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August 1, 2017

Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Despite the …

Harboring the illicit: borderlands and human trafficking in South East Asia
August 1, 2017

Harboring the illicit: borderlands and human trafficking in South East Asia

The unique environment of borderlands in mainland and insular South East Asia has facilitated the growth of human trafficking for …

Myanmar: Bride trafficking to China unveiled
August 1, 2017

Myanmar: Bride trafficking to China unveiled

Most cross-border human trafficking in Myanmar involves women tricked into travelling to China to get work, only to find a groom …

Violence, Vulnerability and Migration: Trapped at the Gates of Europe
August 1, 2017

Violence, Vulnerability and Migration: Trapped at the Gates of Europe

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACCORDING TO PUBLICATION:  “Over the last ten years, as the European Union (EU) has tightened its border controls and …

Preying on disaster: How human trafficking has spiked in quake-shattered Nepal
August 1, 2017

Preying on disaster: How human trafficking has spiked in quake-shattered Nepal

The year following two earthquakes that devastated Nepal saw a spike in desperate people falling into the clutches of human …

August 1, 2017

In Brief: Bride trafficking to China could rise

Report from Phnom Penh indicated that bride trafficking to China from Southeast Asian countries looks set to grow, says the …

The Phenomenon of “Baby Factories” in Nigeria as a New Trend in Human Trafficking
August 1, 2017

The Phenomenon of “Baby Factories” in Nigeria as a New Trend in Human Trafficking

Nigerian traffickers are now exploiting their victims for “baby harvesting”: kidnapping pregnant women or not pregnant women to be impregnated, …

Into the Unknown: Exploitation of Nepalese Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon
August 1, 2017

Into the Unknown: Exploitation of Nepalese Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM PUBLICATION: “Hundreds of thousands of migrants are currently working in the Middle East in situations that can …

Overview of Trafficking and Prostitution Laws in the Middle East and Africa
August 1, 2017

Overview of Trafficking and Prostitution Laws in the Middle East and Africa

EXCERPT FROM INTRODUCTION: “The Thomson Reuters Foundation has partnered with Equality Now, Latham & Watkins LLP (Latham & Watkins) and …

Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal and Corporate Supply Chains
August 1, 2017

Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal and Corporate Supply Chains

EXCERPT FROM INTRODUCTION: “To assist United States Government agencies and the federal contracting community to prepare for implementation of the …