The climate crisis is here, and people are feeling the consequences now. Join the call for climate justice without modern slavery NOW at https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/climate-justice-modern-slavery/! Climate induced migration and displacement are putting populations on the frontlines of the climate crisis at increased … Continued
From the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg (http://www.wacharrisburg.org): 1 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2020 Discussion Leader — Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh, Harrisburg University Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs sponsor a large … Continued
Senate Bill 60, introduced by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, designed to ensure the predators who seek the services of human trafficking victims will be punished to the full extent of the law while giving law enforcement new tools to punish those … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Pennsylvania Senate Bill 60, a bill designed to impose harsher penalties for traffickers and raise revenues to fund programs for child victims of sex trafficking, passed the Senate unanimously. Faith advocates have pushed … Continued
From Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill The legislature has made strides to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania over the last few years. Representative Seth Grove (R-York) and I are working to close a loophole that exists in the current law. On Wednesday, … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): This is alarming: A recent State Department report revealed that some U.S. defense contractors are under investigation for allegedly engaging in human trafficking and abusive practices toward their workers. The American people deserve … Continued
A SYMPOSIUM Each year the Advocacy Committee of the Sisters of St. Francis sponsor a symposium related to Human Trafficking. This year, in place of the Sister’s event, we are joining an event at Neumann University and we would be … Continued
Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA for sharing this action. Safe Harbor Children in our Commonwealth who are sexually exploited by traffickers become re-victimized in the juvenile justice system when they are arrested and prosecuted for prostitution and other … Continued
Posted on Nov 01, 2017 Harrisburg—State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R, Montgomery, Bucks) and State Senator Sharif Street (D, Philadelphia) will host a roundtable discussion on criminal justice reform efforts in Pennsylvania with experts and community leaders. Senator Greenleaf, chairman of … Continued
From UUPLAN (http://www.uuplan.com/): The Council supports SB 554 – Safe Harbor in Human Trafficking. This bill would send minors who are victims of sex trafficking to treatment rather than prosecuting them. The bill was introduced by Senator Greenleaf and has … Continued