Oregon: Portland remains as a hub of sex trafficking despite of the anti-huamn trafficking effort by the lawmakers. One sex trafficking survivor shared her experience as a sex slave. She accepted a ride from a man who took her to Seattle when she was 18. He brought her to a hotel and tied her to a chair. He also took away all of her identification and cell phone. Though she was able to escape, she said that many victims are too terrified to come forward out of the fear of their traffickers.
Arizona: Girl Scouts battle prostitution by working with sexual exploited minors. Cactus-Pine Council of the Girl Scouts in Arizona partners with the department of Juvenile Corrections to support prostituted children by using some of the funds from cookie sales. The Cactus also established a program to mentor sexually exploited and incarcerated youths to build confidence and courage.
EUROPE
Ireland: Many victims are trafficked from all over the world, and Nigeria is the main sending country that victims are trafficked into Ireland. According to the report, while 80,000 victims were trafficked from Nigeria into Europe for the past five years, the number of African women trafficked into Ireland is still growing.
UK: The Immigration Minister says that the government is taking a positive step to combat human trafficking and ensure to remain the world's leader in the arena. He pointed out a Moldovan female victim's case, in which she received damage award from the government as an evidence of UK's strengthened measure.
ASIA
India: Police forms an anti-human trafficking cells in each districts in Delhi Police. The cells will be run by the police officers that are trained to deal with trafficking victims. Those who were trained in juvenile welfare will be given a preference to work for the unit.
The Philippines: Police charged seven people after rescuing over 140 victims in Cebu City. Police said that thirty -five out of over 140 victims were allegedly minors and now placed under the custody of Social Welfare and Development office for further assistance. They were rescued from the night club last week.
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