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Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 Released
TIP2014cover_200_1 “We each have a responsibility to make this horrific and all-too-common crime a lot less common. And our work …
Truckers Are Critical in the Fight Against Trafficking
Ongoing sting operations by the FBI and other law enforcement personnel reveal that criminals and crime syndicates target a number …
Building Safety Nets for Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking
At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), child sex trafficking is a high-priority issue because children who …
Beyond Boko Haram: Human Trafficking in Nigeria
The radical Islamic group Boko Haram, whose name loosely translates to Western Education is Forbidden, is most well known for …
Human Trafficking and the Taliban
Burqa_Afghanistan_01 From 1996 to 2001 the Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist group controlled and oppressed the Afghanistan population. During its …
Human Trafficking in China
Human trafficking is an international problem that must be handled domestically. This becomes particularly difficult in a country known for …
Is Pimping Ever Legal?
Prostitution is an internationally controversial topic, yet the majority of countries allow legalized prostitution or partial legalization like the United …
National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month and in honor of that distinction, our first blog of the month will be …
Human Trafficking: Not All Black or White
The link between domestic sex trafficking and racial discrimination—while undeniable, is not immediately clear. What is clear; however, is that …
Bitcoin Fuels the Human Trafficking Market
Bitcoin is the newest and arguably most popular digital currency to hit the Internet. Not tied to any government or …