Lots of new articles today pertaining to human trafficking news, and luckily, lots of positive things to note here.
#1 : In a Market Watch press release today, the NYC premier of an anti-human trafficking documentary, REDLIGHT, is announced. REDLIGHT successively exposes the largest humanitarian crises in the world today through the true stories of children who were victims of human trafficking and the miraculous story of a powerful pair of women who fight to save them. The film will be shown at NYC's SVA Theater with a Q&A session to follow, led by filmmakers Guy Jacobsen and Adi Ezroni. The purpose of the event is to bring more people into the light about this heinous crime in order to rally more supporters into the fight against it.
Read more here : http://www.marketwatch.com/story/highly-acclaimed-human-trafficking-documentary-redlight-premieres-in-new-york-2010-06-21?reflink=MW_news_stmp
#2 : The U.S. State Department released its 2010 report on global human trafficking. The annual report is now in its 10th year and showing success through the progress of a few countries' overall rank. Countries are placed into 3 different tiers depending on performance against the crime. The lowest tier, tier 3, is subject to cuts in non-humanitarian aid from the U.S. This year's report placed 13 countries in the 3rd tier. That number is, however, 4 countries less than last year's report, which officials say reflects growing awareness and anti-trafficking/slavery campaigns.
To get a more detailed account of which countries ranked lowest, read the article here : http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/human-rights/US-Report-Cites-13-Countries-for-Human-Trafficking-96326094.html
#3 : U.A.E cracks down on tourism companies suspected of trafficking crimes. Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, called for the set-up of a strict campaign inspection against suspicious companies in the city. This is exactly the type of jurisdiction that needs to be occurring all over the global scene. One of the biggest problems in the campaign against human trafficking and slavery are non-compliant public justice systems. If more international justice systems were willing to crackdown on forced labor operations, instead of covering up for them, the problem would be much more manageable.
Read more about the Dubai campaign here : http://www.business24-7.ae/companies-markets/travel-hospitality/tourism-companies-face-trafficking-crackdown-2010-06-22-1.258090
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