January 2024

NEWS & UPDATES

Volume 22 | Issue 1

JANUARY IS NATIONAL SLAVERY & HUMAN TRAFFICKING

PREVENTION MONTH

During January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we encourage you to learn more about human trafficking, a grievous crime that results in severe human rights violations.

Human trafficking, a contemporary form of slavery, occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to control another person, compelling them to engage in commercial sex acts or solicit labor or services against their will.

Wear blue on January 11th in solidarity to help raise awareness!

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JANUARY IS NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH

National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), which occurs each January, is an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this serious crime.

Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear involving repeated visual or physical proximity, non-consensual communication, verbal, written or implied threats, or a combination of these acts. Like domestic violence, stalking is a crime of power and control. Many abusers stalk their partners both during and after the relationship has ended. Intimate partner stalkers are the most dangerous stalkers as they are more likely to approach victims and escalate behaviors.

Show your support this year on January 18 by participating in the National Day of Action for Stalking Awareness.

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