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Underground Railroad Freedom Center battling tough times – USA Today

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

human trafficking and its abolitionists. The exhibit, which looks at practices that ensnare up to 17 million people globally, has won the center new supporters, among them scholar James Stewart of Macalester College in St. Paul. “These exhibits …
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Sex trafficking and the Super Bowl – Washington Post

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of threat, use of force or other forms of coercion, for the purpose of exploitation.” Sex trafficking …
Read the entire story here:Sex trafficking and the Super Bowl – Washington Post

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TN lawmaker puts immigration bill on hold – Nashville Tennessean

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

But its sponsor, Rep. Tony Shipley, R-Kingsport, said his intention was only to punish human trafficking by criminal groups engaged in the drug trade, prostitution and slavery. Shipley told the subcommittee’s chairman, Rep. Jim Coley …
Read the entire story here:TN lawmaker puts immigration bill on hold – Nashville Tennessean

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Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis, or …
Read the entire story here:Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post

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President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis …
Read the entire story here:President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

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Protecting Civil Rights, Part I: Memphis Agent Seeks Justice for Victims – FBI Press Room (press release)

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Special Agent Tracey Harris is a 13-year veteran of the FBI who specializes in civil rights cases such as hate crimes and human trafficking. But it’s not just her job—it’s her passion. When she transferred back to her native Memphis, Tennessee in …
Read the entire story here:Protecting Civil Rights, Part I: Memphis Agent Seeks Justice for Victims – FBI Press Room (press release)

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The Dangers of Being a Model Minority – Huffington Post

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

When we are taught about crime, we are told about the Bloods, the Latin Kings and the war on drugs, but never the Triad Societies or the Sarzana, despite the fact that the majority of victims in human trafficking cases within the United States are of Asian heritage.
Read the entire story here:The Dangers of Being a Model Minority – Huffington Post

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Nuns lead charge against Super Bowl prostitution – Chicago Tribune

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

The effort was first reported by WKYC-TV. “No one wants human trafficking in their town,” Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Ann Oestreich said in a prepared statement. “These activities happen in the dark. What we are attempting to do is to shine …
Read the entire story here:Nuns lead charge against Super Bowl prostitution – Chicago Tribune

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Mexico says Mount Forest woman’s group tried twice to rescue one of Gadhafi’s sons – Record

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

“Ms. Vanier faces very serious allegations in Mexico including the falsification of documents, human trafficking and participating in organized crime,” said John Babcock, a spokesman for Diane Ablonczy, minister of state for foreign affairs.
Read the entire story here:Mexico says Mount Forest woman’s group tried twice to rescue one of Gadhafi’s sons – Record

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Canadian held in Gadhafi smuggling probe has been charged – Calgary Herald

February 2, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Mexican officials confirmed Wednesday Cynthia Vanier and four others were officially charged with human trafficking and participation in organized crime. Early Wednesday, a letter was released wherein Vanier details the abuses and “torture” she says she’s …
Read the entire story here:Canadian held in Gadhafi smuggling probe has been charged – Calgary Herald

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