Hi All,

CNN has written up a Trafficking Crime article today. One of our PbP volunteers has forwarded it to me and thought you'd also be interested - pls see below.

I would like to work out a way to keep tabs on these write-ups and have them be accessible to our members either through our site or other means. Will follow-up
on that shortly. - Natalie -

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Two guilty over Jakarta sex trade
>From CNN Justice Producer Terry Frieden
Tuesday, April 26, 2005

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two men pleaded guilty in Virginia state Tuesday to plotting to recruit young Indonesian women and teenage girls to come to the United States to work as prostitutes and nude dancers, in what Justice Department officials termed "reprehensible" and "evil.".... (for more, go to the link below):

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/indonsia.trafficking/index.html

Official estimate indicates that 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. every year from many parts of the world, for forced labor & prostitution. Although much of this affects the Asian American communities and Asian countries, child sexual exploitation and trafficking is a devastating global issue.

ECPAT-USA ("End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes”. www.ecpatusa.org) is part of an international network of ECPATs (75 around the globe) that pioneers efforts to fight trafficking & sexual exploitation of children through advocacy, research, and education.

Locally, in New York , ECPAT-USA provides information and workshops to NYPD, schools, and community group leaders on how to help identify trafficked and/or abused victims, provide help, and prosecute criminals. ECPAT-USA also works closely with the travel industry and government to fight this problem abroad.

Under the umbrella humanitarian issue of human trafficking, ECPAT locked arms with the International Organization for Adolescents and community groups around New York City and organized the Community Response to Trafficking Project (CRT; www.nyctrafficking.org ) in 2002. CRT provides the New York City community with the knowledge, skills and tools to effectively combat human trafficking issues.

ECPAT-USA seeks to promote awareness to a wider and deeper audience to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Project by Project aims to help make that goal happen with your volunteering and support.

Please contact the Outreach Team at outreach.ny@projectbyproject.org to sign up and learn more about how you can help.