Posts by: Human Trafficking Search

June 9, 2014

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
June 3, 2014

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 …

May 27, 2014

Human Trafficking in China

Human trafficking is an international problem that must be handled domestically. This becomes particularly difficult in a country known for …

May 20, 2014

Is Pimping Ever Legal?

Prostitution is an internationally controversial topic, yet the majority of countries allow legalized prostitution or partial legalization like the United …

May 13, 2014

National Foster Care Month

May is National Foster Care Month and in honor of that distinction, our first blog of the month will be …

April 30, 2014

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 …

April 22, 2014

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 …

The Connection Between Sex Trafficking and Pornography
April 14, 2014

The Connection Between Sex Trafficking and Pornography

Pornography undoubtedly perpetuates the commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls in America, yet the exact role it plays linking …

April 7, 2014

The Sex Trafficking of Colombian Women

The story is not new. Impoverished women from unstable countries lured by lucrative job offers agree to be smuggled across …

Challenging Heights in Ghana
March 31, 2014

Challenging Heights in Ghana

Children being trafficked into slavery remains a significant problem in Ghana, despite legislation passed nearly ten years ago outlawing the …