinese Community Party Media Blitz Attacks US Human Rights Record
Philip Lenczycki on February 15, 2022 With the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is receiving unprecedented scrutiny for its human rights record. As pressure builds…
Life after hate and other Holocaust and human rights events coming to OCC this spring
by Dori Londres TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College will host several events this spring, in keeping with the center’s mission…
United States Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – On February 2, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…
Task Force to Increase Awareness of Human Trafficking
SAN ANTONIO – The South Texas Officers and Prosecutors (STOP) Human Trafficking Task Force, a coalition of prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in San Antonio, met this week to review goals for…
US-Guatemala investigation leads to the arrest of 10 human smugglers with ties to the murder of 19 foreign nationals headed for the US
WASHINGTON – An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), HSI Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU), Guatemalan National Police (PNC), and Guatemalan Prosecutor for Illicit Migrant Trafficking…
Human smuggling coordinator pleads guilty in Nogales following ICE HSI investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. – A Nogales area man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in connection to his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in southern Arizona. This case…
Justice Department Announces Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the release of the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted in the foundational pillars…
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Justice Department Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
DES MOINES, IA — U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…
Scientist determine dead whale in Sandy Hook killed by human debris
SANDY HOOK, NJ – In December, a pygmy sperm whale washed up dead on the beach in Sandy Hook and this week, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center has announced the cause of…
Mexico needs to speed processes to help migrants, human rights commission says
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) on Saturday asked immigration authorities to speed up the processes that would help nearly 2,000 migrants get documents to regularize their stay in…
Justice Department Announces Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
BOSTON – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachael S. Rollins have announced the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the…
POLL: Democrats More Concerned About COVID Outbreak At Winter Olympics Than China’s Human Rights Violations
A new Axios-Momentive poll released Friday showed that Democrats are more concerned about a COVID-19 outbreak at the Winter Olympics than China’s human rights violations. When asked what, if any, concerns they had…
New Jersey human trafficker gets 10 years in prison
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Reading, Pa., man was sentenced today to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for transporting women to motels to engage in paid sexual…
NBC talks politics, human rights in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony coverage
By Helen Coster and Sheila Dang -During the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Friday, hosts and experts on U.S. network NBC spoke in stark terms about China’s alleged rights…
Hawley Tells Zuckerberg That Facebook May Be Complicit In Human Trafficking
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter Wednesday to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, requesting information on the tech giant’s human trafficking policy. Facebook announced plans Monday to…
Human rights violator sentenced in Guatemala to 30 years for crimes against humanity, previously investigated and removed by ICE
WASHINGTON – A Guatemalan national previously removed to his home country by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) was convicted in a Guatemalan court for his role…
Human Smuggling Coordinator Pleads Guilty
TUCSON, Ariz. – Benjamin Gallegos, 24, of Nogales, Arizona, pleaded guilty in federal court today in connection with his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in the Nogales,…
Three Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in Less Than 12 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 16 arrests. On the evening of Jan. 30, RGV agents attempted to conduct a…
U.S. union wants retailers to review wages paid by vendors in ‘human capital’ trend
By Ross Kerber – The Teamsters union wants four large U.S. retailers to investigate if companies in their supply chains are underpaying workers, hoping the retailers will use their leverage with vendors…
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