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2024 Year of Impact

2024-12-27T15:48:01+00:00December 26th, 2024|

End of year message As we wrap up 2024, we want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you - to our partners, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, and followers. Your unwavering support inspires us every day, helping us achieve our mission to prevent abuse, exploitation,

Birmingham 2022: The multiplex reasons behind running a campaign during a Major Sporting Event

2022-08-05T15:45:40+01:00August 5th, 2022|

Birmingham 2022: The multiplex reasons behind running a campaign during a Major Sporting Event As the 2022 Commonwealth Games kicks off in Birmingham, at It’s a Penalty, we’ve also launched our latest human trafficking prevention campaign! Our awareness-raising campaigns run in the lead-up-to and during major sporting

The Power of Sporting Events in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

2021-08-24T12:07:16+01:00August 24th, 2021|

The Power of Sporting Events in the Fight Against Human Trafficking Traffickers often see sporting events as an opportunity. We need to educate people on how to recognise the signs of exploitation and what to do when they see them.Human trafficking is defined as the exploitation of people through forced

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking & Exploitation in Japan

2021-07-26T16:46:36+01:00July 26th, 2021|

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking & Exploitation in Japan “As reported over the past five years, human traffickers subject Japanese and foreign men and women to forced labor and sex trafficking, and they subject Japanese children to sex trafficking”- U.S. Department of State, Trafficking In Persons

The Importance of Working with Major Sporting Events to Prevent Human Trafficking

2021-07-26T12:32:02+01:00February 3rd, 2021|

The Importance of Working with Major Sporting Events to Prevent Human Trafficking THE LINK BETWEEN MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKINGIn recent years, enormous amounts of media attention have been directed at the link between major sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, the Olympic & Paralympic Games and the

A Survivor’s Story: Sam

2021-02-03T13:14:05+00:00September 27th, 2020|

A Survivor’s Story: Sam At It’s a Penalty, we believe in the importance of listening to and learning from the stories of human trafficking survivors in order to inform our response and efforts to bring this evil industry to an end. During our live expert panel at the end of

Commonwealth-Wide Acknowledgement of the Pandemic’s Impact on Child Safety

2022-08-15T13:39:55+01:00September 9th, 2020|

Commonwealth-Wide Acknowledgement of the Pandemic’s Impact on Child Safety It’s a Penalty welcomes the recent statement from the Commonwealth regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its global consequences. We are encouraged that the Commonwealth acknowledges the significant impact that the pandemic will have on the lives of children throughout the Commonwealth