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Experts and advocates say that since enacting a state law against human trafficking in 2008, Wisconsin has done little to expose situations in which which hundreds of state residents, including children, live as virtual slaves. Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday announced a new law that will give victims of sex trafficking who have been charged with prostitution an opportunity to clear their names through court. PHILADELPHIA — Federal immigration officials are working with authorities in Philadelphia and other cities around the U.S. to try to increase the use of a special visa to help victims of human trafficking, a visa that has been underutilized since its creation nearly a decade ago. 
A newspaper built from all the articles, blog posts, videos and photos shared on Twitter using the hashtag: #Slavery.
VA: Three bills signed by Governor at Dulles Airport...
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation champions the struggle against modern-day slavery. This civil rights group will choose 50 students from across the country to serve on its student advisory board for the 2011-12 school year. Students entering grades 7-12 this fall are eligible. The deadline is June 8.
KUWAIT: A female political activist and former parliamentary candidate has recommended the introduction of legislation to legalize the provision of enslaved female concubines for Muslim men in Kuwait in a bid, she says, to protect those men from committing adultery or corruption.
What are some of the tools used by modern-day abolitionists? CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talked to Not for Sale president and co-founder David Batstone about technology that is helping the fight against slavery.
This week, the Maryland General Assembly passed not one, not two, but three critical pieces of anti-trafficking legislation, which will help further the fight against human trafficking in the state. Congratulations to anti-trafficking organization Polaris Project, who initiated this campaign and led the legislative charge, and to the over 27,000 Change.org members who supported this victory.
Human trafficking is a complicated root system connecting all countries in an underground slave-trading network. If we cut down the weed in one location, another will pop up elsewhere. If we could save the girls in this hotel we would free a few, but more would be brought to replace them, because the supply of girls from impoverished families is endless.
The human trafficking network is powerful—seemingly invincible. But with cooperation and determination, we can abolish the hidden slave trade, one freed “flower” at a time. A source of inspiration is William Wilberforce, the great abolitionist of the black slave trade who resolutely fought and changed the world. 
“It could happen to anybody,” the mother said. “If I could help just one victim, parents should know, human trafficking is here.”
Oklahoma’s position along the Interstate-40 and I-35 corridor makes it a hub for traffickers smuggling people in from Mexico and Texas port cities.
Social problems in the state, including high poverty and incarceration rates, domestic abuse, teen pregnancy and drug addiction, make it a prime area for traffickers seeking vulnerable women and children to exploit. “When you’re looking for poor, broken women who’ve been abused, these are fertile grounds,” said Mark Elam, director of the Tulsa-based Oklahomans Against Trafficking of Humans.
Florida ranks third in the nation for human trafficking and Tallahassee was the scene of one of the Sunshine State's most dubious cases. Today deputies, nurses and counselors got a real eye-opener in Trafficking 101. Class focuses on recognizing red flags, knowing who to call.
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There is hope, because heightened attention to the problem has spurred government action. The U.S. departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Labor announced last week that Atlanta had been selected as a site for one of six anti-trafficking coordination teams. The others sites are El Paso, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles; Memphis; and Miami. The GBI also formed a human trafficking unit with four investigators on July 1, according to GBI Director Vernon Keenan. Watch the latest breaking news, politics, entertainment and offbeat videos everyone is talking about at CNN.com. Get informed now! 
The metropolitan police and an anti-trafficking charity have launched a new phoneline to help the victims of human trafficking.
Slavery still exists, as reflected in the story of a 10-year-old Indian girl who wants to be a doctor but may be headed for a brothel.
MASSACHUSETTS: In a too-rare instance of bipartisanship and cooperation between branches of government, the state House of Representatives has passed a bill imposing tough penalties for those engaged in human trafficking.
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: California, Massachusetts and Texas are among the states going after human traffickers, who pressure teens, runaways and others into the sex trade or forced labor.
Human Trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world. I’m sure that fact, from the Polaris Project, is surprising to many of you.
Here’s another: slightly more than half of all domestic victims in alleged human trafficking incidents are U.S. citizens. That fact, from the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Reporting System, is perhaps even more startling. 
The Jewish Abolitionist Movement (JAM) is created in the belief that the Jewish people have a special role to play when it comes to the work of abolition: freeing slaves and creating a world where survivors can thrive. We will assist you to grow a thriving abolitionist program in your backyard by providing platforms for active engagement.
“If one person is forced to have sex with 55 people a day, is that enough to make you care?” Tracy Rowe asked students in Irazu on April 13 at 8 p.m.
A hotline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) created to receive complaints or queries related to human trafficking will be available in six languages, including Bengali.
The hotline 8007283 will be available in six languages - Arabic, English, Urdu, Russian, Filipino and Bengali - and will be operational round-the-clock seven days a week, said Sarah Suhail, executive director of the Shelter Centre. The multi-language hotline will serve all the emirates.
A blogger came to the rescue when a tale of suspected human trafficking unfolded online. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
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