Most striking, al-Obaidly empowers his team and takes every opportunity for them to engage and share information with the public, including vulnerable communities, slowly building a passion for labor reforms within the Ministry. They are recognized for their tireless efforts despite some working in challenging environments where human trafficking concerns remain pervasive and facing resistance, opposition, or threats to their lives to protect victims, punish offenders, and mitigate the underlying factors that cause vulnerabilities traffickers often target. Or, to report missing persons who are under 13 years of age, are senior citizens or have special needs call 9-1-1. Missing Persons. L. No. The Jordanian police counter-trafficking unit worked with UNODC to implement a coordinated COVID-19 mitigation plan to protect first responders by procuring sanitation materials, protective equipment, medical kits, and COVID-19 testing units. Trained customer-facing staff can recognize, document, and report behavioral indicators of human trafficking. Gambia, The Iran As a result, there was a significant increase in suspicious transaction reports filed by financial institutions related to this activity. For many people, human trafficking evokes images of women and children being forcibly taken and sold into sexual slavery by strangers, or of people locked in rooms or vehicles far from home. Acknowledging the emotional weight of bringing trafficking-related casework into ones home, survivor-led and survivor-informed organizations were mindful of staff needs when managing cases remotely, offering resources and opportunities to support the staffs emotional well-being. Whether in-person or virtual interviews were held, prosecutors often avoided interviewing the victims multiple times, limiting the ability of investigators to follow-up and confirm details. Russia The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (TVPA), defines severe forms of trafficking in persons as: A victim need not be physically transported from one location to another for the crime to fall within this definition. MISSING PERSON - 38-YEAR-OLD AMY GREGORY - WILKES-BARRE - LUZERNE COUNTY. President Felix Tshisekedi has demonstrated that he is a willing partner committed to addressing instability and conflict in DRC, but needs U.S. security assistance to succeed in defeating armed groups threatening local populations, including the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Because children are dependent on their families for their basic needs, such as food, shelter, and clothing, they are often faced with having basic needs unmet or physical violence if they dont comply with the trafficker. Many former child soldiers suffer from panic attacks due to trauma. The kafala systems rules and limitations enable abusive employers to use unscrupulous employment practices that can constitute forced labor; including excessive work hours; retention of passports and travel documents by the employer; non-payment of wages; and physical, psychological, and sexual abuse or threats of abuse. She was last seen on 12/21/2022 in Wilkes-Barre wearing light blue pants, a black jacket, and white shoes. Haley L. Sands After four years and three promotions at work, I was told, you are too gay; if you want to continue working here, you will go back in the closet. I figured within the previous two months I had already lost my house, my family, and my college scholarshipat that point, what was my job? The above statistics are estimates derived from data provided by foreign governments and other sources and reviewed by the Department of State. 2021 GMT. Montenegro With enough time for traffickers to establish effective methods to recruit and groom their victims and insufficient avenues to prosecute various forms of online sexual exploitation, the pandemic accelerated and accrued the challenges to combating online sex trafficking. It is easy to understand why individuals would see something online about human trafficking, especially when it involves children, and feel the need to share or act on the information. Whether the government has entered into effective, transparent partnerships, cooperative arrangements, or agreements that have resulted in concrete and measurable outcomes with , a. domestic civil society organizations, private sector entities, or international nongovernmental organizations, or into multilateral or regional arrangements or agreements, to assist the governments efforts to prevent trafficking, protect victims, and punish traffickers; or. The Government of Burma had a policy or pattern of use of children for forced labor by the military. The organization also donated proceeds from the production of artisan goods, including the masks, towards medical care and social services for survivors. The Embassy will continue to collaborate with UNICEF and other NGOs and encourage the government to view them as a resource in the joint effort to eliminate the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers. The GOA is taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers. Nicaragua Such circumstances create unique vulnerabilities. South Sudan While the help of the public is a crucial part of anti-trafficking efforts, the public can inadvertently interfere when its actions are based on false information or on tips from individuals with no direct knowledge of human trafficking situations. Paraguay []. International organizations conducted and produced most of the initial comprehensive assessments of the impact of COVID-19 on anti-trafficking efforts and highlighted areas in which to adapt policy approaches and target resources. At the same time, human traffickers quickly adapted to capitalize on the vulnerabilities exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic. The purpose of the Network is to engage experts, particularly those with lived experience of human trafficking, to provide expertise and input on Department of State anti-trafficking policies, strategies, and products. 12. Public statements by government officials against the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers and improvements in reporting, prevention, and protection mechanisms demonstrate that even with its limited capacity the Government of Yemen continues to address the issue. IMET funding for Cameroon increases the professionalization of the military through professional military education (PME) training in the United States. To see more information on each missing person, click on More Info. Page 66: Emily Teague In the absence of a political settlement, the war in Libya will continue to destabilize the broader region, creating space for violent extremists to regroup. UNODCs partner NGOs that work on human trafficking reported that pandemic-related measures led their beneficiaries to lose income and access to food. Always discerning the needs of the moment,Pooleadapts to meet new challenges. As of April 5, IMET funding was obligated for the following activity: military professionalization training. Guyana Proactive partnerships between governments, financial institutions, law enforcement, civil society, and survivor experts are critical to identifying illicit financial activity associated with human trafficking. Furthermore, familial trafficking situations may have prevented survivors from developing key healthy social skills, including how to make and maintain friends, relate to other children and adults, ask for assistance, and recognize their own self-worth. the estimated number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant or is significantly increasing and the country is not taking proportional concrete actions; or. When she arrived, she learned her boss owned a roadside stall instead of a store. The only analyses being done are by independent people like myselfand we are all seeing the same thingthe VAERS system has been screaming that something is very, very wrong at least since February. When the FARDC justice system received credible reports that soldiers in the 2105th regiment had abducted underage girls, they quickly opened an investigation and detained suspected abusers. This website is an oasis of sanity. Botswana The TVPA also provides that any country that has been ranked Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years and that would otherwise be ranked Tier 2 Watch List for the next year will instead be ranked Tier 3 in that third year. A 15-year-old boy from Frederick has been missing for nearly a week, and now police are . While acknowledging these leaders, we recognize that many of us have also been touched by trauma, whether through loss of a loved one, our own illness, or dealing with large-scale lockdowns and extreme uncertainty. The acts element of sex trafficking is met when a trafficker recruits, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, patronizes, or solicits another person to engage in commercial sex. Central African Republic She continues to be a guiding force, bringing out the best in her team. The Nigerian military has also responded to end the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers when isolated incidents are brought to their attention. 1. Subject Matter Expert with Lived Experience of Human Trafficking. Some perpetrators use these types of conditions as part of their coercive schemes to compel the labor of domestic workers with little risk of detection. In line with MC Decision 6/17, in 2020 the OSR/CTHB, in co-operation with anti-trafficking Focal Points and DHR, finalized the development of a learning module on combating TIP for the OSCE executive structures as part of the new All OnBoard programme. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. The U.S. government will continue to engage with the Libyan government to urge militias to cease the unlawful recruitment of children and to make proper referrals for such children. Rendi McCoy Sri Lanka Some governments and organizations conducted in-depth assessments to identify the changing trends. Mary C. Ellison Eswatini Governments across the world diverted resources toward the pandemic, often at the expense of anti-trafficking efforts, resulting in decreased protection measures and service provision for victims, reduction of preventative efforts, and hindrances to investigations and prosecutions of traffickers. In recent years, participants in online forums have spread a number of false and misleading claims about child sex trafficking, sometimes deliberately deceiving the public through disinformation efforts connected to conspiracy theories unrelated to human trafficking. Tanzania Chaiszar Turner Congo, Democratic Republic of the Niger Every year adults and, to a lesser extent, children migrate voluntarily to countries in the Middle East to work in a variety of sectors, such as agriculture, construction, and domestic service. The Secretary-General has institutionalized mechanisms to continue engagement and cohesion across the United Nations system, and prioritized leadership accountability relating to sexual exploitation and abuse through mandated action plans and personal certifications. Another vaccine failure but this one based on contracting Covid-19 after being fully immunized. A force of nature, she has prioritized achieving systemic change through grassroots action and effective networking. According to an international organization, in December 2019, the GOI discharged 40 boys who had been recruited by Tribal Mobilization Forces (TMF) and provided them with rehabilitation and integration program in coordination with the international organization. The President has determined it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to the Government of Nigeria (GON) and has certified that the GON is taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers. Breastfeeding leading to seizurespoor kid. The rates can be found here: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/treasury-reporting-rates-exchange/treasury-reporting-rates-of-exchange-as-of-december-31-2020-with-amendments.xlsx, Inside Front Cover: Panos Pictures/William Daniels For more information about current and past TIP Report Heroes, please visit the TIP Report Heroes Global Network at www.tipheroes.org. Leo Page-Blau In June 2020, Mexico secured its first trafficking in persons conviction from a virtual court session; however, the risk of traffickers and other abusers intercepting victims phone calls, text messages, or other forms of communication has been heightened in a remote environment in which victims and prosecutorial investigators are unable to develop a relationship. Pakistan Others leveraged technology to drive innovative solutions. . In this position, Cabrera plays a pivotal role in advancing the offices ability to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases. Page 41: Getty/Munir Uz Zaman Double Trouble with twins: This record was removed from VAERS as of the 8/27/21 release. These included women and children, people affected by travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, communities in areas of food insecurity, and survivors of trafficking, as well as persons directly and indirectly affected by the disruption of economic activities and reduced livelihood options. Finally, as co-chair of the Task Force mandated by the UN High-Level Committee on Management to develop a common approach to combat TIP and forced labor in supply chains, the OSCE has closely worked with the UN system to coordinate these efforts among all major IOs. The 2021 narratives provided detailed examples to justify this assessment, such as: Over the last four years, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has carried out a mass detention and political indoctrination campaign against Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), a large region in western China. We must ensure that our commitment to victim-centered and trauma- and survivor-informed approaches when serving victims and survivors is uninterrupted. Ashley Hernandez Governments and anti-trafficking organizations responded to the increased vulnerabilities due to the pandemic through efforts to reduce the risk of trafficking and expand protection measures for victims. We will seek to use our year-round engagement with governments, advocates, and the private sector to build a more effective anti-trafficking strategy rooted in equity. Lithuania In Xinjiang, the government is the trafficker. The CSPA prohibits assistance to governments that are identified in the list under the following authorities: International Military Education and Training, Foreign Military Financing, Excess Defense Articles, and Peacekeeping Operations, with exceptions for some programs undertaken pursuant to the Peacekeeping Operations authority. Human trafficking is a widespread and highly profitable crime that generates an estimated $150 billion worldwide per year with a significant portion of those profits passing through legitimate financial services businesses. The Colorado Missing Person (s) Unit assists local law enforcement and other partner organizations in locating and recovering missing children and adults. South Sudan Takiyah Golden For instance, advocates, survivors, and other experts have found that ingrained racial biases and stereotypes, which were created as a way to dehumanize certain racial communities to justify their exploitation and exclusion, hinder progress in anti-trafficking efforts because they lead to racially disparate assumptions about who is a trafficker and who should have access to victim protection and services. At first, it may not be apparent that acting on this information could have any harmful consequences. Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office - Unidentified: Unidentifiedpersons@ocme.ok.gov. U.S. diplomatic posts and domestic agencies reported on the human trafficking situation and governmental action to fight trafficking based on thorough research that included meetings with a wide variety of government officials, local and international NGO representatives, officials of international organizations, journalists, academics, and survivors. Despite facing resistance and, at times, criticism, he and his team continue to work toward the implementation of labor reforms and improvement of workers lives. RECENT NEWS. An endangered Michigan teenager who went missing in 2021 has been located, according to the U.S. Some countries automatically extended temporary and transitory visas for migrant workers, while others suspended fines for unauthorized stays or extended medical coverage to anyone awaiting a decision on their immigration status. IF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR HEALTH DESTROYED BY A COVID VACCINE THE ANSWERS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ARE IN MY BOOK BANNED AGAIN! When a White person goes missing, you hear about it every five minutes. ROANOKE, Va. - On any given day, there are about 650 people missing in Virginia, according to officials with the state Department of Emergency Management. This record was removed from VAERS as of the 9/3/21 release. North Carolina officials issued a Silver Alert late Friday for a missing Laurinburg woman with dementia. Your support ID is: 18110581829009222378. Communicate updates on the progression of these changes. Adrienne Sgarlato Coercion in the case of sex trafficking includes the broad array of nonviolent means included in the forced labor definition. Susan Snyder Therefore governments, including the United States, must foster an inclusive environment that allows for a thriving, diverse workforce at alllevels. Azerbaijan Maura K. McManus Many aligned policies and practices to current realities. Positive connection, the freedom to experience developmentally appropriate activities, and even fun, sometimes for the first time, are healing elements that should be emphasized in these programs. Its Survivor Inclusion Initiative works to facilitate survivor access to basic banking services, such as checking and savings accounts by connecting survivors to financial institutions. Such interference can have damaging effects on the ability of law enforcement, NGOs, and other victim service providers to respond to real cases. Governments should hold all entities, including businesses, accountable for human trafficking. While technology allowed the anti-trafficking community to navigate more easily the myriad challenges caused by the pandemic, its expanded use highlighted the importance of ensuring victims access to technology and online services, as well as their safety and privacy when using technology to receive victim assistance. The purpose element in every sex trafficking case is the same: to engage in a commercial sex act. We also expect that FMF may support elements of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for the Super Tucanos. We know recent events have led our country to grapple with unequal treatment and racism here at home that has reverberated around the world. Togo While COVID-19 restrictions have slowed the investigation, two soldiers have been charged and are in prison awaiting trial, while the local prosecutor is pursuing charges against another eight soldiers. 17, 2022) Missing since Nov. 19, 2021. Instead of an internship, the school required the Chilean students to work 40 hours per week in a meat processing plant to pay off a debt for the academic programthat they had been told would be tuition-freeand pay for food and housing out of their wages. After arriving in the United States, Vicente and several other Chilean students learned their program had been changed from a two-year program to a one-year program in food services. Lucia Gallegos Korea, North Missing Persons (updated Mar. The telephone number of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is 1-800-THE-LOST. Barbados But who knows anymore? Beginning October 1, 2021, and effective throughout Fiscal Year 2022, these restrictions will apply to the listed countries, absent a presidential waiver, applicable exception, or reinstatement of assistance pursuant to the terms of the CSPA. Sex trafficking encompasses the range of activities involved when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to compel another person to engage in a commercial sex act or causes a child to engage in a commercial sex act. The Department of State prepared this Report using information from U.S. embassies, government officials, nongovernmental and international organizations, published reports, news articles, academic studies, consultations with authorities and organizations in every region of the world, and information submitted to tipreport@state.gov. The Secretary of State is authorized to waive this automatic downgrade only once, in that third year, based on credible evidence that a waiver is justified because the government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to meet the TVPAs minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is devoting sufficient resources to implement the plan. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL SECTOR. Debt bondage is focused on human trafficking crimes in which the traffickers primary means of coercion is debt manipulation. Greater stability and self-reliance is one of our top strategic objectives in the DRC, such that our more than half a billion dollars in annual bilateral assistance can be wound down, and our focus turned more fully toward trade and investment. Likewise, in a sex trafficking case, an adult victims initial willingness to engage in commercial sex acts is not relevant where a perpetrator subsequently uses coercion to exploit the victim and cause them to continue engaging in the same acts. Learn how to enroll someone in MedicaAlert + Safe Return. Thankfully, a bar owner friend would stitch us up without a hospital visit when we were hurt, so we didnt have another bill. Hungary In June 2020, the Government of Sri Lanka approved a National COVID-19 Response Plan for Migrant Workers that covered prevention and the protection of trafficking victims, while the UK government extended public-funded safe accommodation for current victims and survivors for an additional three months. Rather, a Tier 1 ranking indicates that a government has made efforts to address the problem that meet the TVPAs minimum standards. Page 38: Panos/ Williams Daniels In 2019, the Yemeni government took concrete steps to raise awareness of risk factors for child soldier recruitment and use, to rehabilitate child soldiers, and to amplify activists calls for the Houthis to stop recruiting and using children. When victims or survivors are in a photo, identifying features have been removed or the photographer took the photo in collaboration with the individual pictured. Brazil In a declassified summary of that work, released in August 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies said they remained "divided on the most likely origins of COVID-19" but that the two key hypotheses . Missing Person Search. Children should receive immediate support and assistance in a safe and comfortable setting that is not intimidating or retraumatizing. Soumya Silver Some military personnel are participating in training programs on childrens rights. Sheila was last seen at [] enactment of laws prohibiting severe forms of trafficking in persons, as defined by the TVPA, and provision of criminal punishments for trafficking crimes; criminal penalties prescribed for human trafficking crimes with a maximum of at least four years deprivation of liberty, or a more severe penalty; implementation of human trafficking laws through vigorous prosecution of the prevalent forms of trafficking in the country and sentencing of traffickers; proactive victim identification measures with systematic procedures to guide law enforcement and other government-supported front-line responders in the process of victim identification; government funding and partnerships with NGOs to provide victims with access to primary health care, counseling, and shelter, allowing them to recount their trafficking experiences to trained counselors and law enforcement in an environment of minimal pressure; victim protection efforts that include access to services and shelter without detention and with legal alternatives to removal to countries in which victims would face retribution or hardship; the extent to which a government ensures victims are provided with legal and other assistance and that, consistent with domestic law, proceedings are not prejudicial to victims rights, dignity, or psychological well-being; the extent to which a government ensures the safe, humane, and to the extent possible, voluntary repatriation and reintegration of victims; governmental measures to prevent human trafficking, including efforts to curb practices identified as contributing factors to human trafficking, such as employers confiscation of foreign workers passports and allowing labor recruiters to charge fees to prospective migrants; and. Djibouti Additionally, the military continued to rely on local communities to source labor and supplies, thereby perpetuating conditions enabling the forced labor of adults and children. Anna Fraser She is a black female, approximately 5'1", 89 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. The Government of South Sudan is taking effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers. When their employer abruptly left, the men were able to seek assistance at their national embassy. Iraq It is essential to have various survivor voices lending feedback into all areas of an organizations work. Other children excel, whether because school is where they feel safe or because they have been conditioned to please adults in their lives or developed resiliency and survival skills early in life. Likewise, many companies have taken a stand against the use of forced labor in China by cutting ties with suppliers in Xinjiang or those connected to the PRCs campaign of repressionat times earning them heavy consumer and state-run media backlash within the Chinese domestic market. For example, in the United States, the Departments of State, the Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security released the Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory to alert businesses and other entities to the reputational, economic, and legal risks of involvement with entities in or linked to Xinjiang. The Missing and Unidentified Persons Section in the California Department of Justice assists law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in locating missing persons and identifying unknown live and deceased persons through the comparison of physical characteristics, fingerprints and dental/body X-rays. Ariana Holly 4. The Government of Nigeria should continue to make progress in combating the unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers. FINTRAC disclosed this information to law enforcement to help expand or refine the scope of their cases, uncover new targets, obtain search warrants, and identify assets for seizure or forfeiture.
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