UPCOMING EVENTS
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LOCAL NEWS |
1) KZNSwazi gets 50 years in jail in South Africa
Date:29 March 2017 We are happy to report that this man was sentenced to LIFE IMPRISONMENT for Trafficking In Persons, Life Imprisonment for Rape as well as 12 months for Immigration Offenses. Well done to the entire KZN team who worked so hard to secure this conviction and sentencing! |
2) SOUTH AFRICASouth Africa: 15 Child Trafficking Cases Detected At OR Tambo Airport
Date:30 March 2017 According to previous Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, a total of 15 cases of human trafficking have so far been reported and stopped at OR Tambo International Aiport. |
3) CAPE TOWN
Date:3 April 2017 "According to pamphlets being distributed by the New Day Clinic, you can get the body part you want within a week, while transplants are offered at their “world-class medical facility”.' |
AFRICAN NEWS |
1) GHANAPolice receive vehicles, equipment to combat child trafficking
Date:23 March 2017 The IOM presented the Ghana Police with six vehicles and operational equipment valued at $185,000 to help combat child trafficking in the country. |
2) SENEGAL / NIGERIASex for the soil: Senegal's gold rush fuels human trafficking from Nigeria
Date:30 March 2017 Many women from Nigeria (and other countries) are trafficked to Senegal's gold mines, where they are forced to prositite themselves. Many miners believe that by drinking & buying sex they will boorst their chances if striking gold. |
3) KENYAChunk of 20,000 children trafficked for jobs, sex work hail from Western - report
Date:31 March 2017 The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) released a report/study regarding child & human trafficking in Kenya. |
INTERNATIONAL NEWS |
1) INDIAForced conception: New method of child trafficking
Date:26 March 2017 Human Traffickers in India have started to diversify their operations. They will traffic women, sexually assault them and force them to have children, which will then be sold to prospective buyers accross India. |
2) SPAINDrug and Human Trafficking Gang Busted
Date:28 March 2017 The Spanish Civil Guard dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to human and drug trafficking and freed two women — one of them 14-years-old — that were forced into prostitution by the gang. |
3) UNITED STATESTwo men arrested in connection with Danbury human trafficking ring
Date:30 March 2017 Two traffickers in a prostitution ring that exploited young men with mental disabilities for more than 20 years have been have been arrested. |
4) UK
Date:2 April 2017 A husband and wife who subjected a disabled woman to horrific sexual assaults while holding her as a virtual prisoner have been jailed. They kept their victim captive in a room for 8 years. Trafficked and enslaved: the teenagers tending UK cannabis farms
Date:25 March 2017
"Vietnamese teens are tending Britain’s makeshift drug factories in empty buildings from suburban homes to a nuclear bunker." |
RESOURCES |
1) DISCUSSION (FREEDOM COLLABORATIVE)What does self-care mean to you and how does your organisations/teams prioritise self care? Can you share with the FC community the policies and practices that have made a difference to your staff, volunteers and overall anti-trafficking efforts? Click here to add your comment. |
2) ASSESSMENT"Does prevention really work?" Some highlights from @The Freedom Story's Social Impact Assessment. |
3) STUDY
A THEORY OF AFTERCARE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS: A GROUNDED THEORY ANALYSIS OF SURVIVORS AND AFTERCARE PROVIDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA A Thesis submitted to the School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) Contact Robyn via email for further information - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
4) RESOURCES FOR SOUTH AFRICAVisit the WEBSITE South African Counter Human Trafficking Resources for press releases, video clips, academic research specific to South Africa. We also include recommended books to read, movies to watch and learning opportunities which include international links. |
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The Network News aims to provide current news and resources to the counter-human trafficking community in South Africa and further afield. If you have news, events or resources you would like to share through us, please contact us.
Warm regards
The NFN Team
