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Sex trafficking
Sex trafficking: The new American slavery
Atlanta (CNN)The pathway leading to the dark corners of human trafficking began in the fluorescent-flooded hallways of a Florida middle school.
Sacharay, which is how she wants to be known, was 14 years old and looking for a friend.
"I used to get picked on a lot about being dark-skinned. I started wearing glasses and was called 'four-eyes.' And then they knew because I was so sensitive, they knew it was getting to me," she said.
But when an ...
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‘Hundreds’ of Yazidi women killing themselves in ISIS captivity
Dohuk, Iraq (CNN)"Hello?" The voice is muffled, crackly, and barely audible, but the caller's desperation is clear: "Our situation is very bad and cannot get any worse."
On the other end of the phone, Ameena Saeed Hasan offers a lifeline: the chance to plot an escape from slavery at the hands of ISIS.
Every day, Hasan takes calls like this one. A former Iraqi lawmaker, she is now making it her mission to rescue as many Yazidi women as she can.
When ISIS first ...
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Human Trafficking Resources
RESOURCES
http://humantraffickingsearch.net/ [HUMAN TRAFFICKING] - Migrants and cases of arrested traffickers
http://www.humantrafficking.org/ HUMAN TRAFFICKING]
http://www.child-soldiers.org/ [CHILD SOLDIERING]
http://www.ispcan.org/ [CHILD ABUSE RESOURCE]
http://endritualabuse.org/ [RITUAL ABUSE]
http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/forced_labour/default.aspx [FORCED LABOR]
https://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/12/2glaser.pdf [ARTICLE - ORGAN HARVESTING]
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Generous contribution through Pastor Paul and Rivers (St.Paul Lutheran Church.)
We praise God, here we are in receipt of your most generous contribution received in July 2014. We received your generous contribution through Pastor Paul and Rivers (St.Paul Lutheran Church.)
Dear Tyler and Olivia , big thanks to you and to your little Sister . What blessing to bless poor people with a Gift of Jesus water well . By your gracious contribution we have organized Jesus Water well in the Most wanted poor village and opened for the Glory of the ...
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More about my journey to India
Missional trips - be prepared for anything while traveling for a Cause! Today I awoke at 4 am and could not move my right leg. It is the most agonizing I have ever felt - could be sciatica. Hope not, as the video team is due to go out with me at 8 am. in a full work schedule. We have a lot of work to do today. I can’t wait to show fascinating & unusual sights we have caught on ...
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WHO WE ARE
At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® we believe every child deserves a safe childhood. For 30 years we have been at the forefront of the fight to keep children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation. We provide the resources needed to help protect children and prevent these devastating crimes committed against children.
Read More: http://www.missingkids.com/WhoWeAre
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8 Benefits of Family Meals
Summer has ended and schools have opened for business. I remember the daily drill after school while growing up in Texas. A quick snack at the kitchen table and then racing out the door to find neighborhood friends, but we all knew that 5:30 was our family dinner time and we had better be near the house in order to get in, wash our hands and be seated. Some moms had big ol’ country bells they rang and some, including mine, ...
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Hidden Choices, Inc. Statement – The Death of James Foley
The brutal and barbaric murder of James Foley this week has once again reminded the world of the extraordinary stakes in the ongoing struggle between the forces of human rights and democracy and those of barbarism, repression, and savage evil. The Jihadists of ISIS and similar organizations waging “ holy wars” across the globe are truly enemies of all mankind. From their threatened genocide against the Yazidi community to the "convert or die” ultimatums against our ancient Christian communities in Syria and ...
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Single Parenting
www.insanityhouse.com
Insanity House is raising the collective voice of the Single Parent community for social, economic, and political change. Single parent households represent more than one third of the family systems in this country, and are raising 20 million children. We are the largest and fastest growing family system in this country, yet we remain the most under-represented within social, economic, political, and legal systems.
http://onetoughjob.org – Help, support and tips for single parents
www.singleparents.about.com – Comprehensive website for single parents
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May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month. What can you do?
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, nearly 3 in 10 girls will become pregnant before the age of 20. In 2012, 305,388 teens (ages 15-19) gave birth. Meanwhile, about 18% of women obtaining abortions are teenagers (i.e. about 200,000). Due to these high numbers, many people are rightly concerned about the need for education and resources for these young women. How do we prevent teen pregnancy from happening in the first place? How do we teach ...
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