The State Board of Education has unanimously approved a new rule requiring instruction in child trafficking prevention for students in grades K-12. With this approval, Florida will be the first state in the nation to address the need for instruction in child trafficking prevention. The new rule also establishes procedures for school districts to plan […]
By Samuel Smith The suicide rate among children aged 10 through 14 has nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017, while the suicide rate among older teenagers has increased by 76 percent between 2007 and 2017, new federal data show. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, the […]
By TSHEGO LEPULE Cape Town – The government has new plans to consolidate the country’s existing marriage policy, which will legally recognise a variety of nuptials. It will also look at banning teenage marriages and introducing stricter rules for marrying foreigners. The Department of Home Affairs is consulting with different stakeholders before drafting what Minister […]
Source: @SABCNewsOnline Police in Mpumalanga have rescued 50 suspected victims of human trafficking from various houses in eMalahleni. This after a raid was conducted on Saturday morning to rid the area of drugs and prostitution. The women claim to have been kept against their will and forced to do sex work. About 150 people were taken […]
Now boys and girls cannot legally marry until the age of 18. By Leah Rodriguez Why Global Citizens Should CareChild marriage stops young girls from receiving an education all around the world. Stricter laws are needed to protect young girls from going down a path to extreme poverty. You can join us and take action on […]
JOHANNESBURG – A six-year-old Limpopo girl who was raped and sustained serious injuries, has died. She was raped two weeks ago in Serageng village in Nebo, Limpopo. The girl was in ICU at the Polokwane provincial hospital before succumbing to her injuries on Wednesday. Limpopo Social Development MEC Nkakareng Rakgoale said the child was gang-raped. Rakgoale […]
The company has won plaudits for its admission of forced labour in the Thai seafood industry but much of the supply chain remains hidden It’s hard to think of an issue that you would less like your company to be associated with than modern slavery. Yet last November Nestlé, the world’s largest foodmaker and one […]
By Tanasia Kenney A popular South Carolina promoter and disc jockey appeared in court Monday on human trafficking and child sex crimes charges, Florence station WBTW reported. Jason Roger Pope, 42, remains in jail without bond after withdrawing his request for a bond hearing. Pope’s attorney, Mary Parham, didn’t give a reason for the withdrawal. The local […]
A Houston family is sharing their heartbreak after their teenage daughter ended her own life. Family members say 15-year-old Letty Serrano commit suicide Saturday — saying she could no longer live with her pain. Two years ago, she disappeared. She told her family she was drugged and sold into a sex trafficking ring. Days later […]
by Junie Sihlangu Police Minister, General Bheki Cele and the South African Police Service (SAPS) launched a #SAPS Men Mobilisation awareness campaign on 14 October 2019, in Pretoria. At the event, steps to reporting a missing person and the Ministerial Six-Point Plan were shared. The campaign was hosted through the SAPS’ ‘Men for Change’ structure. The structure is […]