A civilian organized tribunal held June 4 to June 8, 2021 in London sought to determine whether reported human rights violations by the Chinese state against its Uyghur population constitutes a genocide. The tribunal, organized at the request of the World Uyghur Congress, one of Freedom United’s partners in the Coalition to End Forced Labor […]
Source: Newsweek
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 from the virus. However, the reality for many migrants who are trapped in immigration detention facilities couldn’t be more different. There has been a lack of response and prevention in place for migrants who are currently […]
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 victim’s faces. Melanie Denae Williams, 23, who is also known as “Pretty Hoe” on social media, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years behind bars for her crimes. Newsweek reports: Williams—who […]
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, cut off contact with the outside world, and work for free. Fourteen people in total were arrested from the “Ma.Pi” sect — named after the group’s 73-year-old leader and macrobiotics entrepreneur Mario Pianesi. Pianesi […]
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 billions of dollars for sex traffickers. Act Now: Tell Congress to Protect US Youth from Human Trafficking A new report from Polaris, an anti-slavery non-profit, says that $2.5 billion in illegal profits are made each […]
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, sold off for forced labor after being imprisoned for illegally entering Libya. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped many of these men voluntarily come back to Nigeria after being trapped […]
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 currently behind bars for killing the man who abused her. Newsweek reports that Brown was only 16 years old when 43-year-old realtor Johnny Mitchell Allen solicited her for sex. Even though Brown was a […]