Topic: anti-human trafficking
Philippines to beef up anti-human trafficking efforts
May 22, 2023 · By UCAN News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Philippines to beef up anti-human trafficking efforts The Philippines aims to beef up anti-human trafficking measures after busting a major online scam and rescuing six Filipinos from Myanmar. On May 15, the Bureau of Immigration joined hands with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas to strengthen anti-human trafficking activities and illegal migration. Immigration commissioner, Norman Tansingco signed a […]
Read More...Senate approves human trafficking bill 99-0; Next up vote on Loretta Lynch nomination with Vitter and Cassidy opposed .
April 27, 2015 · By (Credit to Nola.)
WASHINGTON — For a bill that passed 99-0 Wednesday (April 22), it sure took a long time. The Senate finally passed the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act after nearly six weeks of delay resulting from a dispute over contentious anti-abortion language added to the bill by Republicans. That issue was finally resolved this […]
Read More...Rating the World’s Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking.
April 27, 2015 · By (Credit to Standard News Wire.)
As State Dept.’s Annual TIP Report Approaches, House Panel Hears from Human Rights Groups About Impact of TIP Rankings WASHINGTON, April 23, 2015 /Standard Newswire/ — The U.S. State Department’s main effort to combat human trafficking was the main focus of a hearing held yesterday by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House […]
Read More...US House hearing: PH making only slow progress vs. trafficking
April 27, 2015 · By (Credit to Globa Nation Inquirer.)
WASHINGTON, DC — The day before the US Senate finally passed a trafficking bill intended to punish perpetrators and increase support for victims, a House subcommittee was holding a hearing on which countries are effectively helping the millions of people who “live in sex or labor slavery today.” Among those countries is the Philippines. […]
Read More...The Good News We Were Waiting For
November 12, 2010 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Last week, there was good news when the Philippine Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from Angeles city linked up with their Olongapo counterpart and raided a cyber-sex den in a private house just five minutes away from the City Hall. There they found five children, 14 years-old to 16, working as “show girls”. The […]
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