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January 2005: Sex Trafficking |
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03-Jan-05 | Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment |
US State Dept. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons |
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| Assessment of the progress made by countries on the September 2004 Special Watch List | ||||
| http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/rpt/40244.htm | ||||
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07-Jan-05 | Trafficking conviction a first for UK law | Anti-Slavery Int'l | |
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Albanian sex traffickers Taulant Merdanaj and Elidon Bregu |
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| http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/news/UKtrafficking070105.htm | ||||
| 26-Jan-05 | Woman sells hundreds of Russian girls to sex slavery | Pravda | ||
| The company "Media Service" sent abroad over 300 Russian girls during 2.5 years. The girls thought they were obtaining legitimate employment but were sold into prostitution. The firm received up to $3.500 for each girl. Two female pimps arrested. | ||||
| http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/96/383/14872_sex.html | ||||
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26-Jan-05 | Council Of Europe report says organized crime poses threat to democracy | Radio Free Europe Breffni O'Rourke |
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| Europe | ||||
| http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/1/F7753263-8C4F-4F41-9BFA-D3B2FF06CDFE.html | ||||
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29-Jan-05 | Sheriff found in a sauna resigns amid ongoing investigation |
The Scotsman Edward Black |
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Glasgow Scottish Sheriff Hugh Neilson resigned amid reports he had been found in Sept. 2004 in a sauna raided by police investigating the trafficking of foreign women for the sex trade. Neilson formerly presided over the pilot youth court in Hamilton. Neilson will still qualify for his pension and no criminal charges were brought against him. |
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| http://news.scotsman.com/glasgow.cfm?id=108922005 | ||||
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