A class-action lawsuit brought against private prison operator Geo Group in 2017 concluded this week as a federal jury decided GEO [...]
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Expert urges Qatar’s luxury hotels to step up worker protection before World Cup
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Doha’s luxury hotels are expanding their workforce, hiring mainly from South Asia, Southeast Asia [...]
Organ trafficking in the age of digital currency
A recent investigation by Newsweek reveals the alarming use of social media and cryptocurrency in the organ trafficking trade. Modern [...]
Pressure mounts on Cambodian government to free journalist Mech Dara
Journalist Mech Dara’s reporting on cyber slavery compounds based out of Cambodia shone a light on a rapidly expanding form of modern [...]
Celebrities Bring Attention to Cyntoia Brown’s Case
Celebrities from Rihanna to Kim Kardashian are bringing attention to the plight of Cyntoia Brown, a victim of sex trafficking who is [...]
Nigerian Slaves Recall Libya Horrors
Dozens of Nigerian men who have returned home from Libya are speaking out about the abuses they suffered at the hands of traffickers, [...]
U.S. Illegal Massage Parlors Generate $2.5 Billion Per Year
Over 9,000 illegal massage parlors across the United States, dotting the highways and tucked away in strip malls, are generating [...]
The ‘Psycho Sect’ that Enslaved Members through Strict Macrobiotic Diet
Italian police have arrested the leaders of a a “psycho sect” that forced its members to follow a strict macrobiotic diet, [...]
LA Sex Trafficker Tattooed Her Name on Victim’s Face
A woman in Los Angeles has pleaded guilty to trafficking minors for sexual exploitation, even tattooing her own name on one of the [...]
ICE detainees fail to refuse working despite a lack of basic coronavirus protection
As coronavirus continues to advance rapidly through the United States, many are staying home and self-isolating to protect themselves [...]
Survivors speak out at Uyghur Tribunal
A civilian organized tribunal held June 4 to June 8, 2021 in London sought to determine whether reported human rights violations by the [...]