Justonehumbletruthseeker’s NewsCloud Journal http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com A NewsCloud community weblog Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:16:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en Human-trafficking investigation leads to 16 Johnson County raids http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/human-trafficking-investigation-leads-to-16-johnson-county-raids/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/human-trafficking-investigation-leads-to-16-johnson-county-raids/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 18:04:28 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/human-trafficking-investigation-leads-to-16-johnson-county-raids/ story photo

Fifteen women rescued from human trafficking in Johnson County, Kansas. Illegal immigrants were recruited and employed in these sex-oriented industries, including massage parlors, acupressure, and Asian spas.

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/human-trafficking-investigation-leads-to-16-johnson-county-raids/feed/ Micro-credit fights poverty in Africa http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/micro-credit-fights-poverty-in-africa/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/micro-credit-fights-poverty-in-africa/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 13:34:40 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/micro-credit-fights-poverty-in-africa/ story photo

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the “Banker to the Poor”, extends his Nobel-peace-prize winning strategy to help defeat extreme poverty in Africa.

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/22/micro-credit-fights-poverty-in-africa/feed/ Congo: Child trafficking on the rise http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/21/congo-child-trafficking-on-the-rise/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/21/congo-child-trafficking-on-the-rise/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 16:31:33 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/21/congo-child-trafficking-on-the-rise/ story photo

Hundreds of children trafficked into the Congo, lured by false promises of jobs or visas. Children as young as 9 yrs old are forced into labor or prostitution. Child exploitation is rapidly spreading.

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/21/congo-child-trafficking-on-the-rise/feed/ Northern Uganda improving but still faces problems � UN humanitarian chief http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/northern-uganda-improving-but-still-faces-problems-%ef%bf%bd-un-humanitarian-chief/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/northern-uganda-improving-but-still-faces-problems-%ef%bf%bd-un-humanitarian-chief/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 20:09:07 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/northern-uganda-improving-but-still-faces-problems-%ef%bf%bd-un-humanitarian-chief/ story photo

‘Triple effort’ called for from humanitarians to bring Ugandan citizens home

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/northern-uganda-improving-but-still-faces-problems-%ef%bf%bd-un-humanitarian-chief/feed/ Uganda: Child Soldiers Fight for Fresh Start - Newsweek http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/uganda-child-soldiers-fight-for-fresh-start-newsweek/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/uganda-child-soldiers-fight-for-fresh-start-newsweek/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 20:02:54 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/uganda-child-soldiers-fight-for-fresh-start-newsweek/ story photo

Newsweek features child soldiers in Uganda

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/uganda-child-soldiers-fight-for-fresh-start-newsweek/feed/ First City To Ban Plastic Shopping Bags http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/first-city-to-ban-plastic-shopping-bags/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/first-city-to-ban-plastic-shopping-bags/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 16:26:45 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/first-city-to-ban-plastic-shopping-bags/ San Fransisco bans plastic shopping bags

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/first-city-to-ban-plastic-shopping-bags/feed/ CalArts Student Says No to Paper and Plastic http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/calarts-student-says-no-to-paper-and-plastic/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/calarts-student-says-no-to-paper-and-plastic/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 16:24:02 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/calarts-student-says-no-to-paper-and-plastic/ CalArts student makes ‘ecological intervention’ — encourages use of reusable bags over plastic OR paper shopping bags

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/calarts-student-says-no-to-paper-and-plastic/feed/ Best Life Magazine: Health & Fitness: Our oceans are turning into plastic…are we? http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/best-life-magazine-health-fitness-our-oceans-are-turning-into-plasticare-we/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/best-life-magazine-health-fitness-our-oceans-are-turning-into-plasticare-we/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 16:03:23 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/best-life-magazine-health-fitness-our-oceans-are-turning-into-plasticare-we/ story photo

Plastic is harming wildlife, especially oceanic wildlife. Some signs are obvious — but some are harder to spot, like the miniscule pieces of plastic lurking beneath the surface. What effect does this have on us?

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/best-life-magazine-health-fitness-our-oceans-are-turning-into-plasticare-we/feed/ Migrants ‘deceived and exploited’ -BBC News http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/migrants-deceived-and-exploited-bbc-news/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/migrants-deceived-and-exploited-bbc-news/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 10:57:59 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/migrants-deceived-and-exploited-bbc-news/ story photo

Companies deny underpayment of workers, but human trafficking experts say otherwise. “Migrant workers are being lured to Britain by deception and are forming a new exploited underclass” - a BBC investigation

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]]> http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/20/migrants-deceived-and-exploited-bbc-news/feed/ Central African Republic rebels to liberate child soldiers - CNN.com http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/19/central-african-republic-rebels-to-liberate-child-soldiers-cnncom/ http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/19/central-african-republic-rebels-to-liberate-child-soldiers-cnncom/#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 15:53:35 +0000 Justonehumbletruthseeker http://Justonehumbletruthseeker.newscloud.com/2007/05/19/central-african-republic-rebels-to-liberate-child-soldiers-cnncom/ story photo

Central African Republic has agreed to release about 400 child soldiers from its ranks.

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