Africa
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 …
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 …
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 to terms with this part of their past.
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 …
Challenging Heights in Ghana
Children being trafficked into slavery remains a significant problem in Ghana, despite legislation passed nearly ten years ago outlawing the …
Cultural Forms of Human Trafficking in Africa
From forced labor to indentured servitude to sex trafficking, there are many forms of human trafficking. Several cultural traditions in …