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North Texas Law Enforcement, Attorney General's Office Prevent Human Trafficking Surge At 2011 Super Bowl

February 17, 2011

DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the preliminary results of a joint local, state and federal law enforcement effort to crack down on human trafficking during the 2011 Super Bowl.

The North Texas Trafficking Task Force (NTTTF) – which included the Attorney General’s Special Investigations Unit, state and federal law enforcement agencies, and six North Texas police departments – conducted undercover operations through Super Bowl Sunday that resulted in a total of 133 arrests.

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Ask the Super Bowl Host Committee to Stand Up and Protect Children

January 2011

By Melinda Snow

The trafficking of children for sale at the Super Bowl is well documented. Texas Attorney General Abbott is taking a stand and has prepared a task force to identify and respond to traffickers who plan to sell children at the Super Bowl. However, it is not enough to expect law enforcement and victim advocates to bear the entire burden of responding to this issue, which is expected to include many victims. In support of the efforts of the task force, we are requesting the Super Bowl Host Committee embrace a proactive approach with community members by endorsing the “I’m Not buying It” campaign, which would raise awareness and deter the buying of children during the Super Bowl.

As evidenced by the tremendous amount of work and money the Host Committee has channeled into Slant 45,clearly improving the lives of children is a priority. Continue reading the story here...

NGOs worry about Human Trafficking during CW Games

August 25, 2010

By Colin Todhunter

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) are coming to town...

Delhi that is. While much of the talk currently centres on corruption and an infrastructure that may not be ready in time, let’s not forget that an event such as this means big money for some. Apart from architects, the construction industry, hotels, shops and tour operators, who else will benefit financially from the games? Look no further than the sex trade...

Human Trafficking and the World Cup

June 7, 2010

By John Barr and Nicole Noren, ESPN

For more than nine months, "Outside the Lines" has investigated whether the presence of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa will have an effect on human trafficking in the country. OTL interviewed dozens of sources in South Africa and around the world, including officials in law enforcement, government agencies, research institutes and advocacy groups, as well as pimps and prostitutes who will work the brothels and streets of South African cities that are hosting World Cup matches. The investigation included undercover footage...

The below comment to the ESPN video about Human Trafficking at the World Cup is yet more proof of how little people take Human Trafficking seriously. Despite the reference to crimes not being mentioned in other sporting events, generally if there is something significant going on like alleged terrorist threats, those reports receive compete coverage surrounding the sporting event, proving crimes are covered at major sporting events.

~~ID REMOVED~~ (6/9/2010 at 3:57 PM) ESPN shouldn't have showed a documentary on human trafficking just 2 days before the World Cup. ESPN spends so little time each day covering issues of the World cup and when they finally spend about 10 mins, they have to show something negative and of no importance to the tournament happening in 2 days. When the superbowlis on do you show how many people in the host cities have been gunned down because of drugs and gang wars....noo!
I just have to say that wasn't fair to the host country. There are more pressing issues concerning the World Cup that should be addressed. Why must ESPN inflict fear into the hearstof viewers and tourists at this stage. That is definitely not respectful of them

Here is one of many articles from ESPN and other networks that covered the terrorist threats at the World Cup 2010. Terrorist threats won't stop World Cup 2010

Here is a CNN article one day before the World Cup started confirming that South Africa was downplaying the terrorist threat...but still making it known that there had been a risk of a terrorist threat.

Volunteers try to dissuade young sex workers at the Super Bowl

February 6, 2010

By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN

(CNN) -- Volunteers are taking to the streets of Miami, Florida, this Super Bowl weekend to inform teenage girls of alternatives to working as prostitutes.

Just as Miami's hotels, restaurants and retail stores are seeing a bump in business for one of the biggest sporting events of the year, law enforcement and social service agencies say they are also witnessing a spike in trafficking of underage sex workers.

"Many social service agencies and law enforcement agencies recognize that there was an increase of victims of trafficking during last year's Super Bowl,"...