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  2. Ripple effect - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the Ripple effect illustrating how the "Weinstein Scandal" led all the way to the rise of the Me Too movement.A ripple effect occurs when an initial disturbance to a system propagates outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system, like ripples expanding across the water when an object is dropped into it.

  3. Human trafficking - Wikipedia

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    Human trafficking can occur both within a single country or across national borders. It is distinct from people smuggling, which involves the consent of the individual being smuggled and typically ends upon arrival at the destination. In contrast, human trafficking involves exploitation and a lack of consent, often through force, fraud, or ...

  4. Human trafficking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 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 ...

  5. Human trafficking operation yields arrests and rescues, but ...

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    Sep. 3—SANTA FE — A 12-day law enforcement operation targeting human trafficking in southern New Mexico resulted in more than 90 migrants being rescued and at least 16 individuals arrested on ...

  6. Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000

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    The bill also amended the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a determination, based on credible evidence, that a covered individual (i.e., a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident) has been a victim of a severe form of trafficking. [5]

  7. Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 - Wikipedia

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    The 114th Congress quickly and vigorously took up the issue of human trafficking, generating twelve bills in the first couple weeks of the new session. [2] The JVTA incorporates provisions from ten of those twelve bills: H.R. 159 (Stop Exploitation of Trafficking Act of 2015), [3] H.R. 181 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015), [4] H.R. 246 (To improve the response to victims of ...

  8. Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

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    Kyrgyzstan supported the plan's adoption, [2] as did Canada, [3] and Mexico signed off on the plan that September. [4] The plan was first proposed by Belarus. [5] One of the most significant elements of the plan is the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, which was launched in November 2010 to support human trafficking victims through financial, legal, and ...

  9. The Ripple Effect: Is This Ruling a Turning Point for ... - AOL

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    Image source: Getty Images. The SEC vs. Ripple story so far. Let's start with a quick synopsis. Every Ripple investor worth their salt is aware of the organization's legal challenges.