Originally posted by Leif Coorlim and Dana Ford for CNN.com on July 21, 2015— “The pathway leading to the dark corners of human trafficking began in the fluorescent-flooded hallways of a Florida middle school. Sacharay, which is how she wants to be known, was 14 years old and looking for a friend. “I used to … More Sex Trafficking: The New American Slavery
By Western Daily Press on June 21, 2014— “As Bristol prepares to become the Green Capital of Europe, Professor Mark Horton and Madge Dresser argue that the past exploitation of millions to Africans that built the region’s should not be forgotten Between 1686 and 1807, 565,000 human beings were forcibly removed from their African families … More Why We Should Remember the Slave Trade
By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply on MARCH 3, 2014— “Hollywood made history on Sunday night — barely. The best picture victory by “12 Years a Slave” at the 86th Academy Awards finally handed cinema’s most prestigious prize to a movie by a black filmmaker, in this case, the British-born Steve McQueen. But the triumph, … More ‘12 Years’ Enjoys a Seemingly Narrow Victory
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press on March 7, 2014— “An Ohio couple was convicted Friday of enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years through intimidation, abuse and threats they would harm her young child. Jordie Callahan and his girlfriend Jessica Hunt were convicted by jurors in federal court in Youngstown a day after their … More Two Charged with Enslaving Ohio Woman Found Guilty
By MARY NIALL MITCHELL on January 30, 2014— “For Northern readers scanning the Jan. 30, 1864, issue of Harper’s Weekly for news from the South, a large engraving on page 69 brought the war home in an unexpected way. Drawn from a photograph, it featured eight recently freed slaves from Union-occupied New Orleans. At the back of the … More The Young White Faces of Slavery
By Rachel Chinapen, New Haven Register, on January 30, 2014— “The first time Audrey Morrissey was picked up by a “John,” she got in the car to find a white male flashing his police badge in her face. Morrissey, then 16, wasn’t arrested. Instead, the officer requested a sexual favor in exchange for her freedom. … More CONNECTICUT: Social Workers Say Demand Is Driving Supply in Human Trafficking
By Somaly Mam on November 15, 2013— “Editor’s Note: Somaly Mam is a global leader who has pioneered the movement against modern slavery for nearly two decades. She has been recognized as a CNN hero, Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year, and one of Time Magazine’s most influential people. Through her work as a tireless advocate … More “How To End Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking”—Somaly Mam
Story by J. David McSwane / Photography and video by Dan Wagner— “Wearing only a sports bra and boxers, bruises on her back, the girl surged through the salon’s door. Her feet were bare and bleeding from the race over asphalt, her speech a frenzied heave as she spilled the secret of where she had … More “The Stolen Ones”—A Herald-Tribune Special Report
A note from our friends at Polaris Project: 9,298 cases of human trafficking. 72,000 calls, emails, and online tip reports. Five years of hotline data. People are reaching out to our National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline every single day, from every state in the country, and telling us that human trafficking is happening in … More USA: New Report Shows Modern Slavery Trends
By Nisha Varia and Foreign Policy In Focus on November 7, 2013— “ Women from forty countries—nannies, housecleaners, community organizers and trade unionists—gathered in Uruguay at the end of October to establish the first global federation of domestic workers. There were few television cameras, no celebrities to give a keynote speech, no large commitments of … More Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery
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