Texas: A Milwaukee couple were charged with trafficking a woman for prostitution. They allegedly kidnapped the woman to their house and forced her into prostitution in New Orleans and Dallas. If the victim failed to make $500 a day, the couple denied the victim of privileges including watching TV. The suspect also held the victim's head underwater until she agreed to stay when her first attempt to escape failed.
Oregon: Police are investigating an allegedly sex trafficking case at a local motel. The investigation began after they were informed that a 15 year old girl was held against her will. She was given drug and forced into prostitution. According to the report, the victim was taken to the hospital for recovery, but her mental recovery may take longer.
ASIA
India: Police busted a human trafficking ring that sent people to Gulf countries for labor trafficking. Police arrested a 55 year old man and 23 year old man for trafficking people abroad. The suspects allegedly lured the victims with a promise of good jobs in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but the victims ended up working at a poor working environment without pay.
AFRICA
Zimbabwe: Interpol is tracking down on a South African based human trafficking ring that allegedly recruited more than 100 girls from neighboring countries. The victims are mostly from Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Mozambique. They are also transferred to Europe and Asia for prostitution or labor exploitation.
Documentary - "The Dark Side of Chocolate" reveals the fact behind the sweet chocolates we have very easily without thinking about the actual thing. Children eat chocolates every day of the year. They enjoy the delicious taste of cocoa, which originated in Africa. But behind the production of their delicious treats, there is another taste altogether: the taste of child abusers and child slavery. This program brings the chocolate makers to book, and confront them with visual evidence. it also reveals the conditions under which the apparently innocuous chocolate bar is produced, and thereafter follow the coco beans’ route from the plantation to the chocolate bar in Germany, all with the consumer oblivious to the full story behind what their chocolate bar actually contains.
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