On the Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama Refocused Efforts on Modern Day Slavery

Posted by: Clare on 4/12/2012 | 0 Comments

Last month President Obama met with his cabinet and senior advisors to lay out plans to put an end to modern day slavery.

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Holding Online Facilitators Accountable: Campaign Targeted at Backpage.com

Posted by: Clare on 2/24/2012 | 0 Comments
Recent media coverage has identified more and more cases of sex trafficking across America where young girls are being sold for sex on Village Voice Media owned website Backpage.com. Traffickers pay for ad space on Backpage.com’s adult section, often posting pictures of minors advertised for commercial sex on the site. Backpage.com profits from these advertisements, making them by definition a facilitator for domestic minor sex trafficking. Shared Hope International is leading a national campaign inviting mayors across the nation to join our efforts to encourage Village Voice Media to eliminate child sex trafficking on Backpage.com.
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"The Life": What Circumstances Walked Leah and her Sister into this Living Terror?

Posted by: Clare on 2/8/2012 | 0 Comments
She was just 12 years old when she was led into "the life" by her 14-year-old half-sister.  After several horrible weeks, she was rescued by police officers -- they found her sister in a hotel room, engaged in a sex act with a man, with Leah naked and crouched in a corner, crying hysterically.
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Washington State: Taking a lead in combatting the online facilitation of child sex trafficking

Posted by: Clare on 1/27/2012 | 0 Comments
Backpage.com has been on the hot seat for months as policy makers, faith leaders, and advocates have intensified their efforts to hold the online advertising site, owned by Village Voice Media, accountable for its documented facilitation of child sex trafficking through online advertisement. Online facilitators have largely avoided liability as serious crackdowns on sex trafficking have hit the nation; however, today Washington state is taking a lead in the effort to combat online facilitation of commercial sexual abuse of children.
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The Protected Innocence Challenge Report Card Release: On the ground in San Antonio!

Posted by: Clare on 11/30/2011 | 0 Comments
Shared Hope International representatives are on the ground in San Antonio, Texas preparing for the release the Protected Innocence Initiative (PII) report cards parallel with the National Association of Attorneys General winter meeting. Visit www.sharedhope.org on December 1st to see your state’s grade and recommendations!
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Protected Innocence Initiative Part 6: Shared Hope’s Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Tools For to Effectuate Investigation and Prosecutions

Posted by: Taryn on 11/22/2011 | 0 Comments
Part 6, of Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Initiative, recommends policies in regards to law enforcement training to combat domestic minor sex trafficking and aid in the investigation of DMST cases.
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Part 5: Protective Provisions for Child Victims: Correcting laws to protect, not prosecute, child victims

Posted by: Taryn on 11/18/2011 | 0 Comments

Children exploited in the commercial sex industry may be misidentified and arrested and prosecuted as criminals for crimes to which they cannot legally consent. Read on to learn how Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Initiative will work to address protective provisions for child victims.

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Protected Innocence Initiative Part 3: Protective Provisions for Traffickers

Posted by: Taryn on 11/15/2011 | 0 Comments
A major obstacle in the fight against sex trafficking in America is that state laws all across the nation provide inconsistent and potentially lenient sentences for the crime of selling America’s children for sex. Read more about how Shared Hope’s Protective Innocence Initiative is working to provide states with a blueprint of legislative action to start proactively and effectively combating trafficking by targeting traffickers.
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Protected Innocence Initiative Part 2: Criminal Provisions Addressing Demand

Posted by: Taryn on 11/4/2011 | 0 Comments
In 2005, Pennsylvania attempted to crack down on buyers looking to purchase sex at truck stops, specifically along the “Miracle Mile”. However, consequences for buyers were a mere slap on the wrist. The second component of Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Initiative will provide analysis and recommendations on legislation concerning criminal provisions for demand.
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Part 1: Victims or perpetrators: Who goes free in the “Land of the Free”

Posted by: Taryn on 10/23/2011 | 0 Comments
Every year in the United States, officials estimate that 100,000-300,000 children are at a heightened risk for being forced into the sex industry, particularly children that run away or are abandoned by their families. In a country plagued by sex trafficking and modern day slavery, can American truly be labeled “The Land of the Free”? Learn more about how Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Initiative will work to strengthen states response through the criminalization of domestic minor sex trafficking.
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By Reader07 on Unavoidable Destiny | Introducing Shamere McKenzie:
"Wow!! A very touching story!! Just hold the faith and keep believing in yourself! One day victory will be yours!" Read more ›
By Carroll Fisher on Two States Take the Protected Innocence Challenge Head On:
"Looks as though we are all working on state's laws to stop H.T. that is GREAT, continue the good work!! Are there or have we been thinking of NATIOAL LAWS,IE; the internet trafficking and interstate trafficking and sales. There are many otherbills that should be submitted to our NATIONAL Represntatives. We also need National publicity and awareness on H.T. Carroll Fisher Federal Way, Wa." Read more ›
By Jack on The Numbers Game: What The Village Voice Article Really Says About Sex Trafficking in the US:
"I've read a lot Of articles published by Village Voice and they all try to sweep sex trafficking under the rug, or claim that it doesn't exist or try to minimize it. They're obviously trying to protect their revenue, even if it comes from exploiting women and children. So obviously their opinion is biased big time. " Read more ›

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