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CNN and Google should really look into MillionKids.org Dottie Laster of Laster Global Consulting, who’ve been fighting trafficking successfully for along time, but this is good too! But don’t forget one very crucial thing: while rescuing survivors is paramount, what about prosecuting the people who put them there? Since in a lot of cases some [...]

http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/overview/the-traffickers?tmpl=component&print=1&page= The Traffickers Human traffickers lure and ensnare individuals into labor trafficking and sex trafficking situations using methods of control such as force, fraud, or coercion.  There is no one profile of a trafficker.  Essentially, human traffickers can be anyone who is willing to exploit another human being for profit. Traffickers include those who recruit, [...]

From The Manilla Times: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/regions/6088-vice-mayor-arrested-face-human-trafficking-raps SULU: Philippine authorities have arrested a town vice-mayor and his aide who were both linked to human trafficking charges in Mindanao. Limtajar Bandahala Hassan, deputy mayor of Lugus town, was arrested in an entrapment operation carried out by undercover police and military agents at Paseo del Mar park in Zamboanga [...]

http://www.salon.com/2010/04/28/interview_whitaker_anatomy_of_an_epidemic/print/ An award-winning science reporter looks at the history of mental illness in America — with disturbing results By Jed Lipinski In the past few months, the perennial controversy over psychiatric drug use has been growing considerably more heated. A January study showed a negligible difference between antidepressants and placebos in treating all but the [...]

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http://www.metzelf.info/information/myths.html Ten Myths About Psychiatric Drugs Psychiatric drugs cure mental illness. There are no accurate, objective criteria for “diagnosing” someone as mentally ill, hence there are no accurate, objective criteria for considering someone improved or cured. People who are labeled “mentally ill” have complex problems which cannot be solved by pills or shots. On the [...]

From the US State Dept. website: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/id/help/index.htm 20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking After first learning about human trafficking, many people want to help in some way but do not know how. Here are just a few ideas for your consideration. Learn human trafficking red flags and ask follow up questions so that [...]