Greg Russinger's Blog Posts Tagged 'human' (10)

A sex worker's life was the inspiration for leading designers of India to make a strong plea against human trafficking through their fashionwear at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) on Friday.

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) collaborated with international NGO youcanfree.us to raise awareness against human trafficking. The show was inspired by an actual sex worker Alice (name changed), who was rescued by the NGO from GB Road, in the capital.

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(CNN) -- Americans are right to get angry at the violence against women and girls in developing nations: the Congo rape camps, the widespread practices of female genital mutilation in West Africa and the infanticide of females in China.

Our disgust at the violence committed against women and girls is heightened by the culture of impunity that allows the perpetrators of these crimes to go free without condemnation or punishment. That culture also turns victims into criminals,…

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Some friends on the long haul highways that are doing there part.. learn more here

 

http://www.truckersagainsttrafficking.com/

As tomorrow is 1/11/11 and National Human Trafficking Awareness Day , may we all take a few minutes of silence, may we learn, advocate, pray, participate, give, be part of the solution to this consistent evil in the world...

We at One Voice and JustOne are seeking to launch new and updated ideas in 2011....

 

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London:  Over 2,000 children, orphaned after the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, have been sold as sex…

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DENVER - A Boulder, Colo., restaurant owner from Thailand pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of harboring illegal aliens and one count of failing to pay taxes.

The guilty plea was announced by: U.S. Attorney John Walsh, District of Colorado; Denver Special Agent in Charge Kumar Kibble, U.S. Immigration and

Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security…

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http://news.myjoyonline.com/news/201008/50052.asp

A must read for apple fans, in which im one..



The American electronics giant Apple was investigating damaging allegations last night that Chinese workers making its new iPad device were subjected to such "inhumane" treatment that some of them took their own lives by jumping off factory roofs.



Documents seen by The Independent reveal there are widespread failures by Apple's suppliers to respect standards on labour rights and safety specified by the company, which had sales of… Continue

We had the honor of having Kevin Bales at Freedom Day 2009, a thoughtful heart, intelligent mind, and a true voice for the cause of ending slavery. Here is the link from his presentation at TED 2010..
Enjoy..
http://conferences.ted.com/TED2010/

or check out our videos section, thanks Jonathan

This is part one of the amazing 'aftercare' work of James and Athena Pond of Transitions Global. To see both interviews go to the 'interviews' link up… Continue

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a time to recommit to stopping human traffickers, U.S. President Barack Obama said.



"The victims of modern slavery have many faces. They are men and women, adults and children," Obama said in a proclamation Monday declaring January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. "Yet, all are denied basic human dignity and freedom."



Even though the "dim years of chattel slavery"… Continue