India to host world largest march against child trafficking

New Delhi. India will host the world's largest march against the human trafficking and sexual abuse of children, Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said on Tuesday (22/08), adding it was time to break the silence surrounding these crimes.

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Corruption within law enforcement and lack of funds continue to fuel human trafficking in Kenya, a recently released report by the United States Department of Justice has said. The Trafficking in Persons Report says despite some marginal gains made in recent years, the country is still a major transit and conduit for victims and traffickers. “Corruption in sectors of the government perpetuated traffickers’ ability to obtain fraudulent identity documents from complicit officials, the report says.

Grant helps child victims of trafficking find foster homes BY: Denise Olivas

EL PASO, Texas - The Texas Criminal Justice Division recently awarded the El Paso Center for Children a $550,000 grant to help the victims of child trafficking be placed in more foster homes.

The center has been providing services for 100 years. It helps place children in foster care, while helping foster parents transition to make their home a safe place.

El Paso has been identified as one of the top three locations for sex trafficking and one of the top 20 human trafficking jurisdictions in the country by the U.S. Department of Justice.

"We're on the border, it's real easy for youth to be trafficked," said Veronica Lowenberg, director of the center's foster program.

The center will soon move to a larger location, but its current center holds about nine children- with another 30-40 children currently in foster care.

Lowenberg said there is a shortage of foster homes and volunteers.

The grant will assist potential foster parents with specialized traning. Lowenberg said this will help build a positive relationship with the victim so they can return to a health lifestyle.

I-94 Project spotlights human trafficking By JULIA FAIR jfair@kenoshanews.com

When Nancy Yarbrough was 17, she worked at a truck stop in Rockford, Ill., selling sex in order to meet her pimp’s daily quota.

“They see the vulnerabilities in you,” said Yarbrough, now 48, looking back at that time in her life.