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Inside Belize: How Human Trafficking Thrives when Governments are Complacent
November 21, 2018

Inside Belize: How Human Trafficking Thrives when Governments are Complacent

Belize is rated by the U.S. State Department as one of the worst countries in the world. Police officers work off-duty to protect traffickers and no traffickers were arrested in Belize in the past year.

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Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors, Unaccounted for
October 31, 2018

Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors, Unaccounted for

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Safe Harbor: Does Your State Arrest Minors for Prostitution?
October 18, 2018

Safe Harbor: Does Your State Arrest Minors for Prostitution?

Safe Harbor laws protect sex trafficking victims from being arrested for prostitution, does your state have them? Learn more about Safe Harbor laws in this week’s blog.

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INTERVIEWING SURVIVORS: GETTING TO THE TRUTH
Shopping Slavery-Free
September 14, 2018

Shopping Slavery-Free

Be an educated consumer this back-to-school season. Learn about your slavery footprint, your favorite brands, and discover new brands helping to end human trafficking.

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Sex Work: Empowered Choice or Patriarchal Domination
August 13, 2018

Sex Work: Empowered Choice or Patriarchal Domination

The debate of whether sex work is a location of empowered choice or patriarchal domination is currently a key argument …

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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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