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Cultural Considerations in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims
July 17, 2018

Cultural Considerations in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims

Police Officer Margaret Shelley responded to a tripped alarm in an affluent suburban neighborhood.  She surveyed the house for any …

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Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture
July 3, 2018

Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture

Imagine a girl from Bangladesh.  Her family is destitute – floods have washed out their crops and her younger siblings …

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Can we candidly discuss “the girlfriend experience” and sex trafficking of girls with intellectual disabilities?
June 12, 2018

Can we candidly discuss “the girlfriend experience” and sex trafficking of girls with intellectual disabilities?

One popular way to make light of harm linked to illegal or legal prostitution and to engender empathy for buyers …

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What Can Be Done to Prevent Sex Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care?
May 29, 2018

What Can Be Done to Prevent Sex Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care?

Protecting our kids from perilous exploitation in sex trafficking is an urgent concern of child protective and child welfare agencies. …

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The Opioid Epidemic, Foster Care, and Human Trafficking
May 8, 2018

The Opioid Epidemic, Foster Care, and Human Trafficking

As detailed in our interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa, the opiate/opioid crisis interacts with human trafficking in a number of …

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Human Trafficking & the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa
April 25, 2018

Human Trafficking & the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa

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Kafala System – A Gateway to Slavery
April 17, 2018

Kafala System – A Gateway to Slavery

Kafala, sponsorship, is an employment framework in the Gulf States – as well as Lebanon and Jordan –  that requires …

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Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America
April 10, 2018

Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America

Latin America is endowed with some of the world’s largest oil, gas and mineral resources deposits. In the past two …

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Human Trafficking and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
April 3, 2018

Human Trafficking and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Since August 2017 over 650,000 Rohingya have fled their homes in Myanmar to seek safety in neighboring Bangladesh. Driven from …

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Can Myanmar’s Libraries Help Combat Human Trafficking?
March 28, 2018

Can Myanmar’s Libraries Help Combat Human Trafficking?

This week’s blog is guest authored by Mi Ki Kyaw Myint of The Asia Foundation.  In June, the U.S. State Department …

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