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Italy’s Constitutional Court Ends Unlawful Forced Psychiatric Detention

In a major human rights victory, Italy bans involuntary psychiatric detention without due process. The ruling challenges coercive mental health practices worldwide.

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Exposed: The Pharmacist of Shame Behind a Deepfake Porn Empire

Dispensing drugs by day and feeding the internet’s darkest fantasies by night, David Do’s digital double life just came crashing down.

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Another State Joins the Push to Make Hotels Safer From Human Trafficking

States are cracking down on the hospitality industry’s role in human trafficking. New mandates mean fewer blind eyes and faster interventions.

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Nationwide Crackdown Rescues 70 and Exposes Widespread Sex Trafficking in US Massage Parlors

Simultaneous raids in 19 states dismantle a massive network exploiting Chinese women in illegal “massage parlors,” with 46 arrests and more than 70 victims liberated.

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Medical Doctor, Ex-NFL Player Among 255 Arrested in Florida Trafficking Operation

Arrests include prominent figures and foreign nationals, exposing the reach of modern slavery in Florida—one of the nation’s top trafficking states.

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FOIA Requests Hit Record High as Federal Staff Cuts Expected to Deepen Backlog

A record 1.5 million FOIA requests in 2024 collide with sweeping staff reductions, leaving public records in limbo.

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FBI Crackdown Nets 205 Child Sex Offender Arrests, Rescues 115 Victims

In one of the largest crackdowns in US history, federal agents arrested teachers, military personnel and police officers among 205 child sex offenders in a five-day sweep.

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From Public Trust to Public Disgrace: Child Sex Abuse Charges Rock Public Offices from MN to CO

From Minnesota to Colorado, four (now former) public officials stand accused of child sex crimes, shattering the trust of those they vowed to protect and represent.

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Women in Jazz Media Founder Fiona Ross Silent on Son’s Serial Stalking

Nonprofit that claims to empower women refuses to answer for Alex Barnes-Ross’ repeated, unrepentant stalking of them.

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West Virginia White Couple Get Centuries in Prison for Enslaving Adopted Black Children

Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather tortured five children they forced into slave labor, locking them in a shed without water or light. “May God have mercy on your souls, because this court will not,” the judge said.

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UK Breaks Human Trafficking Records Despite Landmark Anti-Slavery Law

A government report shows Britain’s anti-slavery law isn’t stopping the rise of forced labor and trafficking. Reports, referrals and exploitation are all at record highs.