July 2011 Blog Posts (41)

More than 40 people throughout Mexico were slaughtered this weekend in violent clashes between one of Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels

More than 40 people throughout Mexico were slaughtered this weekend in violent clashes between one of Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels, the Zetas, and their rival gangs, authorities said.

Twenty-one people were shot to death in a bar late Friday in the northern city of Monterrey, where the Zetas have been battling their former allies, the…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on July 11, 2011 at 4:20am — No Comments

16 yr old got 90 years/A MUST READ/HELP

if anyone "out there" can be of any help, please contact him at his address listed.

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 10, 2011 at 6:51am — No Comments

Shannon’s Story

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Shannon reflects on what… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 9, 2011 at 4:55am — No Comments

Women of Spirit: Forced to Be Sex Slaves in Mexico

ADELE BUTLER

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 9, 2011 at 4:53am — No Comments

Brown signs laws on cyber-bullying, in-home care providers

California schools will now be allowed to suspend students for…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 9, 2011 at 4:50am — No Comments

Louisiana Governor Thinks Women Are Like “Criminals”

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 9, 2011 at 4:49am — No Comments

Keeping Kids Outside the System - Alternatives to juvenile detention are cheaper & more effective.

Irene Sullivan

http://bit.ly/jrcPO6

Rashad never took his eyes off his mother. While his public defender questioned him, Rashad clenched and unclenched his hands, answering in staccato bursts,…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 6, 2011 at 5:19am — No Comments

Study confirms dark-skinned women get longer prison sentences

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 6, 2011 at 5:14am — No Comments

White Right-Wingers Deeply Concerned About Blacks and Latinos -- When They're in the Womb

Criminalizing both reproductive choice and undocumented immigrants is part of a larger scheme of eliminating the rights of the underclass.

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 6, 2011 at 5:13am — No Comments

900 Anti-Woman Laws to Appease Conservative Extremists -- Is Abortion Becoming Legal in Name Only?

When does a legal right become theoretical instead of real? If you want to know the answer, take a look at what’s happening to reproductive rights.

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 6, 2011 at 5:12am — No Comments

Sex trafficking trade forces women from Odessa to massage parlours in Britain Many women drawn to the Ukrainian city end up working as prostitutes in the UK, but our government seems unwilling to act

Mark Townsend

http://t.co/pUBXJaU via @guardian

The British government has been slow to tackle the problem of sex trafficking from Ukraine. Photograph: Douglas…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 5, 2011 at 7:24am — No Comments

Religious and atheist groups tackle $42-billion human trafficking industry

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 5, 2011 at 6:55am — No Comments

Brooklyn DA: Sex Trafficking Ring Broken Up After Slave Tips Off NYPD

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –

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Then-Teen Suffered Years Of Horrific Abuse Before Finally Turning The Tables

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 5, 2011 at 6:53am — No Comments

Sign Jordan's Petition!

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 4, 2011 at 12:21pm — No Comments

Kids Incarcerated -- Forever?

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 4, 2011 at 3:34am — No Comments

Chilling 911 Call: Sex Trade Victim Hides from Pimp Audio: Sex Trade Victim Hides from Pimp

Chilling 911 Call: Sex Trade Victim Hides from Pimp: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

We're hearing a chilling 911 call from a 15-year-old girl who …

Safe Neighborhood for Child Sex Victims Opens

Safe Place for Child Sex Victims Opens

It's a project that's been in the works for 2 years. Project …

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 4, 2011 at 3:33am — No Comments

Lakeisha Curington is Third Charged with Pimping Handicapped Woman

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on July 4, 2011 at 3:31am — No Comments

Daughters of the brothel

http://t.co/IXEWUBT via @ajenglish

Naseema was born into and lives in one of India's most infamous brothels but is now working to free trafficked women.

Filmmaker Gautam Singh explains how he came to make Daughters of the brothel.