Prostitution

It’s a stark reality: most sex traffickers and their clients are men, while the vast majority of those trafficked are women and girls. A highly sexist crime This makes sex trafficking a highly sexist crime. Much of its prevalence can be attributed to gender inequality, says Yasmeen Hassan, founder of …

It’s almost like he has some sort of invisibility cloak, like in Harry Potter. Right in front of us, but out of sight. Humans buy and sell other humans. Modern day slavery. Women and children for the most part, vulnerable and unprotected, abducted from their homes or taken to the …

Still, at least it was worth it when we got to Zanzibar, wasn’t it? Well, it is certainly a beautiful island, its capital Stone Town a tangle of fairy tales of tiny alleyways and sultan palaces, its northern shores and is an unspoiled Indian Ocean idyll where (at least) it …

MOBILE, Alabama (WKRG) – Police in Mobile conducted an operation Tuesday, Dec. 21 to combat local prostitution, which they believe may lend itself to other criminal activity. WKRG News 5’s Gabby Easterwood teamed up with MPD as they targeted prostitution in the city during a day-long operation. They started the …

A tribal woman accused of luring and instigating her cousin sister into prostitution has been released on bail by the Supreme Court, which took note of the fact that she had been incarcerated for 18 months and gave birth to a child there. A bench led by Chief Justice NV …

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of stories from this week about police, fire and courtrooms from across San Diego County. Former San Diego resident pleads guilty to terrorism A former San Diego resident has pleaded guilty to federal charges for providing money and other resources …

Finding that there is no “reasonable connection” between the total ban on massage parlors and the prevention of prostitution, the Delhi High Court suspended the ban on transgender massage services in the city. The court observed that there was no “reasonable connection” between the total ban on massage parlors and …

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York Gun Play will disappear. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday December 13 that Tyquan Henderson, who went by name “Gun Play,” had been …

Topics included combating human trafficking, reducing robocalls and training law enforcement Ohio Attorney General Danielle Mason’s Office Dave Yost gave Guernsey County Commissioners an update on the state agency’s priority projects on Monday. Topics covered by Mason, a Zanesville GA liaison officer, included tackling human trafficking, reducing robocalls, and empowering …

CHICAGO The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the past two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals strong racial disparities that have only worsened over time. More than 3 million criminal cases were filed in Cook County between 2000 …