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January 11, 2021
Millions fall victim to human trafficking all over the world, and northern Michigan is no exception.
In Traverse City, the state police are involved in the SOAP Project.
SOAP stands for Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution.
The project places bars of soap and feminine products in hotels around the community, on the back of the items there is a number that victims can call for help.
The Michigan State Police say it’s important to be aware of human trafficking because it happens everywhere, even northern Michigan.
“It knows no boundaries, every zip code has trafficking and we need to bring it to the forefront as which this campaign does in a great way. It’s really a behind the scees hidden crime that we’re not all fully aware of so this is a very important day for us to get the word out,” said Trooper Dave Prichard.
Turn To Tara team explores changes since 2018 Slavery in Suburbia series on human trafficking
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 21, 2021, 2:26pm EST
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Monday presented News 12 with the opportunity to explore what s changed since the Turn To Tara team s Slavery in Suburbia series.
Two years ago, News 12 spoke to Melani, who spoke out while taking the Turn To Tara team on a tour of the unexpected places women and children are being bought and sold in the Hudson Valley.
Her story prompted widespread outrage and especially hit home for young activists. But sadly, News 12 learned that despite increased attention to the problem, the numbers have only grown worse.
January 12, 2021
Sex trafficking and its victims often go unnoticed in the Caribbean because of a lack of information and limited training among law enforcement officials, two experts told a US Embassy forum Monday.
UWI Cave Hill Senior Lecturer Dr Joan Phillips and Grenadian Crown prosecutor Brendon LaTouche made the comment during Monday’s lunchtime lecture, hosted by the embassy on social media.
The lecture, to mark US
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, sought to give details on the current state of human trafficking in the region and how the crime preys on the most vulnerable in society.
Despite public opinion, human trafficking is a very real thing in the Caribbean, according to the lecturer.
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Our View / End exploitation; learn to spot sex trafficking
From the editorial: No one should be pressured to exchange sex acts for a warm place to stay, for a bite to eat, to feed a drug addiction, to avoid a beating, or because they feel they have no other option. Sadly, that s what s happening, though. And yes, here in the Twin Ports. Every day.
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Sexual exploitation and the buying and selling of children and vulnerable others happens here in Duluth every day, a leader of the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, or PAVSA, once said in an interview with News Tribune Editorial Board members.