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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

EE.UU. crea grupos para coordinar la lucha contra el tráfico de personas

25 de julio de 2011

Washington, 25 jul (EFE).- El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció hoy la creación de los primeros equipos de lucha contra el tráfico de personas, conocidos como ACTeams, dentro de una estrategia nacional para combatir esta lacra.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Illegal Entries From Mexico Slow To Trickle:

DHS Open Source Enterprise 
Daily Human Trafficking and Smuggling Report  
6 July 2011 

The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research points to a surprising cause: Unheralded changes in Mexico have made staying home more attractive. 

A growing body of evidence suggests a mix of developments — expanding economic and educational opportunities, border crime and shrinking families — are suppressing illegal traffic as much as economic  slowdowns or immigrant crackdowns in the United States. … The decline in illegal immigration, from a country responsible for roughly six of every 10 illegal immigrants in the United States, is stark. 

The Mexican census recently discovered 4 million more people in Mexico than had been projected, which officials attributed to a sharp decline in emigration. U.S. census figures analyzed by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center also show the illegal Mexican population in the United States has shrunk and that fewer than 100,000 illegal border-crossers and visa-violators from Mexico settled in the United States in 2010, down from about 525,000 a year from 2000 to 2004. [HSEC-3.5; Date: 5 July 2011; 

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Trafficking in Persons Report 2011

The report is available in HTML format and in PDF format. Due to its large size, the PDF has been separated into sections for easier download: Introductory Material [also available in Chinese | French |Russian | Spanish]; Country Narratives: A-C, D-I, J-M, N-S, T-Z/Special Cases; Relevant International Conventions and Closing Material. To view the PDF file, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
Source: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/index.htm


Información en español aquí


Thursday, April 28, 2011

U.S. Justice Department: Most Human Trafficking Cases Involve Prostitution

Last Update: 1:46 pm

Information just released by the U.S. Department of Justice says most suspected cases of human trafficking involve prostitution. Both children and adults are sex trafficking victims.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Alertan que repatriados son víctimas de plagios



Domingo 24 de abril de 2011Silvia Otero | El Universal
silvia.otero@eluniversal.com.mx

Los migrantes mexicanos repatriados de Estados Unidos o los extranjeros expulsados a México, también son víctimas de secuestro en la frontera por parte de integrantes del crimen organizado y su libertad se cotiza hasta en 6 mil dólares.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Programa de Donaciones para el Desarrollo (Development Grants Program)

USAID ha emitido un nuevo Programa de Donaciones para el Desarrollo (Development Grants Program) y la Misión de Ecuador participará en el componente de Desarrollo de Microempresas.  Por favorcolaborar con una difusión selectiva de esta oportunidad dando a conocer sobre este programa entre sus socios.
 Algunas indicaciones generales son las siguientes:
 El calendario de eventos para acceder a este programa es el siguiente: 
  • 25 de abril de 2011: cierre del periodo para la entrega de documentos conceptuales (Concept Papers), en español o inglés, de manera electrónica, a la siguiente dirección: dgpecuador@usaid.gov con copia a DGP3@usaid.gov   
  • 27 de mayo de 2011: aviso sobre las aplicaciones que pasarían a la segunda fase: aplicaciones completas (full applications)
  • 1 de julio de 2011: cierre del plazo para entrega de las aplicaciones completas en la Misión de Ecuador
 Serán elegibles sólo las aplicaciones presentadas por Organizaciones No-Gubernamentales (ONGs –sin fines de lucro) constituidas bajo la legislación ecuatoriana correspondiente.  El valor máximo de fondos para financiar cada proyecto es de $1,000,000 para nuestra Misión en Ecuador y el plazo de ejecución es de 5 años. Estos fondos requieren un monto de contrapartida mínimo del 10% del valor de USAID.  El monto total para nuestra Misión no esta pre-asignado pero probablemente no se financiarán más de 2-3.   
 La información completa podrán encontrar en el vínculo siguiente:

Friday, April 8, 2011

Senator criticizes US anti-trafficking approach


Fecha: 07/04/2011

A US senator on Thursday urged reform of an annual report on human trafficking, saying Washington has alienated key allies in Asia through its spirited criticism of their efforts.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

New York City: Point of Entry for Human Trafficking in US

By Gidon Belmaker
Epoch Times StaffCreated: Mar 22, 2011Last Updated: Mar 22, 2011

NEW YORK—Officially, slaves in the U.S. were freed in 1865, but a modern form of slavery, human trafficking, is still prevalent. New York City is one of the centers of this modern form of slavery.

New York City is both an entry point for people who are trafficked into the United States, and a destination for it, said Sonia Ossorio, executive director of the National Organization for Women in NYC and a leading member of the New York State Anti- Trafficking Coalition.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Hondureños esclavizados en el extranjero, un viaje a los infiernos

Autor del articulo: Especial Proceso Digital

Tegucigalpa - Mafias de traficantes de personas esclavizaron a hondureños en Rumanía, en un nuevo episodio del "viaje a los infiernos" en que se convierte el sueño de miles de compatriotas que abandonan Honduras en busca de un mejor futuro pero caen víctimas de la prostitución, el trabajo forzado y otros delitos internacionales.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

U.S. Holds Task Force Meeting To Combat Human Trafficking

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Posted on: 2nd February 2011

To mark the conclusion of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Secretary Napolitano today joined many of her colleagues in the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Members include Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

EU reforzará lucha contra trata de personas

El gobierno estadounidense anuncia el reforzamiento mediante una iniciativa conjunta de varias entidades para facilitar las investigaciones criminales y los juicios por ese delito
El gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció hoy el reforzamiento de su lucha contra la trata de personas mediante una iniciativa conjunta de varias entidades para facilitar las investigaciones criminales y los juicios por ese delito.

"Entre 12 millones y 27 millones de personas actualmente realizan trabajos forzados, servidumbre o prostitución forzada" en el mundo, dijo la secretaria de Estado, Hillary Clinton, durante una conferencia con otros miembros del gabinete del presidente Barack Obama.

Manifestó que a pesar de esas cifras, menos de 50 mil personas han sido identificadas oficialmente como víctimas, y en muchos casos son ignoradas o incluso tratadas como criminales.

ENFOQUE-Superbowl, un imán para comercio sexual menores de edad

Reuters 02/02/2011 15:18 Actualizado: 02/02/2011 16:20

Por Mickey Goodman

Miles de proxenetas buscan traficar prostitutas menores de edad en Texas para el Super Bowl del domingo con la esperanza de hacer negocios con la gran cantidad de hombres que llegan a ver el partido con dinero para gastar, denunciaron defensores de los derechos del niño.

El evento deportivo más importante del país, donde se medirán los Acereros de Pittsburgh y los Empacadores de Green Bay, hará del área de Dallas-Fort Worth un imán para los negocios de todo tipo.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Pinay Babysitter Sues Employers for Human Trafficking and Slavery

Written by adminFeatured News, News HighlightsJan 8, 2011
By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau

NEW YORK - 56-year old Leticia Moratal came to the U.S. to become a babysitter for a Filipino family in New York but her dream of making it big in New York, turned into a nightmare.

For 10 years, she said she was enslaved by Elsa and Augusto Nolasco, including their daughter Laarni. Moratal said she worked long hours as a babysitter — and never got paid a single cent by the family. She accuses the Nolasco family of subjecting her to forced labor, cruel treatment and pschological abuse.
But with the help of her aunt Maria Garri, Moratal escaped from her employer’s home in Jamaica, New York.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Desmantelan red de trata de personas en Miami con nexos en México

7 de enero de 2011

México, 7 Ene. (Notimex).- Agentes especiales de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos presentaron cargos contra cuatro presuntos traficantes de personas en Miami y rescataron a nueve mujeres víctimas de dicho delito.

La Embajada de Estados Unidos en México precisó en un comunicado que como parte de la misma investigación, fueron rescatados dos niños que estaban cautivos en el país para obligar a sus madres a prostituirse en Miami; ambos menores fueron reunidos con ellas en Florida.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bandas somalíes acusadas de explotación sexual en EEUU

AMY FORLITI

Un grupo de 29 personas han sido inculpadas de participar en un banda dedicada al tráfico sexual, en la cual pandillas somalíes radicadas en Minneapolis presuntamente obligaban a niñas menores de 14 años a prostituirse en por lo menos tres estados, de acuerdo con un acta procesal abierta el lunes.

Los miembros de la banda se habían asociado ilícitamente para reclutar a las jóvenes con fines de explotación sexual desde enero del 2000, según lo asentado en el expediente abierto por la Corte de Distrito de Tenesí.

US: Amazon defends 'Pedophile's Guide'

Continuing with Amazon:

By Lisa Thompson:


Dear Friends:

Thank you SO MUCH for your calls and emails to Amazon. Your feedback has been amazing. Please keep the pressure on. If any of you know Amazon executives, shareholders, or have contacts who can publicize this please make those connections. For those of you on Facebook, Twitter, etc., please spread the word.

I've been told that you can email Amazon part owner Jeff Bezos at this address: jeff@amazon.com. I have no idea if emails sent to that address will actually get to him, but it's worth a try.

Here are the phone numbers again: 
You can call Amazon at 1-866-216-1072, or at 1-206-266-2992 if you're outside the US. Additionally, Kindle support can be reached at 1-866-321-8851, or 1-206-266-0927 from outside the US.
Also, here is some breaking news:

Amazon defends 'Pedophile's Guide'
By Helen A.S. Popkin
Another book protested in 2002 for advocating adult-child sex is still available on the site msnbc.com staff and news service reports msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 2 hours 47 minutes ago 2010-11-10T18:35:20

NEW YORK - Amazon is selling a self-published book defending pedophiles, sparking discussions about the retailer's obligation to vet items before they are sold in its online stores, and threats of boycott from Amazon customers if the book is not removed.

The book, " The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" by Philip R. Greaves II, offers advice to pedophiles afraid of becoming the center of retaliation. It is an electronic book available for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader.

US: National Day of Action









Next Wednesday, November 17 is the National Day of Action to urge Congress to pass the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and Victims Support Act (H.R. 5575).

It’s being organized by the National Coalition to End Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, of which Polaris Project is a part. If this legislation passes, it would provide victims of human trafficking with access to much needed services and shelters. H.R. 5575 would also provide grants to state and local governments who work with social service agencies to train law enforcement and increase investigations.
In order to make sure this crucial legislation passes please commit to take action 
NEXT Wednesday! Urge your representatives to take action and help bring an end to human trafficking.

Together, we can send a loud and clear message: human trafficking happens here in the United States and it’s time for Congress to do something about it. 
Click here 
for instructions on how to participate in the National (Call-in) Day of Action.

NATIONAL COALITION TO END DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING PARTNERS: 


A Future. Not A Past., ECPAT-USA, Polaris Project,

Rebecca Project, Shared Hope International and the Women's Funding Network

US: Amazon selling The P--ophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure

The Salvation Army, Initiative Agains Sexual Trafficking, shares this message. Act now. Contact Amazon ASAP.

Dear Friends:



Today another page for the outrageous . . . Amazon is selling a book entitled: The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure. See: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049U4CF6/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title

Please call Amazon with direct feedback ASAP. Do not comment on the book directly because the seller may have access to delete comments, and the comments which are there have been completely ignored. The feedback needs to go directly to Amazon. You can call Amazon at 1-866-216-1072, or at 1-206-266-2992 if you're outside the US.

Additionally, Kindle support can be reached at 1-866-321-8851, or 1-206-266-0927 from outside the US.

U.S.: CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE ON SEX TRAFFICKING


Topic: Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Anticipated Published Date: Fall 2012
Guest Editors: Kim Kotrla and Lisa Thompson

Deadline:   Early submission/Abstracts of Intent – January 15, 2011 
                   Paper submission deadline – June 1, 2011