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Justice under law for sex-trafficking victims is still beyond reach

Map from WomenStats Project shows countries where women and girls are trafficked

Kelly Matheson – WNN Justice (WNN/WITNESS) Atlanta, GEORGIA, U.S.: Sexual slavery is now happening in all six United Nations Regional Groups as human traffickers target women and girls. Most from poverty, broken homes and abuse. Because of this they are more vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation by traffickers. This first hand story by Kelly Matheson [...]

Youth activism counts as 10,000 plea for Joseph Kony justice

Invisible Children's Move:DC conference outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. to stand together to ask for violence promulgated by the LRA - Lord's Resistance Army in regions that have included northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic to face international justice. Image: Move:DC

Allison Punch – WNN Justice (WNN/EP) Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES: On Friday, November 15, Invisible Children hosted Lobby:DC, an all-day event bringing activists to the heart of U.S. policy with meetings on Capitol Hill. Over 700 activists received training from IC staff on how to engage Congress members and urge them to support the pursuit [...]

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