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Sex Trafficking
Illicit Massage Businesses: A Guest Blog by Polaris
This week’s blog is guest authored by Polaris. With names like “Good Girl Spa,” and signs advertising “hot Asian women,” …
A Primer on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) Controversy
There is widespread consensus on the need to combat online sex trafficking; however, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), …
Trafficking in Tribal Nations: the impact of sex trafficking on Native Americans
January 22, 2018 In the United States, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In support of this …
The Foster Care-Human Trafficking Nexus
January 16, 2018 In the United States, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In support of this …
30 Actions | 30 Days
January 8, 2018 This week’s blog is guest authored by Michele Clark, former Director of ArtWorks for Freedom. Human Trafficking is …
Top Countries for Modern-Day Slavery: Part II
January 2, 2018 Our December 18th blog detailed the five countries where modern-day slavery is most prevalent. In Part II …
Top Countries for Modern-Day Slavery
December 18, 2017 Modern-day slavery is pervasive. Though estimates differ – the Global Slavery Index approximates 45.8 million people, while …
Rating State Efforts to Combat Child Sex Trafficking – A Review of the 2017 Protected Innocence Challenge
How effectively does your state address child sex trafficking? Shared Hope International’s Protected Innocence Challenge grades each state and the District of Columbia on their efforts to combat child sex trafficking; the HTS Blog reviews these grades and national progress to end child sex trafficking. Encourage your state to #raisethegrade
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 …
Sex Trafficking vs. Sex Work: What You Need to Know
The terms “sex trafficking,” “sex work,” and “prostitution” are often conflated. While both sex work and sex trafficking involve prostitution by definition, sex work entails a willing engagement in commercial sex while sex trafficking involves force, coercion, or deceit. Some enter the industry willingly as sex workers but may eventually become victims of trafficking.