Archive for Human Traffiking

Iraqi Children For Sale

Posted by bosskitty

UNICEF:
- An estimated 2 million children in Iraq continue to face threats including poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education.
- Many of the 220,000 displaced children of primary school age had their education interrupted.
- An estimated 760,000 children (17 per cent) did not go to primary schools in 2006.
- An average 25,000 [...]

Immigration Paperwork Meltdown Impacts Election

Posted by bosskitty

Naturalization paperwork jam hits Texas hard
Backlog may keep some from casting votes for president
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in [...]

Slavery Is Shameful - Corrupt World Legacy Continues

Posted by bosskitty

Reports of Forced Labor Unsettle China
Cheated out of their money when they sought to buy a ticket for the final leg of the journey home, their father, Su Jianjun, said in an interview, they were taken in by a woman who provided them with warm shelter and a meal on a cold winter [...]

US Picks Unscrupulous Buddies - Hypocracy Again

Posted by bosskitty

Allies Cited for Human Trafficking
State Dept. Adds Arab Nations to List of Worst Offenders
By Nora Boustany
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A14
The State Department yesterday added seven countries, including four Arab allies, to its list of worst offenders in failing to suppress human trafficking and forced labor, which it called “a modern [...]

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