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Girl holding bouquet and wearing hijab

Monday June 1, 2026

Iraqi girl killed after resisting forced marriage

GEO headquarters boca raton

Thursday May 28, 2026

Immigrant detainees strike back at GEO Group by refusing to work

Woman standing in bridal dress with her back to camera and three men talking in front

Thursday May 21, 2026

The fight against forced child marriage continues in Ohio

Afghan father and daughter sitting on the mound in front of brick wall

Tuesday May 19, 2026

“If I sell one daughter, I could feed the rest of my children”—Afghanistan’s child bride market

Sea-Watch vessel rescuing migrants from a boat on international waters

Monday May 18, 2026

Libyan coastguard opens fire on rescue ship—Italy criminalizes the rescuer

American flag waving while attached to a metal fence

Wednesday May 13, 2026

Former GEO Group executive to lead ICE as private prison profits surge

silhouette of woman in hijab against orange and blue sunset

Friday May 8, 2026

Yazidi survivor offers to testify as Australia brings rare ISIS slavery charges

yellow Kangaroo street sign next to road in Australia

Friday May 8, 2026

Billions in wage theft: Australia’s migrant worker crisis

shipping container heading to port with a smaller ship following

Thursday May 7, 2026

Germany flags Libyan coast guard as “aggressors” while raising security level off Libya’s waters

London shop with graffiti covered front and a man walking by

Tuesday May 5, 2026

Modern slavery “greater than ever” in UK, as tech and cost of living drive exploitation

black and white path through barbed wire fences on either side

Tuesday May 5, 2026

Immigrant detention watchdog shuts down as reports of abuse and use of force surge

Thursday April 30, 2026

US targets forced labor abroad, but Canada says look in the mirror

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Sea-Watch vessel rescuing migrants from a boat on international waters

Monday May 18, 2026

Libyan coastguard opens fire on rescue ship—Italy criminalizes the rescuer

shipping container heading to port with a smaller ship following

Thursday May 7, 2026

Germany flags Libyan coast guard as “aggressors” while raising security level off Libya’s waters

Rachel Louw, Al Fayed trafficking survivor, holding a Surfing magazine on a plane

Tuesday April 28, 2026

UK finally recognizes survivor’s abuse by Al Fayed as modern slavery

floating vessel in large body of water

Thursday March 12, 2026

Court stops UK from removal of trafficking survivor

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woman in hijab looking out over a desert town surrounded by an earth wall

Thursday April 9, 2026

Major trafficking network dismantled by Ethiopian authorities

Children and men getting off truck .jpg

Thursday March 26, 2026

Another deadly crossing—and a crueler turn in Europe’s migration policy

a sculptural representation of a child beggar

Tuesday February 17, 2026

New report exposes trafficking of children with disabilities for forced begging

Volker Turk, Austrian lawyer and diplomat serving as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Tuesday February 17, 2026

Migrants in Libya victims of “violent business model” of exploitation and abuse, UN reports

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Girl holding bouquet and wearing hijab

Monday June 1, 2026

Iraqi girl killed after resisting forced marriage

Afghan father and daughter sitting on the mound in front of brick wall

Tuesday May 19, 2026

“If I sell one daughter, I could feed the rest of my children”—Afghanistan’s child bride market

A covered woman checking fruit in a market

Tuesday April 21, 2026

Indonesia recognises rights of domestic workers after 22-year fight

woman-in-straw-hat-and-ethnic-dress-sitting-in-front-of-ruins-in-Cambodia

Sunday April 19, 2026

She refused child marriage and changed the course of her life

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GEO headquarters boca raton

Thursday May 28, 2026

Immigrant detainees strike back at GEO Group by refusing to work

Woman standing in bridal dress with her back to camera and three men talking in front

Thursday May 21, 2026

The fight against forced child marriage continues in Ohio

American flag waving while attached to a metal fence

Wednesday May 13, 2026

Former GEO Group executive to lead ICE as private prison profits surge

black and white path through barbed wire fences on either side

Tuesday May 5, 2026

Immigrant detention watchdog shuts down as reports of abuse and use of force surge

Shipping container being pushed into port by small boats

Thursday June 4, 2026

Who is the US protecting with its new forced labor tariffs?

children sitting on a hill

Thursday May 28, 2026

When parents disappear: how ICE operations are leaving children vulnerable to exploitation

Wednesday May 20, 2026

Shein and Everlane just priced ethics at $100 million

Mural of famous civil rights leader on a building in Atlanta

Thursday March 19, 2026

Preparing for the World Cup: protect the people, not just the games

Shadow of figures holding hands projected on a brick wall with barbed wire

Wednesday December 24, 2025

Why rapid growth in detention is a threat to ending forced labor

Trafficking in Persons report

Thursday October 9, 2025

TIP report release reveals serious perils for America’s anti-trafficking efforts

tobacco farm

Tuesday October 7, 2025

Opinion: A life in the shadows of North Carolina fields

Search and rescue volunteers for MMIW Search and Hope Alliance

Friday August 8, 2025

Beyond awareness: confronting the MMIP-trafficking nexus