How Does Your State Rate on Human Trafficking?
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How Does Your Valentines Chocolate Rate?
February 08, 2010
This Valentines Day our gift to you is an enhanced Free2Work.org, which will help you know what the likelihood your chocolate, is produced using bonded or forced child labor.
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CA Says “No” To Goods Tainted By Slave Labor
February 08, 2010
California State Senate has passed SB 657, which seeks the elimination of slavery and trafficking from product supply chains. The bill calls for retailers and manufactures to “develop,…
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Apple’s New iAsk: Be A Leader For Congo’s Women
February 08, 2010
During his January 27 unveiling of the new iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that his company had just sold its 250 millionth iPod. I own one of those – maybe you do, too.
If…
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Weekly Roundup Jan 30 - Feb 5: ICC Prosecutor Applauds Activist Support for Legislation
February 08, 2010
With news this week of LRA killings of civilians surging in remote corners of DR Congo, International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo “applauded the efforts of US…
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Auntie Harriet, Portrait Of A Congolese Woman
February 08, 2010
Guest post by Lisa Shannon, who is currently working in eastern Congo.
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I went to see Antoinette’s baby boy again today. When we entered the dingy hospital ward,…
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Haiti: Taking Stock of How We Are Doing
February 06, 2010
Day 25. Volunteers have mapped almost 2,500 reports on Ushahidi-Haiti with about half coming from urgent and actionable text messages. The site was launched just hours after the earthquake. Since…
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Invisible Children won $15,000 from Project 7!
February 05, 2010
Because of your votes, 12 more girls will receive university scholarships.
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UN Security Council: Progress on Sudan, Stagnancy on Somalia
February 05, 2010
In January, there were two discussions in the United NationsSecurity Council that are important to Refugees International�€™s work. The discussion on Somalia was…
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Bill To End LRA Blocked By Senator, Activists Mobilize
February 05, 2010
After impassioned lobbying from thousands of activists, historic legislation aimed at ending Africa’s longest-running…
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ICC reopens possibility of Genocide charges against Bashir
February 05, 2010
On Wednesday, the Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court handed down its decision , reversing…
