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Nigeria: Kidney-plot politician Ike Ekweremadu jailed
A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man …
Climate crisis increasing risk of trafficking for women and girls in Malawi
If Malawi continues on its current development trajectory, another 4 million people will be driven into extreme poverty due to …
Amid a child labor crisis, U.S. state governments are loosening regulations
A series of investigative reports over the last few months has revealed that migrant children, mostly from Central America, are …
A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers
It’s a long-buried part of South Korean history: women compelled by force, trickery or desperation into prostitution, with the complicity …
Detection of Illicit Massage Businesses Through Spatial and Socio-Demographic Data Enrichment
Illicit massage businesses, which are often associated with human trafficking activities, can be difficult to detect because they use the …
Sex trafficking survivors find place to heal through support, advocacy groups
On a recent Tuesday in March, a woman sits in the Reno office of Safe Embrace, an organization offering services to …
How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking
Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy …
Human trafficking: America’s multibillion dollar business
In the early 1990’s, Elijah Muhammed’s parents joined a religious organization, giving the organization their time, money and children. In …
Human Trafficking: The Crucible of Training
Human trafficking is a national and international issue that places unprecedented demands on law enforcement. While states and local communities …
AI Labor Trafficking Detection Tool: A New Resource
Rusmiya Aqid is a student at Lexington High School who built a labor trafficking detection tool with Dr. Clayton Greenberg, …