How Europe’s Migration Policy Helps Human Traffickers
The money invested by Europe to prevent migrants from landing on its shores essentially subsidizes and boosts human smuggling profits. The more complex the border crossing, the more sophisticated the help that is needed. The...
IS IT SLAVERY? CULTURAL COMPETENCE VERSUS CULTURAL RELATIVISM
William is a 14-year-old orphan from Uganda. After his parents died, his mother’s relatives took him in to live with them in Kampala. They paid for him to go to...
Child Soldier Use in South Sudan Still on the Rise
Child Soldier use has been on the rise throughout the 5-year civil war in South Sudan, the world's youngest country. Child Soldiers are often forcibly recruited. Recruitment of children is practiced by both rebel factions...
Human Trafficking Around the World
December 26, 2017
This week's blog highlights news on human trafficking and modern-day slavery from around the world.
Hotels are Key in the Fight to End Human Trafficking (Fast Company)
As the...
Libyan Slave Markets: A Symptom of a Global Crisis
Video showing men auctioned in Libyan slave markets, released by CNN in November 2017, has shocked the world and exposed the horrific reality of modern-day slavery. The video, captured by CNN hidden cameras, depicts...
Reckoning with History: the Atlantic Slave Trade at American Universities
During the antebellum period, slaves built and were sold to fund some of the United States’ most prestigious universities. It was not until the 2000’s that these institutions began to acknowledge and come...