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Japan, UN reach agreement to combat drug and human trafficking
June 4, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the government of Japan on Monday came to an agreement to increase efforts to combat drug and human trafficking in Africa and Southeast Asia. The agreement was reached at the end of the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD.... [more]
Supreme Court to rule on aiding and abetting firearms, class actions
May 28, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases. In Rosemond v. United States the court will decide whether the offense of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 USC §§ 924(c)(1)(A) and 2, r....... [more]
EU Kosovo court issues prison sentences in organ trafficking case
April 29, 2013 by Jerry Votava
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Monday sentenced five men to prison for their roles in an organ trafficking syndicate. Lufti Dervishi and his son Arban Devishi were found guilty of "Trafficking in Persons and Organised Crime." Sokol Hajdini, Islam Bytyqi and Sulejman.... [more]
Bosnia president arrested for corruption
April 27, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
Zivko Budimir, president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, one of the governing entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was arrested on Friday along with 17 other officials as part of a corruption investigation and crackdown. Budimir and others were detained and questioned while their offices.... [more]
EULEX expands indictment in Kosovo organ trafficking case
March 24, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) prosecutor Jonathan Ratel filed additional charges on Friday against seven Kosovo citizens on trial for illegal kidney trafficking. This is the first time Ratel alleged that a link existed between the suspects and high-ranking Kosovo officials..... [more]
Senate panel approves first gun-related legislation
March 8, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-7 on Thursday to approve gun-related legislation, establishing potential floor votes on the issue of gun violence for the first time in nearly a decade. The bill, aimed at stopping illegal firearm trafficking, would make straw purchasing weapons....... [more]
UN urges greater effort to end forced labor
February 11, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) on Friday released a report urging greater efforts to end forced labor. The ILO estimates that 21 million people are subject to forced labor, which often includes human trafficking for labor exploitation. The report stressed the need for more stringent.... [more]
President Bush signed human trafficking bill into law [this day at law]
January 10, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 10, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a bill renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which provided $361 million over two years towards the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, most involving the sex trade. Further action has since been taken.... [more]
Federal judge finds Tennessee law targeting online sex ads unconstitutional
January 6, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled Friday that a Tennessee law that restricts online sex advertising is unconstitutional. The law came in response to concerns of human trafficking in Tennessee and created criminal penalties for advertising commercial sex.... [more]
Washington abandons Internet sex trafficking bill following federal court ruling
December 10, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Thursday ruled that the state's most comprehensive underage sex trafficking law is unconstitutional, prompting legislators to drop their defense of the law. In particular, Judge Ricardo Martinez found that Senate Bill 6251, which.... [more]
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