Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize 2014 – How to enter
Date: 28 October 2014
The Prize is open to Hong Kong based artists who have had at least one public exhibition of their work. Winners will be announced 10 December 2014, coinciding with International Human Rights Day. The overall winner of the will be awarded HK$ 30 000 to support their work. Submission deadline is 5 November 2014.
Rape Video Shows Trafficking Brutality
Date: 23 October 2014
Source: Phuket Wan
Graphic video of a gang rape may be the first real evidence of the brutal treatment of captives in the secret camps run by human traffickers in the jungles and plantations of southern Thailand.
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11 Facts about modern day slavery
Date: 20 October 2014
Source: End Slavery Now
A quick-read with quick facts about modern slavery today.
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India: In disguise, man treks 500km to rescue children from traffickers
Date: 19 October 2014
Source: Hindustan Times
A true story of a man who rescued his children from a trafficking situation. Child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, estimates about 60 million children in India, or 6% of the population, are forced into work.
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Trafficking in human beings – EUROSTAT – 2014 edition
Date: 17 October 2014
Source: European Commission
This publication constitutes the second working paper at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings and contains data for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.
UK human trafficking strategy agreed
Date: 17 October 2014
Source: BBC News
Top prosecutors from across the UK and Ireland have pledged to work together to tackle human trafficking.
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USA: Michigan Gov. Snyder Signs Anti-Human Trafficking Laws
Date: 16 October 2014
Source: WILX10
The 21-bill package lets victims clear their criminal records. Minors suspected of prostitution will be presumed to be victims, and “johns” soliciting sex from minors will face stiffer criminal penalties. Those soliciting sex from minors will be added to Michigan’s sex offender registry.
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Thailand: Mystery over 176 missing from people trafficker’s boat from Bangladesh
Date: 16 October 2014
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Two Thai men have been charged with human trafficking after the discovery of a group of 130 victims discovered in Takua Pa district of Thailand’s Phang Nga province. The suspected victims say they were on the boat with 176 others who are now missing.
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Related stories:
More Bangladeshis found in Thailand on human trafficking route (Reuters, 13 October)
Kidnapped Boatpeople Declared Human Trafficking Victims in Landmark Decision By Thai Police (Phuket Wan, 12 October).
UK firms must report efforts to end slavery in supply chains
Date: 14 October 2014
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Large companies in Britain will be forced to declare annually the action they have taken to ensure their supply chains are slavery free under a draft law to stamp out the “evil trade”, said Karen Bradley, the minister in charge of tackling modern slavery and organised crime at the Home Office. The new rules will be included in the Modern Slavery Bill going through parliament.
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USA: New bill being drafted could help human trafficking victims get jobs
Date: 14 October 2014
Source: News 4
Victims of child sex trafficking often have a list of convictions from drug use to theft and prostitution, whether they want to commit the crimes or not. A bill has been drafted that would let ex-child sex slaves clear their name in Arizona.