Agent Black Widow

Jun. 29th, 2009

5:49 PM

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Some professors at the University of San Francisco have devised a way for you to find out if there is human trafficking being investigated anywhere in the world, including your own neighborhood. The State Department estimates nearly 20,000 people are trafficked in this country every year and 27 million around the world. Human trafficking is where people are basically forced into slavery as sex workers or forced labor. The Web site SlaveryMap.org and its creators are encouraging students to become investigators.

Global Fund for Women - Trafficking

May. 5th, 2009 at 12:32 PM

1. The U.N. estimates that one to four million people are trafficked worldwide each year.

2. Human trafficking is the third most lucrative criminal activity in the world after illegal drugs and black-market guns, generating $9.5 billion in annual revenue.

3. In 2005, the International Labor Organization estimated that there were 9.5 million victims of forced labor in Asia alone.

4. Women constitute 70 percent of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor, those living on less than $1/day.

Human trafficking is an international problem involving almost every country in the world as a source, transit or destination country. In addition, many people are trafficked within their own country.

Combatting Mexican Drug Cartels

Apr. 7th, 2009 at 1:27 PM

Press Release
U.S. Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
April 2, 2009

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON—The increased efforts and reallocation of personnel recently announced by the Department of Justice builds on the foundation of expertise and experience gained from ongoing efforts to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in its own country.....

Podcast lectures for uni students

May. 27th, 2006 at 11:10 AM

BBC News - West Yorkshire

1st thought: WOW, is this guy lazy or what???
2nd thought: Oh..well actually sounds pretty cool...i want an ipod..

**EDIT: this was pre-IPHONE ladies and gentleman...

D-8

May. 9th, 2006 at 5:50 PM

I just learned this: D-8 is a group of eight developing Muslim countries including: Iran, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.

pretty cool