Posts Tagged: human trafficking
Israel Joins Pan-European Group Against Human Trafficking
Israel has pledged to step up its efforts in the global fight against human trafficking in the face of the growing numbers of victims of...
Actor Ashton Kutcher Recounts Talmudic Tale During Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Human Trafficking
Actor Ashton Kutcher recounted a Talmudic tale on Wednesday after testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during an informal hearing on human trafficking. “[B]eing here...
Slave Labor Continues to Thrive in the Arab World
In Western Europe, the trafficking of human individuals as sex and labor slaves is now considered to be more financially lucrative for criminals than drug-smuggling. Yet,...
Refugees
In the USA a debate rages over the thousands of refugees from Central America streaming across the porous southern border. The fact that in the past...
Human Traffickers Kill Egyptian Officer Near Israel Border
Human traffickers shot and killed an Egyptian officer on Thursday near the El-Arish border with Israel, Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported, citing security sources. The Egyptian...
State Department Report Gives Israel High Marks for Fighting Human Trafficking
JTA - Israel maintained its top-level status in the latest U.S. State Department report on human trafficking. "The Government of Israel fully complies with the minimum...
When Do We Get to Celebrate the End of Slavery?
This year marks the 150 year anniversary of President Lincoln's announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1888, Brazil abolished slavery, marking the official end of...
