Find below a variety of stories, resources and awareness new about human and sex trafficking – globally and locally. Thank you to our International Headquarters office for sharing them!
Dianna Bussey talks about human trafficking in Saskatoon, Canada
Below are two links to a new film In Plain Sight – the first is to information on the film itself, the second is to a website for In Plain Sight – Stories of Hope and Freedom
In Plain Sight the website
In Plain Sight the movie
Slavery in plain sight in North Carolina
India is home to more that 14 million victims of human trafficking according to the 2014 Global Slavery Index, which found India had the greatest number of slaves of 167 countries!
2014 Global Slavery Index – “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.” William Wilberforce
There’s a vital difference between human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Up to 13,000 people held as slaves in the UK
Human trafficking research institute to open in Spring 2015 in Toledo
New Yorkers fight against human trafficking
The Pope, surrounded by other religious leaders, pledges to end human trafficking by 2020
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Red Light District and prostitution in Amsterdam
Protecting young people from sexual predators would seem to be a universally held value in this country: No state has an age of consent lower than 16. But in some courtrooms, attorneys argue that children can make decisions about whom they have sex with — and in some cases, those attorneys are winning.
Refugee kids raise awareness of human trafficking through their artwork
Many people find it hard to believe that Utica is a hotbed for human trafficking – we must raise awareness of human trafficking
The Pope calls on youth to lead the fight against human slavery
Like many women who have been trafficked, sold and beaten by gangs in the U.S., Andrea was tattooed with the name of her abuse. But now a groundbreaking grassroots project is helping victims turn these brands into the signs of hope
The Hollywood film ‘Sold’ has partnered with Childreach Nepal to launch the anti-human trafficking campaign “Taught not Trafficked” in Nepal
The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 5.5 million children who are victims of human trafficking. About 1.2 million of these children are trafficked for sex each year. Asian Christian Academy broke ground in Wilder, Idaho in October and its board members envision the school as a safe haven for 72 victims when it is fully up and running.
Britain has appoint its first anti-slavery commissioner to counter the growth in people trafficking
Human traffickers are selling pregnant women for £15,000 ($29,755.36 USD) and forcing them to have babies with sham marriage husbands
Article and news video about refuge range to open in Austin, Texas for human trafficking survivors – girls ages 11-17
