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Friday, May 9

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Boys: The Silent Victims of Sex Trafficking

As a child, Tom Jones was raped and sold for sexual exploitation. It wasn’t until he was 15 that the brutality ended. But, like [...]

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Marriott Hotels Commits to Fighting Human Trafficking

In the early morning hours at one of Marriott’s hotels in New Orleans, an employee noticed something suspicious. A young boy, [...]

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Who Buys Sex From Trafficked Kids? Ordinary Men.

When a pregnant, homeless 15-year-old was approached by Marcus Thompson in a small Illinois town in 2015 she was ready to jump from a [...]

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Opinion: Give asylum to victims of slavery exploited by terrorists

Opinion: Give asylum to victims of slavery exploited by terrorists

Two months ago, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed three Trump Administration rulings that had curtailed asylum [...]

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Modern slavery survivor calls for economic system built on transparency

Modern slavery survivor calls for reformed economic system

Modern slavery remains an unsettling presence in our every day lives. Our garments, smartphones, and even solar panels often carry the [...]

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In Detroit, Twelve Arrested for Child Sex Trafficking

Nineteen children who were forced into prostitution have been rescued and 12 suspected pimps arrested in an FBI sting in Detroit, [...]

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Another Refugee Crisis in Southeast Asia–Rohingya Muslims

The world is seeing the mass crisis of refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, but there is another refugee crisis in Southeast Asia...         

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Girls Sold for Sex in Indiana

Girls sold for sex in Indiana; some as young as 15. A Marion County's juvenile judge: " This is evil."     

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Ashley Judd Against Forced Marriage

Ashley Judd recently called force marriage a "violation of every human right. It is unacceptable. Child marriage in a gruesome way [...]

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Both Parties Agree to Fight Trafficking

Both parties--the Democrats and the Republicans--have found at least one issue upon which they agree--that it is important to fight [...]

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House Passes Law to Fight Human Trafficking

The House recently approved the nation’s most comprehensive law to fight human trafficking…and it was approved by a very rare [...]

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middle school teacher arrest human trafficking

Tennessee Middle School Coach Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Kingsport Police Department announced the results from a Human Trafficking investigation, [...]

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