District of Columbia: The passage of domestic sex trafficking bill was postponed because of the opposition by Senate Jeff Sessions. According to the report, while the bill unanimously passed the House, it failed to do so because of the amendments removed by the House. The amendments removed by the House were imposing "a mandatory minimum sentence “for transporting, receiving or distributing” child pornography and expanded subpoena authority to the U.S. Marshals Service over unregistered sex offenders.
California: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted Sara Kruzan's sentence, a child prostitution victim who was received a life sentence in prison without parol for murdering her pimp. She was sexually and physically abused since she was little and gang raped by her neighbor pimp in the age of 13. When she was 16, she received a jail sentence for life after killing and robbing her pimp. According to the report, he commuted sentence doesn't mean that she will be free from the prison but that she will be given an incentive to continue her rehabilitation and an opportunity to show up on her parol board that she has done so.
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Philippines: Two policemen are hot pursuit of a possible human trafficking ring at Nino Aquino International airport. The investigation began after the immigration authority uncovered nine Filipino women leaving for Lebanon with fake visa stamps and passports.
Malaysia: The Malaysian authority says that it will receive request IOM to review its human trafficking law. The authority said that it wants to make sure that the national anti-human trafficking law is in accordance with international standards. He further emphasized the importance of international cooperation.
UAE: Abu Dubai appellate court postponed a case involving 13 people accused of trafficking a woman. The lower court trial was held after a woman complained that she was forced into prostitution by the 13 individuals. They also threatened to physically abuse her if she refused.
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