By Ellen Wulfhorst for Thomson Reuters Foundation  on May 17, 2016— “Life on the remote Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northern Montana has all the ingredients for sex trafficking – poverty, isolation, joblessness and violence, topped with an epidemic of crystal meth addiction. Drug users are selling their babies, daughters and sisters for the potent … More Fueled by drugs, sex trafficking reaches ‘crisis’ on Native American reservation

Originally posted by Will Worley on The Independent.co.uk on May 27, 2016— “A 15-year-old schoolgirl who was filmed purportedly being raped by a group of male students in a Florida school toilet was a victim of human trafficking, it has been claimed. Twenty-five male students were identified using CCTV going into the Lee County high school’s … More Florida Schoolgirl in Snapchat Video ‘with 25 Boys’ Was ‘Victim of Sex Trafficking’

Originally published on Yahoo News Digest on May 19, 2016— “Mario Cruz‘s stunning black-and-white photographs document the plight of at least 50,000 young boys in Senegal, ages 5 to 15, who are exploited in Quranic schools in Senegal. Cruz gained rare access to the dark side of many Quranic schools in Senegal, known as daaras, … More Photographer Documents Young Boys Exploited in Senegal

News Release from The United States Department of Labor on February 11, 2016— “The Bureau of International Labor Affairs’ new mobile application, “Sweat & Toil: Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Around the World,” is now available to download for devices using the Android operation system from Google Play. Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bulXmJM4Grw Released for … More ‘SWEAT AND TOIL:’ BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS RELEASES ITS MOBILE APP ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR

Originally posted on NYTimes.com by RACHEL L. SWARNS on April 16, 2016— “The human cargo was loaded on ships at a bustling wharf in the nation’s capital, destined for the plantations of the Deep South. Some slaves pleaded for rosaries as they were rounded up, praying for deliverance. But on this day, in the fall of 1838, no one was … More 272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?

“SOLD is a narrative, feature film adaptation of the globally acclaimed novel by Patricia McCormick. Based on true stories, SOLD, is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India. Through one extraordinary girl’s story, SOLD illustrates the brutality of child … More SOLD — Opening Now; A Movie About Sex Trafficking

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI for The New York Times on March 12, 2016— “Locked inside a room where the only furniture was a bed, the 16-year-old learned to fear the sunset, because nightfall started the countdown to her next rape. During the year she was held by the Islamic State, she spent her days dreading the smell of the … More To Maintain Supply of Sex Slaves, ISIS Pushes Birth Control

By Philip Sherwell, for The Telegraph, on March 15, 2016—   “Thai prosecutors have launched a sweeping trial of alleged human traffickers after mass graves were found in the jungle near the Malaysian border last year. The 92 defendants, including an army general, police officer and government officials, shuffled into the courtroom in Bangkok in leg shackles … More Thailand begins major human trafficking trial in wake of mass grave discoveries