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Images in Absentia- Gender and Human Trafficking: The Pictures We Are Missing
The meaning of the words “human trafficking” has expanded over time to include a wide range of crimes, victims, and perpetrators. But if you do a search on Google Images for “Human Trafficking Victims” or even “Human Trafficking” you will get a visual narrative that falls short of the diverse reality for this term. Almost all the images that come up include women and girls, beaten, chained, and/or gagged. What are we missing with these pictures?
T visas: Intent and Reality- Immigration Attorneys Share Challenges to ‘Humanitarian’ Approach
The T visa was created to allow human trafficking victims immigration relief. Generally viewed as a positive approach to immigration relief, aspects of the application process are cause for concern. Many attorneys consider themselves reluctant participants in the application process due to repeat trauma, language barriers, and processing times.
United Way’s Center to Combat Human Trafficking: A Global Center to Accelerate Action
Human trafficking is one of the world’s most prolific injustices and profitable crimes. It is illegal everywhere, yet happens everywhere, …
Indigenous People: Colonization, Forced Assimilation, and Sex Trafficking
“Indigenous women are in the deepest underbellies of trafficking. There is a place between missing and murdered, this is where …
Tourism and Trafficking
By: Talia Dunyak Prior to the pandemic we were in a tourism boom, with international and domestic travel becoming easier, …
Top 3 States for Trafficking
Human trafficking is a global phenomenon, taking place in most countries, including the United States. The 2020 Trafficking in Persons …
Artificial intelligence and the fight against human trafficking
Originally published: Business and Human Rights Resource Centre The phrase artificial intelligence (AI) may conjure images of futuristic technology and …
The Acceleration of Human Trafficking During the Pandemic Fueled by QAnon Misinformation
For more than a year, the pandemic has upended lives and economies throughout the world. There can never been an …
The Intersection Between Youth Homelessness and Human Trafficking
“I was homeless and forced into trafficking at 18. I bounced from friend to friend and shelter to shelter. I …
The Sustainable Development Goals and the Fight to End Modern Slavery
Around the world, 40 million people are trapped in modern slavery, and 152 million children are victims of child labor, …