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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:58:20 -0400

Memorial for Carina Saunders, woman who was beheaded in Oklahoma.

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:50:18 -0400

Memorial for Carina Saunders, woman who was beheaded in Oklahoma.:

In the wake of reading Carina Saunders’ story, I’ve added a Memorial section to our site. Please add to it.

After reading the story about Carina Saunders I've decided to add a page to our website. This page will be dedicated to those who have lost their lives to Human Trafficking. Our hearts go out to you and yours.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:10:48 -0400

After reading the story about Carina Saunders I've decided to add a page to our website. This page will be dedicated to those who have lost their lives to Human Trafficking. Our hearts go out to you and yours.

Emancipation Needs Dedication

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:10:03 -0400

Today I went rummaging through www.slaverymap.org ‘s map reports. I read one in particular that blew me away. I’m sitting here thinking…”How do we help THESE people?”

Here’s the link to the direct story for your read:

These children were stolen away from their families and were forced to work and had ZERO outside communication, not even the internet. Now, Slavery Report’s goal and mission is to enable a wider range of reporting to be conducted with more precise information. We have to keep in mind that some of these reports might not be 100% accurate, simply because of the shroud of darkness that envelopes each and every case of Human Trafficking. However, those we can set free because of the efforts of this website and the tons of users of our mobile app on a daily basis are worth the margin of error.

But those who have no contact with the outside world, how are they to be saved? Well, that comes by YOU. Yes, that’s right…YOU are the awaiting hero that so many of these people have been seeking, some their entire known lives. I applaud Not For Sale‘s Not For Sale Academy, because it trains individuals like you and me to be able to properly spot Human Trafficking when we see it, but the only downside is that it’s so distant. I would encourage Not For Sale to start and online academy, one that has a teacher and a course, but is conducted online. Either that, or branch out the academy to more and more locations. We need to be able to spot Human Trafficking and accurately report it if we have any hopes at all in saving these lives.

Remember, a tip, a report, an official record, those play a very large role in what may be SOMEONE’S LIFE. How can I say this? Because victims’ lives are dependent on the image of this organization. If our reports are repeatedly inaccurate then our credibility will go down and someone’s life who could have been saved and redeemed will have a much harder chance.

We need dedicated members, dedicated soldiers, dedicated volunteers who will conduct themselves professionally and become knowledgeable enough to save a life. A Victim of Human Trafficking is relying on the credibility of Abolitionists everywhere…Sroda Xedagbui needs your credibility.

With that we here at Slavery Report ask humbly that each of you remain vigilant, professional, and dedicated towards emancipating victims of Human Trafficking like Sroda Xedagbui.

Cartel violence is here: Teen tortured, beheaded in Oklahoma…press silent

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:07:39 -0400

This is a story I saw on facebook just now. I know it’s a few months old but…OMG. Through the tears in my eyes, I find it hard to even share this with you. Please bear with me….

Bethany, OK – On December 21, Bethany Police Chief announced the arrest of Francisco Gomez, 31, who has been charged with multiple drug trafficking charges and is believed to have knowledge of the grisly murder of 19-year-old Carina Saunders.

Francisco Gomez Jimmy Lee Massey

Gomez’ co-defendant, Jimmy Lee Massey (aka “Big Country”), 33, was already in custody. Both are allegedly members of a drug/sex trafficking ring operating in Oklahoma.

According to an affidavit, Massey has admitted to kidnapping another woman and forcing her to watch as Saunders was tortured to death on October 9, 2011. Massey also told investigators how the young woman’s body was then dismembered.

On October 13, Saunders’ remains were discovered inside a duffel bag behind the Homeland grocery store at NW 23 and Rockwell Avenue. She had been beheaded and could only be indentified through dental records.

Carina Saunders

Massey also told and investigators that Saunders was killed simply to send a message of to the kidnapped woman as well as other women to comply with those running the prostitution ring.

Chief Cole expects more arrests in the case. Many of those now under investigation are said to be Mexican nationals and the drug/sex trafficking ring is reportedly directly connected to one of the cartels.

Though the mainstream press has failed to report on the growing cartel and Latin American gang violence in this country, beheadings and torture killings are nothing new.

-In 2005, two MS-13 members were convicted in an Alexandria, Va. United States District Court for killing a 17-year-old pregnant girl. A rope was placed around the neck of Brenda Paz, she was then stabbed repeatedly. Her body was then left along the muddy banks of Virginia’s Shenandoah River. The murder was retribution for the girl’s cooperation with a federal investigation into the gang’s activities.

MS-13 (or Mara Salvatrucha) was formed by Salvadoran, mostly illegal immigrants in the 1980’s, during El Salvador’s civil war. While the gang was originally made up exclusively of Salvadorans, they now accept all Central Americans as well as Mexicans. MS stands for Mara (slang for mob), Salva (El Salvador), Trucha (slang for on-guard).

MS-13 began in Los Angeles and as members moved deeper into the country, more loosely structured gangs or cliques were formed. However, these cliques continued to communicate with one another, and the network was formed.

Over the years, MS-13 has become better structured, and the FBI believes that the gang’s L.A. members have a higher status among the group. The gang typically targets high school and even middle school students for recruitment.

-In October 2007, three Mexican nationals were charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mario Lopez, 27, also a Mexican national whose decapitated body was found a month earlier in the Atchafalaya River.

-On April 8, 2008, while testifying before the Florida House of Representatives in support of tougher immigration enforcement measures, Bill Stewart, Deputy Chief of Staff for Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said: “Florida is the number one state in the nation for human trafficking. And I will just leave you with a recent story that occurred in the panhandle.”

“There were several girls that were trafficked into the panhandle from Mexico. These girls were raped repeatedly over a week’s period of time, and one of them actually resisted while she was being raped.”

“So the smugglers grabbed all of these girls, chained them in chairs, and put them in a room. They brought in the girl who refused to be raped, and they beheaded her, in front of all of the other girls that were in that room. And they left them there, with her body, and those little girls, for several hours,” Stewart concluded.

-In March 2011, police in Chandler, AZ, announced that the man found beheaded in his apartment in October 2010 was killed after he stole from Mexican drug smugglers, who in turn, hired assassins to murder him.

According to Chandler police, Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy, 38, stole 400 pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine from the El Chapo drug trafficking organization, and told the cartel that the drugs had been seized by the Border Patrol.

When the cartel discovered that Cota-Monroy lied to them, they hired hitmen to kidnap and murder him.

On October 10, 2010, Cota-Monroy’s neighbor found him lying in a pool of blood, decapitated.

Chandler police Detective David Ramer told reporters: “It was a very gruesome scene. Anytime you see a headless body stabbed multiple times, obviously that’s gruesome. And this is a message being sent — not only are they going to kill you but they’re going to dismember your body, and ‘If you cross us, this is what happens.’”

As the cartels and foreign gangs specializing in drug/sex trafficking continue to spread throughout the United States, there will undoubtedly be more little girls forced into prostitution as well as more grisly murder scenes.

Americans need to know that just because the mainstream press doesn’t cover it…doesn’t mean it is not happening.

Source: http://usopenborders.com/2012/01/cartel-violence-is-here-teen-tortured-beheaded-in-oklahomapress-silent/

Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Program

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:32:56 -0400

I found this online and thought I would re-blog it. VERY USEFUL INFORMATION!!!

Victim Assistance Program (PDF – 2 pages. 737 KB)

Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Program

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents investigate a variety of federal crimes, including human trafficking. This information will help you understand your rights under federal law as a victim of human trafficking in the United States as well as assistance that is available to you throughout the investigation and beyond. If you have questions at any time, we encourage you to contact your ICE case agent or the ICE Victim Assistance Coordinator.
The Crime of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act.

Human trafficking victims are found in all legitimate and illegitimate labor sectors, including sweat shops, agricultural fields, restaurants, hotels, massage parlors, and domestic service. If you have been forced or deceived into working against your will and are unable or afraid to leave employment, you may be a victim of trafficking.

If you are under 18 and engaged in prostitution, you are a victim of trafficking under U.S. law.

Violence is often present in human trafficking situations, but exploitation can occur without physical violence and traffickers often use subtle methods of coercion to induce fear and exert power over their victims.
How to Know If You Are a Victim

If you have experienced one or more of the following situations you may be a victim of trafficking.

When I came to the United States I was told I would provide childcare and would work five days a week for an agreed upon wage. Instead, I have been tricked or forced to work in some other job and am paid very little, if anything.
My employer took my identification and travel documents when I got to the U.S. I am not allowed to keep them myself and have not seen them since I arrived.
My employer told me that if I left his employment, he would use his connections to hurt my family members back home.
I work really long hours in very poor working and living conditions. I have been threatened with jail or deportation if I stop working.
Someone where I live and work is always watching my every move. My contact with the outside world is very restricted.
I’ve witnessed other people try to escape and get beaten or threatened. My employer uses these people as an “example” of what will happen to others if we try to leave.

Even if you knowingly entered the country illegally, you could be a trafficking victim if you were forced or coerced into working against your will.

ICE’s primary concern is victim safety and ensuring that victims of human trafficking are not victimized again. ICE can connect victims to other organizations that can provide long-term assistance and support.
Victims’ Legal Rights in the U.S.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act is a federal law that guarantees certain legal benefits and services to victims who are in the United States because they were trafficked. The law provides several options for immigration relief that to be explored with the help of an attorney. If you do not yet have legal representation, ICE can help refer you to a non-profit organization that specializes in immigration issues.

Once ICE or another federal law enforcement agency has determined that an individual is a victim of trafficking, he or she will become eligible for Continued Presence (CP). CP is a temporary status that allows you to remain in the U.S. for one year (renewable if necessary) during the ongoing investigation or prosecution of the trafficker. Once you obtain CP you can also get a work authorization.

A T Visa is a four year non-immigrant status that enables victims to stay in the U.S. and assist federal and/or state authorities in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases. For those older than 18, in order to receive a T Visa a victim must be complying with reasonable requests for assistance from law enforcement unless unable to cooperate due to physical or psychological trauma. A T Visa recipient must be likely to suffer extreme hardship upon removal from the U.S. Receipt of a T Visa also enables recipients to bring certain family members to the U.S.

There are other forms of immigration relief that may be applicable depending on your unique circumstances. We encourage you to explore all options with an immigration attorney.
Other Forms of Victim Assistance

Freedom is only the first step to rebuilding your life and restoring your well-being.

There are many types of assistance available at no cost, including:

housing
food and other basic needs
medical care
mental health services and counseling
case management
legal assistance
transportation
translation and interpretation
English language classes
job skills training

There are a number of governmental, non-governmental, and community-based organizations that can assist immediately with a range of services.

An ICE Victim Assistance Coordinator can help connect you to these resources.
Contact

By mail or phone:
ICE Victim Assistance Program
Office of Investigations
500 12th St. SW, Mail Stop 5101
Washington, D.C. 20536-5101

Phone: 866-872-4973
Fax: 202-732-5876

Source: http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1270568285419.shtm

Support from Political Representative

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:36:20 -0400

Recently I sent an email to Sally Kern, the Oklahoma State House Representative who is drafting a new bill to help combat Human Trafficking. To my surprise, a response was given! Representative Kern said she would pass along our email to a few of her associates who are involved with aiding Human Trafficking victims and would help promote our website.

Thank you Sally Kern for your support!

-Slavery Report and Human Trafficking Victims worldwide salute you

Lawmaker Works To Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws In Oklahoma - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:16:28 -0400

Lawmaker Works To Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws In Oklahoma - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |

A Passion For Freedom

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:17:33 -0400

The following is a story I found on another page which touched my heart:

Dut Ngor Dhel
Dut Ngor DhelDut Ngor Dhel (male, 15 years old)
Muslim name: Hassan
Year of Capture: Unknown
Liberated: May 2009

I know I’m from Nyamllel, but I can’t remember anything about that place. In the north, I had to stay with a man named Musa.

I hurt my leg when I lost three cows. Musa pointed his gun at me and threatened to kill me. I was afraid he would shoot me, so I ran away, fell down and cut my leg.

Musa often threatened to kill me. He would tell me, “I’ll kill you like those I’ve killed before.” I was terrified. I heard from other slaves that he had killed other people, and I knew he killed my uncle.

My uncle was also his slave. His name was Garang Dhok. We were traveling deep in the forest, near the River Kiir [Bahr El Arab]. One of the donkeys had gone missing. Musa told me to go and find it. I said I didn’t know the forest and couldn’t find my way. Musa was angry and beat me. My uncle was there. He tried to protect me and pushed Musa down. So Musa picked up his gun and shot my uncle dead.

This story, like many others posted on http://csi-usa.tumblr.com/ tell two stories, each equally touching in very different ways:

1. Human Trafficking/Slavery is very real, alive, modern, and a threat to humanity. No one is safe from it.

2. There is hope, there is escape, there is freedom, there is peace, there is a way out, there is light at the end of the tunnel, there is care, there is love, there are more who seek you out, there are organizations around the world looking for YOU.

If you are a victim of human trafficking we encourage you to do the following:

-NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
-Never lose hope
-Never give in
-Always seek a way out

I will quote from the Code of Conduct for a military member who is captured by the enemy:

Code of conduct

SERE training is intended, above all, to provide students with the skills needed to live up to the US military code of conduct when in uncertain or hostile environments. It is:

I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.
If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability, I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.
I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.^[1]^[2]

Whether you American, or military for that matter, does not matter The fact is, you are imprisoned in inhumane circumestances. Never ever lose hope. We have a passion for freedom, and we will find you.

Android Application Fund

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:49:00 -0400

We need $1,000.00 to fund the making of an Android project designed to save lives and help fight Human Trafficking. The project works directly with www.slaveryreport.com/forum, in which a report is published detailing tips of a person who was either spotted as a victim of human trafficking or as an attacker.

This project involves the development of two applications:

Application #1:

This App is a simple Reporting application, designed solely for passer-byers to make reports and tips regarding a Human Trafficking incident.

Application #2:

This application is much more in-depth and is still in design mode. Here’s a direct paste off our facebook page which details the basics of what this app is designed to do:

Another App that is on the horizon that hasn’t begun development yet is a “Live Reporting” app. This application will allow a person who is being kidnapped to make a live report of the actual kidnapping AS IT IS HAPPENING. This application will have the following features:

- It will upload contact information from the person’s phone.
- It will upload GPS information of the phone’s current location.
- It will make a post in the thread of the Live Report every 30 seconds with an update of information, such as GPS movement.
- It will allow the upload of audio/video/image.
- It will allow a call to be made from the phone to 911, which will play an inaudible (inaudible so that the attacker can’t hear the call, but the message still gets to the 911 operator) message which will detail the contact information and gps location and state that this is a kidnapping in progress. It will then inform the 911 operator that it will stay silent and remain on the call so that the 911 operator can hear what’s going on the in the background.
- It will, in the case that a phone signal is not reached, continuously store information until the phone can find a signal, and then will upload the information automatically.
- If it detects battery power is below 50%, it will decrease update times from 30 seconds to every 30 minutes.

This application is a serious application and is meant only for emergencies and in the case of an actual real event. This application is not designed nor will ever be designed or is intended to be used for playful purposes. We are not held accountable for mischievious and/or illegal use of this application or misuse.

This application, it’s ideas, and its development are under the copyright of http://www.slaveryreport.com/

. No permissions given to anyone, at any time, for any reason.

Don’t know what Human Trafficking is? Please take a moment to read this vital information:

http://slaveryreport.com/?p=1

If you are able to support our cause at all, please, throw us a few dollars here or there, every little bit helps more than you know. We can’t begin the development of these applications until the full amount is completed. If we are able to find a developer who will develop our applications for cheaper than what we’ve asked here, all proceeds will go towards further development of the website.

This is a non-profit organization, we do not put any of this money in our pockets. 100% of the money from these donations will go completely towards www.slaveryreport.com and development of the Android Applications and the website itself.

Please donate here:

Human Trafficking Reporting: An Android Project

Maximizing Human Trafficking Reporting

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:26 -0400

Welcome to SlaveryReport.com. We have dedicated our time and efforts to maintaining a professional avenue to maximize the efforts of reporting Human Trafficking around the world. Alone, we stand against the world’s second largest grossing criminal organization; but, together we can put a dint and maybe even take down the efforts of Human Trafficking altogether.

What is Human Trafficking?

Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. Human Trafficking is a very real and very alive crime. The vast majority of the American Society thought that slavery was abolished after the American Civil War in in the year of 1865. As time has passed by the trafficking of persons has gone unnoticed, unseen…invisible to the world. As more and more people have gone missing, the awareness of a more sinister plot has begun to uncover. As it stands today, there are about 10-30 Million people enslaved today around the world. 270,000 of those people are victims of trafficking in Europe. The US State Department assumes about 17,500 persons are victims of Human Trafficking every year. Approximately 200,000 victims of Human Trafficking are from the United States and are usually Prostitutes, farm hands, house keepers, or factory workers. Women traveling overseas are more likely to be victims of Human Trafficking than men are. Children are abducted from their parents own front yards.

Maximizing Awareness

In 2008 a movie starring Liam Neeson was brought to theaters. This movie, Taken, exposed the horrors of Human Trafficking in great detail. The story goes that a man’s daughter travels overseas with a friend to follow a rock band on a tour. While in a European country they meet a young man who seems friendly and got them a taxi back to their hotel. At which point, after dropping them off, the young man calls his employer and reports their location. Only a short time later would masked me break into the home and kidnap both of the young women. In the transition the girl was talking to her father (Liam Neeson), who gathers information from her about her abductors as she’s being taken. Her father is highly experienced in special task force activities and is able to track down his daughter through the twisting mazes from drug house, to pimped out street corners, and finally to a mansion where a rich man is selling women in a secluded basement facility. After a brutal fight, Liam is able to find his daughter and bring her to freedom, all at the same time putty a very large dint in the Albanian abductors operation. In reality; however, 10-30 Million people don’t have a skilled Liam Neeson at their side. In reality they are abducted against their will and never have any hope of ever returning home. With the help of several major organizations such as www.slaverymap.org, www.notforsalecampaign.com, and our own site, www.slaveryreport.com, awareness for Human Trafficking is rising slowly. While Taken brought Human Trafficking to the light, it merely started the cascade that is now in effect.

Our Mission

Here at SlaveryReport.com our goal is to enable victims of Human Trafficking to be found, tracked down, and their attackers brought to justice. Involving the mobile world such as Android and Apple we intend to create several high end applications which can potential save someone’s life. Integrating with our website through our forum database we are able to make enhanced and detailed reports of both a victim and an attacker. In addition to that, we have hopes of developing a Live Reporting application, which allows a victim to report themselves in the heat of the moment on their mobile phone. This application will give a live update of their GPS location, allowing police and officials to track them down and find them, allow them to upload pictures, audio, and videos online to our website database as well as automatically dial 911…all from the click of a single button. While this application is very powerful, it hasn’t even started development yet. Our initial application is about 1/3 of the way completed and requires a great deal of testing before its final debut. Report Human Trafficking, Maximize Awareness Efforts