Well, it looks like yahoo has taken all "sponsors" off my broadcaster's site. The E-Poshta list, which has 9000 subscribers, has had a similar experience.
So it's a good thing those disgusting ads are gone from our respective sites. But I can't help but wonder if the nice fellow who cleaned them up and promised to clean yahoo up was over-ruled by higher management who may not want to lose the revenue for those ads.... which in all probability is quite significant.
I suspect that yahoo is just blocking all ads to our sites altogether, figuring the old "out of sight, out of mind" adage applies.
Unfortunately, to a large extent it does. Because to make a bigger issue of it, I'd have to visit some rather unsavoury sites to check up on them, which I absolutely don't want to do. (I don't want a trail of such sites on my computer.)
So all I can do is content myself that there's a chance I've made a point to some of the folks at yahoo. If they are continuing to place those ads, they now know that at the very least, there is a possibility those women in the ads aren't there because they want to be.
And I can only hope that between us, we may have caused a few (otherwise decent) men to give second thought to engaging in "anonymous" sex and thus slowed down, however imperceptibly, the growing demand for porn and prostitutes.
In the end, though, I realize that what I've done and could possibly do to thwart human flesh peddlers and their patrons is so heartbreakingly little.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Dumb and dumber
Reading this FOXNews story didn't exactly make me feel proud to be Canadian.
[An] Ottawa couple is selling individual self-help book jackets sporting comical titles — and they're hoping readers with an active funny bone will help themselves...
Among their eccentric offerings are ... 'How to Make Your Mother a Porn Star' ... [and] "How to Murder a Complete Stranger … and Get Away With It".
Isn't that ever hilarious.
Maybe someone should send this tasteless, tactless and clueless couple and their retailer a copy of The Natashas . I'd be interested to see what kind of book jacket they would suggest for it.
[An] Ottawa couple is selling individual self-help book jackets sporting comical titles — and they're hoping readers with an active funny bone will help themselves...
Among their eccentric offerings are ... 'How to Make Your Mother a Porn Star' ... [and] "How to Murder a Complete Stranger … and Get Away With It".
Isn't that ever hilarious.
Maybe someone should send this tasteless, tactless and clueless couple and their retailer a copy of The Natashas . I'd be interested to see what kind of book jacket they would suggest for it.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
yahoo promises to do right
Well, my encounter with yahoo groups is proof of what "squeaky wheels" can accomplish.
The offending ads are gone from my site and other groups I belong to. In fact, yahoo promised the moderator of another Ukrainian list similarly saddled with those ads that not only are they removing the ads from our respective sites, but from all of yahoo groups entirely.
The moral of this story is that everyone can do something to stop this scourge, however little. As they say, every little bit helps.
We can do it simply by deciding not to turn a blind eye to such attempts, and doing whatever we can to re-stigmatize sleaze. By and large, horny young (and old) guys prowling for porn and prostitutes don't think much about the the women they're screwing, or viewing ... much less whether or not they are trafficked. But regardless of whether or not they care, they need to be made aware that someone does.
This little victory is, of course, just a drop in the bucket. But if, as the Ukrainian saying goes, a drop of kerosene can spoil a barrel of honey, I imagine the reverse can be true as well.
So maybe a congratulatory note of thanks to yahoo would be in order.
The offending ads are gone from my site and other groups I belong to. In fact, yahoo promised the moderator of another Ukrainian list similarly saddled with those ads that not only are they removing the ads from our respective sites, but from all of yahoo groups entirely.
The moral of this story is that everyone can do something to stop this scourge, however little. As they say, every little bit helps.
Someone said that evil happens when good men (and women) do nothing. So while we can't stop the traffickers, or even block a lot of internet traffic, we can stop them from trying to legitimize their so-called "trade" by insinuating themselves amongst decent folk and masquerading as innocuous "dating and escort services."
We can do it simply by deciding not to turn a blind eye to such attempts, and doing whatever we can to re-stigmatize sleaze. By and large, horny young (and old) guys prowling for porn and prostitutes don't think much about the the women they're screwing, or viewing ... much less whether or not they are trafficked. But regardless of whether or not they care, they need to be made aware that someone does.
This little victory is, of course, just a drop in the bucket. But if, as the Ukrainian saying goes, a drop of kerosene can spoil a barrel of honey, I imagine the reverse can be true as well.
So maybe a congratulatory note of thanks to yahoo would be in order.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
blog of interest
Check out this blog: StopSexPredators
It has an interesting point to make about hypocrisy in the media frenzy surrounding the Senator Foley scandal in the US ... namely that if the media had cared a whit and been doing its job, this would all have been exposed ages ago.
It has an interesting point to make about hypocrisy in the media frenzy surrounding the Senator Foley scandal in the US ... namely that if the media had cared a whit and been doing its job, this would all have been exposed ages ago.
yahoo apologized
Well, it seems I was a tad impatient with yahoo... they seem to be making good on my complaints:
PM,
Apologies for the inappropriate ads on your group.
Our ad systems are entirely automated and sometimes these systems make mistakes: both in terms of what sponsors are allowed to buy ads and what groups these ads are paired with. We rely on users like you to let us know when these types of mistakes are made.
In any case we are now taking action to remove these ads from your group (we are just getting to this email now, so if one of the ads stopped appearing earlier it was just a coincidence). It usually takes 12-24 hours for these changes to fully propagate through our systems, so you may continue to see these ads for that long. If they continue after that, please let me know.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
- [name deleted]
Yahoo Groups Team
I have to give the guy credit for this very polite reply to my rather [er] strident complaint. I'm not sure if he got the entire message, tho, so I sent him this:
Thanks, [name deleted]. I appreciate your attention to this matter.
If you're at all interested in why I was so incensed about these innocuous-looking ads, check out this book: The Natashas: The New Global Sex Trade by Victor Malarek. It's available at Amazon and you could also get it at the local library (perhaps on interlibrary loan).
These "companies" are not as innocent as they look. They live off the avails of prostitution, and they trade in human misery.
Thanks again for cleaning these disgusting ads off my site.
Best regards.
So, that's done then. I fully expect those ads never to appear on my list-serv again.
I do sincerely hope yahoo also considers it a mistake to allow such "sponsors" to buy ads on their service. I'm not, however, as confident about that.
PM,
Apologies for the inappropriate ads on your group.
Our ad systems are entirely automated and sometimes these systems make mistakes: both in terms of what sponsors are allowed to buy ads and what groups these ads are paired with. We rely on users like you to let us know when these types of mistakes are made.
In any case we are now taking action to remove these ads from your group (we are just getting to this email now, so if one of the ads stopped appearing earlier it was just a coincidence). It usually takes 12-24 hours for these changes to fully propagate through our systems, so you may continue to see these ads for that long. If they continue after that, please let me know.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
- [name deleted]
Yahoo Groups Team
I have to give the guy credit for this very polite reply to my rather [er] strident complaint. I'm not sure if he got the entire message, tho, so I sent him this:
Thanks, [name deleted]. I appreciate your attention to this matter.
If you're at all interested in why I was so incensed about these innocuous-looking ads, check out this book: The Natashas: The New Global Sex Trade by Victor Malarek. It's available at Amazon and you could also get it at the local library (perhaps on interlibrary loan).
These "companies" are not as innocent as they look. They live off the avails of prostitution, and they trade in human misery.
Thanks again for cleaning these disgusting ads off my site.
Best regards.
So, that's done then. I fully expect those ads never to appear on my list-serv again.
I do sincerely hope yahoo also considers it a mistake to allow such "sponsors" to buy ads on their service. I'm not, however, as confident about that.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Yahoo is very well named
Well, yahoo took the offending sponsor off my list-serv, but I had to complain again. Here's what I said:
I sent you a message this morning asking you to remove this sponsor [URL deleted] ... which you did and for which I thank you.
However, you have since replaced it with two more just like it.
Are you people daft?
I STILL do not want my site to be associated in any way with a "company" that even remotely appears to solicit customers for the purposes of prostitution! Especially with women who are likely victims of human trafficking.
Can you understand that? No "mail order brides" or "inter-dating" or "sexy singles" or any such service, PLEASE!
These are the offending sites: [URLs deleted]
Please remove them immediately. You have put one there which is radio related. That is perfectly fine. I actually welcome respectable sponsors.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take better note of the type of companies you promote.
No more sleaze, please!
I use yahoo groups because it is convenient and easy. However, my webhosting company offers the same service, and if this sleazy sponsorship continues I will switch, and take as many yahoo groups subscribers as I can with me.
We'll see what transpires tomorrow.
I sent you a message this morning asking you to remove this sponsor [URL deleted] ... which you did and for which I thank you.
However, you have since replaced it with two more just like it.
Are you people daft?
I STILL do not want my site to be associated in any way with a "company" that even remotely appears to solicit customers for the purposes of prostitution! Especially with women who are likely victims of human trafficking.
Can you understand that? No "mail order brides" or "inter-dating" or "sexy singles" or any such service, PLEASE!
These are the offending sites: [URLs deleted]
Please remove them immediately. You have put one there which is radio related. That is perfectly fine. I actually welcome respectable sponsors.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take better note of the type of companies you promote.
No more sleaze, please!
I use yahoo groups because it is convenient and easy. However, my webhosting company offers the same service, and if this sleazy sponsorship continues I will switch, and take as many yahoo groups subscribers as I can with me.
We'll see what transpires tomorrow.
second query to Yahoo
I tried another angle, and found a place that deals specifically with sponsors, links, etc. So I just sent yahoo this message:
I do not want my site to be associated in any way with a "company" that even remotely appears to solicit customers for the purposes of prostitution.
These women may well be victims of human trafficking, as a large percentage of prostitutes are, especially in that part of the world.
At any rate, this kind of sleaze is not what I expect from yahoo. Please remove this advertisement immediately.
I do not want my site to be associated in any way with a "company" that even remotely appears to solicit customers for the purposes of prostitution.
These women may well be victims of human trafficking, as a large percentage of prostitutes are, especially in that part of the world.
At any rate, this kind of sleaze is not what I expect from yahoo. Please remove this advertisement immediately.
Police break up Ukraine-Cyprus sex trafficking ring
Once, the Zaporizhian Sich was a headquarters for brave men who defended Orthodox Christianity, tried to free Ukrainian men, women and children from serfdom, and protected them against intruders (mostly from the Ottoman Empire) raiding Ukraine for slaves .
Today, this is what it's come to:
Authorities arrested the director of a local firm that enticed women to travel to and work as dancers in the Middle East. ...
One of the victims [said] that her passport and return ticket were confiscated ... while she was in Cyprus. The woman phoned back to Zaporizhya and filed a complaint against the female director of the firm. If convicted, the director faces up to twelve years behind bars. The firm has reportedly been in operation for the past two years.
At least, the culprit is facing the consequences. (Interestingly, and perhaps ironically, the Cossacks didn't allow women in the Sich.) Maybe, given that so many traffickers get off scott free, there is a tiny remnant of the old Cossack moral strength left in Zaporizhya.
Today, this is what it's come to:
Authorities arrested the director of a local firm that enticed women to travel to and work as dancers in the Middle East. ...
One of the victims [said] that her passport and return ticket were confiscated ... while she was in Cyprus. The woman phoned back to Zaporizhya and filed a complaint against the female director of the firm. If convicted, the director faces up to twelve years behind bars. The firm has reportedly been in operation for the past two years.
At least, the culprit is facing the consequences. (Interestingly, and perhaps ironically, the Cossacks didn't allow women in the Sich.) Maybe, given that so many traffickers get off scott free, there is a tiny remnant of the old Cossack moral strength left in Zaporizhya.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
low wages primary cause of human trafficking in Ukraine: NGO
Ukraine's Channel 5 reports that according to an NGO study ...
Low wages are one of the primary causes of trafficking of Ukrainians abroad.
... in the early 1990s, lack of jobs was the primary reason Ukrainians were so willing to leave the country. Today, the jobs are in place but wages are too low...
Thus far this year, authorities claim to have thwarted nearly 300 attempts at trafficking of Ukrainians abroad, primarily women.
Low wages are one of the primary causes of trafficking of Ukrainians abroad.
... in the early 1990s, lack of jobs was the primary reason Ukrainians were so willing to leave the country. Today, the jobs are in place but wages are too low...
Thus far this year, authorities claim to have thwarted nearly 300 attempts at trafficking of Ukrainians abroad, primarily women.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Yahoo a commercial pimp?
I moderate a list-serv on yahoo and just today noticed that one of the "sponsors" they put on this group's "free" web site looks for all the world like a human trafficking outfit.
Here's the ad:
Ukrainian Women - InterDating - InterDating - VIP Club. Luxury introduction tours to Kiev, Ukraine. Quality services for upscale men to meet Ukrainian women of exceptional beauty and intelligence.
Here's what I sent to Yahoo:
I strenuously object to this "sponsor" on my group's website.
I do not wish my list to be associated in any way with a company that solicits johns to sexually (ab)use women who are more than likely trafficked.
How you could possibly condone this??? Please remove them from my list-serv, and please assure me that yahoo is not a commercial pimp.
We'll see what kind of response I get.
UPDATE: Two days later, still no response from yahoo. Usually there's something. I'll send it again.
Here's the ad:
Ukrainian Women - InterDating - InterDating - VIP Club. Luxury introduction tours to Kiev, Ukraine. Quality services for upscale men to meet Ukrainian women of exceptional beauty and intelligence.
Here's what I sent to Yahoo:
I strenuously object to this "sponsor" on my group's website.
I do not wish my list to be associated in any way with a company that solicits johns to sexually (ab)use women who are more than likely trafficked.
How you could possibly condone this??? Please remove them from my list-serv, and please assure me that yahoo is not a commercial pimp.
We'll see what kind of response I get.
UPDATE: Two days later, still no response from yahoo. Usually there's something. I'll send it again.
Economist article on human trafficking in Odessa
The Economist recently published another chilling look at the realities of the human slave trade from the perspective of the trafficked:
A hub of the modern slave trade
THE ex-slaves are easy to spot among the passengers disembarking from the Istanbul ferry at Odessa. As other women wobble merrily away up the Potemkin steps, the victims of human trafficking look hungry, carry little luggage and, in winter, shiver in their summer clothes.
Odessa grew rich in the 19th century by exporting Russian grain. These days one of its main trades is in flesh. The city is a collecting hub for women from across the former Soviet Union who, unbeknown to them, have been snared by traffickers. From Odessa and elsewhere in Ukraine they are conveyed west to Europe and east to Russia, or south to Turkey and the Middle East. Twice a week ferries from Istanbul bring back those, often ill and pregnant, who have been deported by the Turks.
Entire article here.
A hub of the modern slave trade
THE ex-slaves are easy to spot among the passengers disembarking from the Istanbul ferry at Odessa. As other women wobble merrily away up the Potemkin steps, the victims of human trafficking look hungry, carry little luggage and, in winter, shiver in their summer clothes.
Odessa grew rich in the 19th century by exporting Russian grain. These days one of its main trades is in flesh. The city is a collecting hub for women from across the former Soviet Union who, unbeknown to them, have been snared by traffickers. From Odessa and elsewhere in Ukraine they are conveyed west to Europe and east to Russia, or south to Turkey and the Middle East. Twice a week ferries from Istanbul bring back those, often ill and pregnant, who have been deported by the Turks.
Entire article here.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Petition raises awareness in Germany
A susbcriber to e-POSHTA, a mailing list on Ukrainian topics, wrote in to thank readers for their stand against prostitution at the World Cup in Germany.
Some weeks ago (many of) you signed a petition related to sex trafficking and the World Cup which took place in Germany last month. I am writing to let you know that we appreciate your help and that our petition contributed to a global outcry against sex trafficking with particular attention directed to the German government.
A few weeks ago, we delivered the names of all 34,000 people from all over the world who signed our petition criticizing the government for not cracking down on this awful situation of prostitution at the World Cup. We did not get a response from the German government; we didn't really expect one. But we did get notes of thanks from Germans who were outraged at the developments related to the World Cup. You will be pleased that our campaign also contributed to demonstrations in front of more than one German government facility around the world.
I say, well done and many thanks.
All the best,
Austin Ruse
President C-FAM
Some weeks ago (many of) you signed a petition related to sex trafficking and the World Cup which took place in Germany last month. I am writing to let you know that we appreciate your help and that our petition contributed to a global outcry against sex trafficking with particular attention directed to the German government.
A few weeks ago, we delivered the names of all 34,000 people from all over the world who signed our petition criticizing the government for not cracking down on this awful situation of prostitution at the World Cup. We did not get a response from the German government; we didn't really expect one. But we did get notes of thanks from Germans who were outraged at the developments related to the World Cup. You will be pleased that our campaign also contributed to demonstrations in front of more than one German government facility around the world.
I say, well done and many thanks.
All the best,
Austin Ruse
President C-FAM
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Japanese businessmen arrested for trafficking
Four Japanese businessmen have been arrested for trafficking in young women from Russia and Ukraine to work in nightclubs, according to this article....
Takashi Mori, 58, Koji Akagawa, 48, and two accomplices from Osaka sent false documents to the Japanese consulate in Khabarovsk, in Russia's Far East, with a request that visas be issued to a group of specialists for a period of training at one of the city's professional schools. A group of young Russian women entered Japan shortly after April 7.
The investigation established that this and other groups, totaling 40 women, rather than taking courses were employed as hostesses at local restaurants and nightclubs.
It is insidious how these scumbags can make themselves look legitimate. Even worse is the incredible payola that makes it worth the risk.
What a very unflattering reflection of human nature... that men so routinely abuse women for the sake of sexual gratification.
Takashi Mori, 58, Koji Akagawa, 48, and two accomplices from Osaka sent false documents to the Japanese consulate in Khabarovsk, in Russia's Far East, with a request that visas be issued to a group of specialists for a period of training at one of the city's professional schools. A group of young Russian women entered Japan shortly after April 7.
The investigation established that this and other groups, totaling 40 women, rather than taking courses were employed as hostesses at local restaurants and nightclubs.
It is insidious how these scumbags can make themselves look legitimate. Even worse is the incredible payola that makes it worth the risk.
What a very unflattering reflection of human nature... that men so routinely abuse women for the sake of sexual gratification.
Monday, July 31, 2006
CBC Documentary on trafficking
On Sunday, July 30, CBC's Newsworld aired a documentary called Sex Slave$. It originally aired back in December but IMHO they can't repeat it too many times.
And also IMHO, every sex offender should be made to watch this documentary, as should every patron of pornography and prostitution. Although, sadly, I suspect it might not have as much of a (positive) impact as most decent people would hope.
Sending a thank you to CBC for airing and producing it would be in order, and takes only a minute.
Activists who care about this travesty might also want to contact CBC and enquire about purchasing a copy and arranging screenings for their local communities.
And also IMHO, every sex offender should be made to watch this documentary, as should every patron of pornography and prostitution. Although, sadly, I suspect it might not have as much of a (positive) impact as most decent people would hope.
Sending a thank you to CBC for airing and producing it would be in order, and takes only a minute.
Activists who care about this travesty might also want to contact CBC and enquire about purchasing a copy and arranging screenings for their local communities.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
not exactly an ideal career opportunity
This article illustrates the glass ceiling in the sex "trade."
An Australian brothel owner was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for keeping five Thai women as sex slaves.
Not that this woman doesn't deserve her fate, but why aren't they able to catch, prosecute and jail men "with prior convictions" who ruin the lives of far more than five women and treat them even worse?
... the women were brought from Thailand to the southern city of Melbourne with the promise they would be able to work legally in the sex trade and send money home to their families. Prostitution is legal in Australia in limited circumstances. ... Ms. Tang had faced a maximum sentence of 25 years in jail, but the judge said he took into account her lack of prior convictions and the fact that the women were well fed.
Perhaps lawmakers consider that if they're "well fed" then things must be looking up for sex "trade" workers, and they just need a good strong union to improve conditions in other "workplaces" ... such as those Victor Malarek describes in his book The Natashas: The New Global Sex Trade.
An Australian brothel owner was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for keeping five Thai women as sex slaves.
Not that this woman doesn't deserve her fate, but why aren't they able to catch, prosecute and jail men "with prior convictions" who ruin the lives of far more than five women and treat them even worse?
... the women were brought from Thailand to the southern city of Melbourne with the promise they would be able to work legally in the sex trade and send money home to their families. Prostitution is legal in Australia in limited circumstances. ... Ms. Tang had faced a maximum sentence of 25 years in jail, but the judge said he took into account her lack of prior convictions and the fact that the women were well fed.
Perhaps lawmakers consider that if they're "well fed" then things must be looking up for sex "trade" workers, and they just need a good strong union to improve conditions in other "workplaces" ... such as those Victor Malarek describes in his book The Natashas: The New Global Sex Trade.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Rogers hypocrisy
So Rogers has launched a PSA Campaign to Combat Online Sexual Exploitation. What good corporate citizens.
Rogers Communications will continue its support of Cybertip.ca's national awareness campaign about online sexual exploitation, by producing two Public Service Announcements for television that aim to raise awareness for Cybertip.ca.
Wonder if Rogers will be running the PSAs during their "adult entertainment" offerings?
Uh, probably not.
Rogers Communications will continue its support of Cybertip.ca's national awareness campaign about online sexual exploitation, by producing two Public Service Announcements for television that aim to raise awareness for Cybertip.ca.
Wonder if Rogers will be running the PSAs during their "adult entertainment" offerings?
Uh, probably not.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Ukraine's SBU liquidates human trafficking channel
Ukraine's Security Service, Kherson Department, detected and liquidated [an] illegal channel for human trafficking from Ukraine to Turkey ...
Article and discussion here .
Article and discussion here .
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Canada pledges assistance for victims of human trafficking
Stop The Trafficking Coalition applauds the recent announcement by the office of the Honorable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, regarding the federal government's adoption of new measures to help victims of human trafficking in Canada.
Canada as an international leader has long needed to demonstrate its deep commitment in treating human trafficking as a crucial and serious human rights issue. While Canada has ratified the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Punish and Suppress Trafficking in Humans, and has taken the laudable step of passing amendments to the criminal code (Bill C-49), protection of victims of trafficking has , until now, been largely either over-looked or not addressed in terms of definitive constructive planning and commitment.
The victims, often women and children, have for the most part been deported to their country of origin, without proper medical and psychological rehabilitative assistance. It is time that Canada take responsibility for those we have victimized. It is also Canada's responsibility to be an international leader in stopping human trafficking by actively working with other countries to find solutions to this abuse of human rights, both in prosecuting the perpetrators and assisting those innocently victimized.
The proposed guidelines for "Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking" were outlined this morning during a conference call, chaired by Ben Perrin, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg. Participants included government representatives and various non-governmental organizations, including Stop The Trafficking Coalition (STT).
Stop The Trafficking Coalition looks forward to future collaboration and work with the CIC and all those committed to putting these new measures into practice: government and law enforcement bodies as well as non-government organizations, social and immigration service organizations, and grass roots community volunteers.
Irena Soltys
Co-Chair, Stop The Trafficking Coalition
416-806-4469
Canada as an international leader has long needed to demonstrate its deep commitment in treating human trafficking as a crucial and serious human rights issue. While Canada has ratified the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Punish and Suppress Trafficking in Humans, and has taken the laudable step of passing amendments to the criminal code (Bill C-49), protection of victims of trafficking has , until now, been largely either over-looked or not addressed in terms of definitive constructive planning and commitment.
The victims, often women and children, have for the most part been deported to their country of origin, without proper medical and psychological rehabilitative assistance. It is time that Canada take responsibility for those we have victimized. It is also Canada's responsibility to be an international leader in stopping human trafficking by actively working with other countries to find solutions to this abuse of human rights, both in prosecuting the perpetrators and assisting those innocently victimized.
The proposed guidelines for "Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking" were outlined this morning during a conference call, chaired by Ben Perrin, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg. Participants included government representatives and various non-governmental organizations, including Stop The Trafficking Coalition (STT).
Stop The Trafficking Coalition looks forward to future collaboration and work with the CIC and all those committed to putting these new measures into practice: government and law enforcement bodies as well as non-government organizations, social and immigration service organizations, and grass roots community volunteers.
Irena Soltys
Co-Chair, Stop The Trafficking Coalition
416-806-4469
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Free training program on human trafficking in Illinois
Illinois Regional Institute for Community Policing,
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police,
Illinois Law Enforcement Education Foundation
Training Opportunity
Human Trafficking Awareness
May 8
Illinois State Police Academy
Springfield, Il
A June class will also be at ametro-east Illinois location and day to be announced
Presenter(s): Specially trained Instructors will be from the Illinois State Police and the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights.
Description: The course curriculum will present issues relative to: modern-day slavery involving the exploitation of persons for commercial sex and forced labor; the global problem and its multibillion-dollar industry; recognizing the U.S. as a country of destination for human trafficking; the laws relative to the crime; the need for interagency cooperation; and the application of the community policing tactics of partnership building and problem solving.
Students will learn about:
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police,
Illinois Law Enforcement Education Foundation
Training Opportunity
Human Trafficking Awareness
May 8
Illinois State Police Academy
Springfield, Il
A June class will also be at ametro-east Illinois location and day to be announced
Presenter(s): Specially trained Instructors will be from the Illinois State Police and the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights.
Description: The course curriculum will present issues relative to: modern-day slavery involving the exploitation of persons for commercial sex and forced labor; the global problem and its multibillion-dollar industry; recognizing the U.S. as a country of destination for human trafficking; the laws relative to the crime; the need for interagency cooperation; and the application of the community policing tactics of partnership building and problem solving.
Students will learn about:
- Introduction to human trafficking;
- Legal overview
- Investigative considerations
- Victim service providers
- Immigration issues
- Interagency cooperation
- Engaging the community
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
German government biggest friend of human traffickers and pimps
This travesty illustrates that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
As many as 40,000 additional women are expected to be added to the approximately 400,000 prostitutes in Germany's sex industry. German authorities are rushing to accommodate the trade in women by facilitating the construction of mega-brothels and 'sex huts.' Moreover, cities hosting the [World Cup] games will issue special permits for street prostitution, creating a virtual partnership with brothel owners, pimps and traffickers.
In 60+ years the German government hasn't come very far from the days it was forcing women to breed Aryans and bringing slave labourers into the country. Obviously, governing elites in that country have learned little, if anything, from history.
As many as 40,000 additional women are expected to be added to the approximately 400,000 prostitutes in Germany's sex industry. German authorities are rushing to accommodate the trade in women by facilitating the construction of mega-brothels and 'sex huts.' Moreover, cities hosting the [World Cup] games will issue special permits for street prostitution, creating a virtual partnership with brothel owners, pimps and traffickers.
In 60+ years the German government hasn't come very far from the days it was forcing women to breed Aryans and bringing slave labourers into the country. Obviously, governing elites in that country have learned little, if anything, from history.
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