Survivor of US labor trafficking Evelyn Chumbow will be speaking at the ongoing 2014 Trust Women Conference in London. Chumbow spent seven years cooking and cleaning for her trafficker after moving from Cameroon to America. When she finally escaped, she enrolled in GED classes, and is now a student at the University of Maryland. She…

Oasis of Hope Ministries is seeking two live-in staff for its safe home to resume positions in January, 2015. The organization is a Pennsylvania based organization dedicated to raising awareness on sexual trafficking of children, and rebuilding survivor’s lives through faith and healing.Their safe homes provide minors who have been victims of trafficking with a…

In 2015, The Enitan Story is launching a program teaching survivors of human trafficking and domestic abuse how to sew bags and purses. These free classes, called The Enitan Story Survivor Empowerment Program, will help empower survivors economically. Local purse designer Sarah Sola of Sara & Company will be teaching the classes. Sola has been…

Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder has announced the launch of an e-tool that will assist police officers in the fight against human trafficking. A release issued recently by the Department of Justice revealed that the tool was developed as a joint project by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Justice…

A Mexican national, Rafael Alberto Cadena-Sosa living in Florida has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking. A release issued by the United States Department of Justice recently stated that Cadena-Sosa received a $500,000 fine while pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of holding a person in involuntary…

An 11 year-old has been allegedly sold for $1000 according to a release issued recently by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). She was rescued alongside other 54 minors, who were mostly women rescued from a Columbian Trafficking ring. The release stated that The Columbian and American law enforcement officials…

Columbia Heights Police Department has partnered with the Anoka County Sheriff’s office to combat human trafficking in the city. The Community Policing Coordinator, Officer Megan Titus told Imprisoned Show during its monthly community get-together, “Coffee with a Cop” held recently at the Johnson’s Café that her department works with the Sheriff’s Office to rescue victims…

  Human trafficking advocacy group, Polaris has created a global database called Global Modern Slavery Directory to connect victims with agencies that provide services and help. The group released a report recently documenting various agencies across the world. Victims can search the database to find a nearby agency. Where victims previously may have experienced difficulty…

Minnesota Congressman, Erik Paulsen has been instrumental to a law that will prevent sex trafficking. A press release issued by the office of Paulsen stated that the bill, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 4980) was signed into law by President Barak Obama on September 29, 2014. The legislation was authored in part by Paulsen,…