UN General Assembly President Al-Nasser calls for end to ‘modern-day slavery’
March 27th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on Monday called for a comprehensive approach to end 'modern-day slavery,' which includes child labor, human trafficking and ... Read more...
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Tamara Mellon designs bag for charity
September 28th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Tamara Mellon, founder of Jimmy Choo, has created a limited edition bag to raise funds for a campaign aimed at preventing sex trafficking of young people.Mellon ... Read more...
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Three US men found guilty of sexually exploiting Latin women
May 28th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 28 (IANS/EFE) A federal jury in New York has found three men guilty of forcing Latin American women into prostitution, a statement said.The undocumented immigrants - from ... Read more...
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Brit-Muslim lady doc first to be charged with modern-day slavery
September 10th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10(ANI): A 68-year-old doctor in UK has been charged with 'trafficking people for exploitation', which is being considered as the first case of modern-day slavery in the country.According to The ... Read more...
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60 Minutes Spreads Awareness About The Lost Children Of Haiti
July 12th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): About half of the people who were victims of the tragic Haiti incident were children, as has been reported recently. 50% of them ... Read more...
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‘60 Minutes’ Focuses On The Lost Children Of Haiti
July 12th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) CBS covered the life of the children of Haiti post the devastating earthquake in its one hour episode of '60 Minutes'. The show revealed that more ... Read more...
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Arlington, TX couple sentenced to 20 years for enslaving Nigerian woman over 8 years
June 5th, 2010 - 2:40 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A Texas couple was sentenced to 20 years for enslaving a Nigerian Woman for over eight years, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.Emmanuel Nnaji, 50, a naturalized ... Read more...
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Demi Moore’s talk on sex trafficking at D.C. forum
May 5th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Actress Demi Moore is said to have taken her fight on sex trafficking to Washington D.C. after she and her husband Ashton Kutcher viewed footage on sex trade ... Read more...
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China among top sources of human trafficking into Canada
October 29th, 2008 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 29 (IANS) China has been identified as one of the four top source countries for human trafficking into Canada.Canada's first national statistics on human trafficking into the country released Tuesday ... Read more...
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Indian American couple to pay $1 mn to maids in slavery case
July 12th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 12 (IANS) A multi-millionaire Indian American couple, already sentenced to jail for virtually enslaving two Indonesian maids, has been ordered by a US court to pay nearly $1 million ... Read more...
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Indian American gets jail after wife’s sentencing for slavery
June 28th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 28 (IANS) An Indian American millionaire has been sentenced to over three years in jail, a day after his wife was given 11 years in prison for virtually enslaving ... Read more...
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Indian workers in US suspend hunger strike after 29 days
June 12th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 12 (IANS) A group of Indian workers seeking action against a US company for alleged exploitation have suspended their hunger strike after 29 days with a rally in ... Read more...
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Slavery case: NRI allowed to remain free on bail
May 20th, 2008 - 1:48 am ICT by admin
New York, May 20 (IANS) Indian American Mahender Sabhnani, convicted along with his wife of "modern day slavery", has been allowed to remain free on bail till he is sentenced next month. ... Read more...
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Slavery case: NRI to be probed for bail violation
May 17th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 17 (IANS) Indian American Mahendra Sabhnani, convicted along with his wife of "modern day slavery", has now been accused of violating his bail agreement by staying out past midnight ... Read more...
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Life term sought for Indian American couple in slavery case
April 9th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 9 (IANS) US prosecutors have recommended maximum sentence for the multi-millionaire Indian American couple convicted of "modern day slavery", asking for between 30 years and life imprisonment for the ... Read more...
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Exploited Indian workers to meet envoy Thursday
March 27th, 2008 - 11:18 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A group of Indian workers alleging exploitation at a US shipyard has arrived here to meet Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen and demand concrete steps to end ... Read more...
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