Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | P | PR Newswire

New Poll By Lifetime Television/Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., Shows Americans Support Harsher Penalties for Human Trafficking and More Protection for 'Mail Order Brides'.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 12-OCT-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
- Nearly Half of Americans Believe Human Trafficking is Happening in Their Own Backyard; 53% Want Harsher Penalties for Human Traffickers, More Than Gun and Drug Traffickers Combined -

- Part of Lifetime's Emmy Award-Winning Campaign 'Stop Violence Against Women' Survey Released as Net Gets Set to Premiere First-Ever Miniseries, 'Human Trafficking,' and National Legislation Pending -

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of passage of bipartisan legislation in both the House and Senate governing international marriage brokers (aka "mail order bride" agencies), and the October 24th world premiere of Lifetime Television's first original miniseries, "Human Trafficking," starring award-winning actors Mira Sorvino and Donald Sutherland, the Network partnered with the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.(EIC), on a new nationally representative poll* showing that more education is needed on issues of human trafficking and international marriage brokers, while a majority of Americans believe both problems warrant more regulation and harsher penalties.

According to the poll, 55% of Americans believe that...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from PR Newswire
Aldebaron Announces Availability of DCAA-Compliant Cost Accounting Sol..., October 12, 2005
CPM Fastools is New Venture for Chesapeake Plastics Manufacturing - an..., October 12, 2005
NASA Prepares For Arrival Of Comet Samples To Houston., October 12, 2005
Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Restructures to Focus on Oncology Therape..., October 12, 2005
E-Mobile's CHL Division Signs Supplementary Contract With China.com In..., October 12, 2005

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.