Texas Border Officials Pilot Anti-Human-Trafficking Unit
Texas border officials announced the launch of the nation’s first-of-its-kind law enforcement unit aimed at thwarting human trafficking in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Report: U.S. Company Bought Clothes Made in Chinese Muslim Concentration Camp
The Associated Press (AP) published a shocking report Monday night revealing that China is beginning to equip its prisons for Muslim ethnic minorities, referred to as internment or concentration camps by survivors, with large manufacturing centers where doctors and other highly-educated people are forced to learn to sew cheap clothing.
Border Patrol Finds Two Teen Human Trafficking Victims with Migrant Group
Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector rescued two teenage Guatemalans allegedly being trafficked into the U.S. for forced labor. The agents found the teens with a group of eight illegal immigrants who crossed the border in southwest Arizona.
Texas Couple Enslaved African Girl for 16 Years, Say Feds
Federal authorities charged a North Texas couple with the forced labor of a West African girl, alleging they enslaved her in their home for more than 16 years.
Trump Designates National Slavery, Human Trafficking Prevention Month
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation designating January 2018 and National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Defector: Forced Abortions, Prisoners Fed to Dogs in ‘Terrifying Prison’ North Korea
North Korean defector Ji Hyeon-a appeared at a United Nations event entitled “The Terrifying Experience of Forcibly Repatriated North Korean Women” on Monday, where she described her own experiences as a woman three times repatriated to the inhuman dictatorship after escaping to China.
Report: More Than 300k Human Trafficking Victims Found in Texas
A newly released report from the University of Texas in Austin revealed that there are more than 300,000 victims of human trafficking in the Lone Star State. Nearly 79,000 of those are minors.
SHOCK: Amnesty International Blasts Kellogg’s for Using Child Labor-Produced Ingredients
The international human rights organization Amnesty International is slamming Kellogg’s and other companies that it says are profiting from child labor and other exploitative practices.
Japanese Company Apologizes for Chinese Slave Labor During WWII
Mitsubishi Materials has apologized for its use of forced labor by Chinese workers during World War II and has reached a settlement with victim groups.
North Korea Trots Out Alleged U.S. Prisoner Following Nuclear Test
CNN has published an interview this morning with Kim Dong Chul, a North Korean prisoner who claims to have U.S. citizenship and is pleading for the White House to help free him.
Qatar Military Official at Army Training Camp in Texas Guilty of Visa Fraud
A Qatar military official pleaded guilty to visa fraud in connection to falsifying documents to secure the visas for his two domestic servants. His wife pleaded guilty to two counts of misprision of a felony for obtaining the labor and services of these two women by force.
