National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed on January 11 to draw attention to this problem that affects millions of children, women and men around the world.
The blue campaign (Wear Blue Day) represents the fight to end human trafficking. Since 2010, the United States has dedicated the month of January to raising awareness about this scourge that affects millions of people.
Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men into submission. The International Labor Organization estimates that almost 27 million people in the world are victims of forced labor.
What is human trafficking
Human trafficking usually takes two forms:
- Sex trafficking is a commercial sexual act which is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform said act has not reached the age of 18.
- The other modality is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of subjecting to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery.
Human trafficking is different from human trafficking. According to him United Nations Palermo Protocol Human trafficking involves exploitation, while smuggling means facilitating the illegal entry of people into a country and charging money for it, in most cases higher sums than if the immigrant followed the legal process.
How to report a case of human trafficking
“Public safety is everyone’s responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to local police or a person in authority,” DHS urged.
We share the next link so that you know all the indicators of possible human trafficking.
If you want to report a case of human trafficking, contact 1-866-347-2423. For any suspicious activity in New York, you can call 866-SAFE-NYS (866-723-3697).
You can also call 1-888-373-7888 to get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
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On December 27, 2017, 23-year-old Argentine model Karen Grodzinski was found dead in a hotel room. Shortly after, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office released photographs of the alleged murderer who fled on a motorcycle, and assured that it was Axel Arenas. The Mexican actor was arrested and taken to prison, who was released after 6 days, exonerated due to lack of evidence linking him to the homicide.
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Gloria Trevi was imprisoned in Brazil accused of kidnapping and corruption of minors along with her former manager and romantic partner, Sergio Andrade. In the end she was exonerated, she was free and now she continues with her successful career.
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Our beloved Juan Gabriel was admitted to the Lecumberri prison in Mexico City in 1969 for stealing a watch. He served his sentence and went out to become the shining star we all knew and missed.
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Due to financial mismanagement, Lupita D’Alessio was imprisoned for 15 days in the Reclusorio Femenil Oriente, in Mexico City.
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Paquita la del Barrio faced criminal proceedings for the crime of tax fraud, which led her to be on probation as well as to leave Mexico City until she clarified her problem with the Mexican authorities.
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While at the peak of his career, Argentine rocker Laureano Brizuela was accused of tax evasion. The singer spent four and a half months in a Mexican prison, and then was released on bail and with the obligation to pay the treasury a loan of 1,380 million pesos.
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By having too many drinks, Cynthia Klitbo earned her pass to a provisional detention center for people who exceeded the permitted limit of alcohol in their blood, known as ‘El Torito’, in Mexico City. The actress said at the time that the experience had been traumatic.
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In his younger years, Alberto Vázquez went to prison and even shared a cell with “Juanga.” By then the interpreter was accused of the crime of adultery. He was freed due to lack of evidence.
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In the 70s, Wanda Seux was the victim of sexual abuse and when trying to defend herself from her attacker, he died at the scene. For this reason, the star was admitted to a detention center accused of homicide. It was proven that she was in self-defense and was freed from it.
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Although it was only a few hours that the Mexican driver Fabián Lavalle was in prison, the event became one of the most reported in the world of entertainment because it was a case that involved drugs, alcohol and “cool girls.”
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Singer Cox was behind bars after he was linked to the death of his girlfriend, who dropped a television on her head in the apartment they both shared. It was never proven that he had anything to do with it.
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Michelle Rodriguez, star of the movie Fast and Furious, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and community service for violating her probation after driving under the influence of alcohol.
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This is what Justin Bieber looked like in an American court after driving with an expired license, drunk and, to top it all off, resisting arrest. He paid bail, a fine and had to do community work.
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Although Lindsay Lohan is now well-behaved, it wasn’t the same story a few years ago. The controversial actress went to jail more than once for her misconduct, which she paid just as Justin did with a fine and work for the community.
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On the big screen, Eddie Murphy gave life to a character who was in prison but what the actor did not know is that in the future he would also find himself involved in this predicament for hiring the services of a sex worker. He paid the fine although he claimed that he had only offered help to a woman he saw alone on the street.
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After failing to exceed the permitted alcohol levels in Mexico City, OV7 member Ari Borovoy was imprisoned and was released thanks to monetary bail.
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Drinking too much resulted in actress Rebecca Jones staying 24 hours in the ‘El Torito’ detention center of the Mexico City police.
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In her years of excess, socialite Paris Hilton was put behind bars. In this image the blonde was leaving prison showing a smile and in the middle of photographers and followers.
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Being an ex-convict was a stroke of luck for Jeremy Meeks, who won a million-dollar contract at a famous modeling agency and even the Versace brand was already interested in the boyfriend of the beautiful Chloe Green.
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After running over a young man while driving her vehicle, Celia Lora spent four months in prison and was later sentenced to four years in a penitentiary center but was granted conditional release for a large amount of money.
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In 1995, Hugh Grant was involved in the most notorious scandal of that time, as it turns out that the Englishman was arrested with a prostitute while she was performing oral sex on him. He had to pay the corresponding fine.
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Last Friday, Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies carried out another operation to unmask subjects who buy sexual services. The agency’s goal is to prevent human trafficking in the county. “We will continue to conduct these types of operations in the future for the safety of Tulare County residents.”
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The six suspects arrested were: Herman Chatrath, 28, of Visalia
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Jesús Moreno, 35 years of Parlier Related: They investigate possible human trafficking network behind street vendors
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Matthew Tilschner, 55, of Visalia Related: Human trafficking ring busted at Bakersfield motel
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Carmen Rosales, 30, of Visalia Related: Four suspects arrested for sex trafficking in Tulare County
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Carlos Chen, 32, of Irvine, and Rigoberto Cortez, 54, of Dinuba.
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