Tag: human trafficking
To catch a creep: An agency’s war on child sex tourists
I repost here a story I wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer that was in Tuesday’s paper. It looks at the problem of men, generally affluent, white men from developed countries, who travel abroad to sexually molest children and some of the people fighting to end it. I’ll post later on information on one international nongovernmental organization, [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2009 under Outraged, human rights, humanitarian, international children's issues, slavery.
Tags: child sexual exploitation, children's rights, ECPAT, human trafficking, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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A TV must-see on modern slavery
I’m reprinting this note, which I got today from Ben Skinner, who wrote the new book, “A Crime So Monstrous,” about human trafficking around the world. It’s a vital issues that gets far too little attention - and this is one of those issues that could truly be helped by public pressure. If Kenya can outlaw smoking in [...]
Posted: July 9th, 2008 under Africa, humanitarian, international children's issues, slavery.
Tags: Add new tag, children in crisis, human trafficking, humanitarian, slavery
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