By Rafael Romo, CNN, on November 10, 2015— “Karla Jacinto is sitting in a serene garden. She looks at the ordinary sights of flowers and can hear people beyond the garden walls, walking and talking in Mexico City. She looks straight into my eyes, her voice cracking slightly, as she tells me the number she … More Human Trafficking Survivor: “I Was Raped 43,200 Times”

By Ian Urbina on November 9, 2015, for The NY Times— “When Eril Andrade left this small village, he was healthy and hoping to earn enough on a fishing boat on the high seas to replace his mother’s leaky roof. Seven months later, his body was sent home in a wooden coffin: jet black from … More Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea

By Cale Weissman on on Broadly.vice.com— “Last year Emily Kennedy found herself sitting at an LAPD precinct. The 25-year-old wasn’t in trouble—she was helping with a sting. A group of girls sat in the office waiting to be questioned. Kennedy watched as a detective casually asked one a series of questions. It was clear this … More The Young Woman Who Created A New Way to Bust Sex Trafficking Rings

Originally published by Sadho Ram on Oct. 4, 2015, on Says.com— “Photographer Adi Sarfi’s photos of refugees posing with their most valuable belongings that they escaped with during their journey to Malaysia to seek refuge are at once striking and revealing. Titled ‘Home and Away’, the results offer a rare glimpse into what do people, in their … More Malaysian Photographer Takes Photos Of Refugees With Their Most Valuable Belongings

Originally posted by Sewell Chan on nytimes.com/on October 9, 2015— “A coalition of labor union leaders, businesspeople, lawyers and human rights activists won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for what the Nobel committee called “its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.” … More Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia