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by Matthew RuslingWASHINGTON, June 20 () -- Cases of human trafficking are rarely prosecuted in the U.S. despite a recent surge of federal and state laws aimed at combating modern day slavery, a report released Wednesday found.Researchers from the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center and Northeastern University's Institute on Race and Justice found that police, prosecutors, judges, juries, and government officials lack awareness of human trafficking law and do not consider such cases a priority.As a result, many cases are overlooked by state and federal legal systems."Our study showed that our legal systems are further concealing the nature and prevalence of these crimes," said the Urban Institute's Colleen Owens, adding that law enforcement and prosecutors "unintentionally reinforce the idea that human trafficking is not a problem in the United States."The researchers analyzed data from 140 closed human trafficking cases in 12 counties nationwide, reviewed 530 incident reports of related crimes and interviewed 166 law enforcement officials, prosecutors and service providers.They found that only 7 percent of cases resulted in a state or federal sex trafficking charge, 9 percent in a sex trafficking of a minor charge, and 2 percent in a labor trafficking charge.The study also found that high rates of trafficking victims are being arrested, including minors, and illegal migrant victims are being deported, despite federal legal protections.The study also found that local law enforcement have trouble identifying and investigating cases for a number of reasons, including insufficient resources and lack of specialized units to look into labor trafficking cases. They often lack language skills and cultural knowledge to communicate with immigrant communities.They also lack victim support services, such as safe housing, and in some instances police harbored negative views of victims, the study found.State prosecutors have difficulty pursuing trafficking cases because they lack legal precedent and because there are no incentives to pursue trafficking cases.In some cases, they are unaware of their states' anti- trafficking laws, and often believe victims lack credibility because they are undocumented migrants or runaways.Prosecutors also have a hard time getting victims to cooperate due to fear, intimidation, or trauma and lack training in using their states' laws to litigate and investigate cases.Owens said the findings are not nationally representative, "so we can't project those findings on the entire country."The report comes a day after the U.S. State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons report, which gives nations worldwide a ranking -- tier 1 is the best and tier 3 is the worst - - for their efforts in combating trafficking.While it received a tier 1 rating -- the highest possible -- activist groups said the U.S. often fails to protect victims of human trafficking, defined as coercion into sex work or labor.And while the State Department report focuses on the federal government's anti-trafficking efforts, a number of U.S. states fail to provide victims -- both children and adults -- with the full legal protection that activists say they need.According to the anti-trafficking group Polaris Project, 42 states lack "safe harbor" laws, which recognize that minors trafficked into commercial sex are victims and prevent them from being prosecuted for ****.Activist groups are also pushing more states to implement " vacating conviction" laws -- the majority of states have not yet done so -- which ensure that sex trafficking victims are not treated as criminals and that **** convictions be expunged from their records.
COLOMBO, June 24 () -- Sri Lanka has begun preparing for a key review of the human rights situation in the country at the UN in Geneva, officials said on Sunday.The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of some countries including Sri Lanka will take place in Geneva between October and November this year.As a prelude to this the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka said it had discussions with government officials on implementing the recommendations mentioned during the last Universal Periodic Review on Sri Lanka held in 2008 in Geneva.Sri Lanka has accepted 52 and rejected 25 of a total of 85 recommendations given by the UPR working group in 2008 and has expressed a general response to 8, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka said.The accepted recommendations include the strengthening and ensuring of the independence of human rights institutions such as the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, to take measures to safeguard freedom of expression and to adopt necessary measures to safeguard the human rights of internally displaced people in accordance with applicable international standards.UPR recommendations such as to extend standing invitations under the special procedures and to accept an independent international human rights mechanism on the ground as soon as possible have been rejected by the government, while it has expressed a general response to recommendations such as to sign and ratify the International Convention for Protection of All persons from Enforced Disappearances.The UPR is a human rights mechanism which was established by the UN General Assembly through which the UN Human Rights Council reviews, on a periodic basis, the fulfillment of the human rights obligations by each country.The UN Human Rights Council in March this year passed a resolution on Sri Lanka calling for accountability on some of the incidents alleged to have taken place during the final stages of a 30 year war with the Tamil Tigers.The Council also wants Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of a local war commission known as the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).
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TOKYO, Feb. 3 () -- The operating rate of 54 commercial nuclear reactors in Japan stood at 10.3 percent in January, marking a record low, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum on Friday.The reading was lower than 15.2 percent in Dec. as three reactors were closed for regular checkups. There are currently only three reactors still in active service at the end of January.The figure is expected to drop again because one of the three is set to halt operation for a regular checkup this month. Japan began collecting such data since April 1977.Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March last year which triggered a severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the halt of nuclear reactors for checkups has been prolonged.Operators are asked to get their safety test results for the reactors approved by the government, in addition, to gaining support from communities where the reactors are located, before resuming the service of nuclear reactors suspended for checkups.
UNITED NATIONS, March 7 () -- Libya's Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib told the UN Security Council here Wednesday that Libya still must deal with many challenges in rebuilding after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, and requires the sustained assistance of the international community."There must be concerted efforts nationally, as well as support from the international community to face it so that with the end of that phase we will reach safety with the issuance of the permanent constitution, the election of the parliament and the government, which will lead the country in the course of the forthcoming stage towards the achievement of our peoples' ambitions for progress and prosperity," said El-Keib.The Libyan prime minister made the statement as he was speaking at an open Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.He said that the Gaddafi regime, which was overthrown by Libyan rebels with the assistance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in 2011, left behind weaknesses in institutions and infrastructure that were exacerbated by months of conflict.The current interim government, the Transitional National Council (TNC), in Libya has worked hard to ensure that post- conflict Libya is as secure as possible, and that any weapons left behind such as man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) and nuclear material are accounted for and under control, he said."We accord special attention to disarmament, the non- proliferation of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) and MANPADS for their threat to international and national security," he said.He reassured the council that the TNC, with the help of the international community has worked to keep account of chemical weapons in the country hidden by the Gaddafi regime. He added that the Libyan transitional government has called a meeting later in March for regional officials in Tripoli in order to discuss security challenges."The conference is designed to coordinate efforts to control and monitor the borders and to face the illegal immigrations, to prevent smuggling weapons, combating drugs and to grapple with the activities of the pro-Gaddafi elements that still operate freely in some neighboring states and which still constitute a grave threat to the security of Libya and its neighbors," said El-Keib.The prime minister called on the Security Council to lift an embargo on military equipment."In support of all efforts in achieving security and stability internally and protecting our long borders, with all due respect, we call upon this council to lift the embargo on military equipment and weaponry so that we can reequip the military forces and the police to undertake their duties," he said.Aside from security, another major challenge is transitional justice and reconciliation, according to El-Keib."There is no doubt that national reconciliation is a prerequisite for the establishment of social harmony and stability, " he said.El-Keib explained that the TNC has put together national reconciliation committees and set up laws for reconciliation and transitional justice. He asked that the international community help with this."In the name of the Libyan people and through your prestigious council we call upon the international community to seriously cooperate with us in achieving justice by surrendering the pro- Gaddafi elements and members of his elements that committed crimes against the Libyan people as well as rendering the money they have, " he said. "We hope to cooperate with the different parties. Many fugitives still move at large and constitute grave menace to the security of Libya and the region."He also emphasized the importance of elections in order to form a government in Libya that is more permanent than the TNC."The complete legitimacy of the executive and legislative authorities of Libya can only be achieved through elections there strenuous efforts are being deployed in order to elaborate a legal framework that will secure the transition from the revolution to the state," he said.He added that the TNC is committed to holding elections in a manner that is transparent, safe and timely.The prime minister stressed the TNC's commitment to continue working with the UN system and the Security Council, particularly the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)."The signature by Libya on the agreement of the mission indicates our appreciation and we hope that this cooperation will continue," he said.UNSMIL was established in September 2011 in order to help restore rule of law and security in the North African country, while promoting human rights and reconciliation as well as assisting the TNC with regards to elections and the drafting of a new Libyan constitution."We look forward to continued fruitful work with the United Nations in the course of the coming year," El-Keib said.
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ADEN, Yemen, May 12 () -- Yemeni armed forces surrounded an al-Qaida-held town in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, preparing to launch mass attacks on its positions, a military official said.Infantry brigades of the armed forces imposed a tight siege around the entrances of the al-Qaida-controlled town of Jaar, attempting to drive the terrorists out of Abyan province, the local military official told on condition of anonymity."Preparations are completed to carry out a large-scale attack against the al-Qaida hideouts in Jaar town which controlled by terrorists a year ago," the official said."Commanders of the army are awaiting the official declaration from the Defense Military to conduct the offensive," he added.A local resident told anonymously that army officials asked them to leave their homes near the al-Qaida-held sites in downtown Jaar."Many civilians fled their villages into neighboring provinces of Aden and Lahij for fear of random shelling or air strikes," he said.Political and social unrest last year has created opportunities for the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch to take several towns and cities in Yemen's south, where government forces and the terrorist group escalated their fighting for almost half a year.
NEW YORK, July 11 () -- A study released on Wednesday found that the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack was by far the most memorable TV moment among U.S. viewers during the past 50 years.Sony Electronics and the Nielsen television research company collaborated on the survey among 1,077 consumers in February about events they had watched, if they remember where they were and if they discussed the events with others.The survey found that the second most memorable moment was the coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, to be followed by the OJ Simpson murder verdict in 1995, Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986 and the Death of Osama bin Laden in 2011."What's interesting for me is not what's on the list, but what' s not on the list," Brian Siegel, vice president of television for Sony Electronics, told media. "There wasn't entertainment - no Super Bowl, no 'Friends' finale. It was all news and events .. Memories that are ubiquitous among all of us."The survey concluded that news-oriented items that crossed generations proved to be the most influential TV experiences, and stories of a communal nature or with widespread relevance also resonated with viewers.
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