Highlights of the Week: March 17

Here are some of the highlights on the web this week regarding the issue of human trafficking.  (Note that we are simply providing these links to news articles that we found informative or helpful and that we don't necessarily recommend or endorse each site.)

• A man from Uzbekistan admits the role he played in trafficking hundreds of people in fourteen different states.
• Women in southwest China are being taught to avoid trafficking.  Read the article, though, to see the problems that are coming with this training - perhaps even putting the women in more danger.
• A woman is recognized here for her work against trafficking.
• According to the UN, South Africa is "conducive to trafficking" but is working to pass some legislation against trafficking and to be able to better prosecute those involved.
• The Lord's Resistance Army has threatened attacks during the April elections in Southern Sudan. Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, may have moved to Sudan's Western of Darfur.  See this article to read more and to see Uganda's president's reaction.
• About 200 consumers gathered in Washington D.C. to advocate a block on imported goods that are made from forced labor.
• Read this for a story from a former trafficking victim.
• Religious leaders in Indonesia unite for training in fighting against human trafficking.
• A normal, everyday mom talks about what she (and we) can do in the fight against human trafficking.