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The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News October 14, 2021March 12, 2023

Vienna (Austria) 14 October 2021 – Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Research conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are being targeted and recruited…

New Bill Against Forced Labor in China Offers Promising Development in Tariff Act Enforcement

ByEyes on Trafficking News August 27, 2021January 2, 2023

Author: Sarah Murray | originally posted on Human Trafficking Institute’s website, Aug 27, 2021 Introduction Over the past four years, the People’s Republic of China has forced at least one million Uyghurs,[1] who are mostly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minorities into internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Xinjiang”), a…

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The Future of the Anti-Trafficking Movement with Ambassador (ret) C.deBaca

ByEyes on Trafficking News June 22, 2021June 19, 2023

Listen to the podcast here. In this episode, Alicen and Sam met with Ambassador (ret) C.deBaca to discuss his career in anti-trafficking, the trajectory of anti-trafficking law, and the future of the field. If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website…

Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News February 24, 2021February 27, 2023

Tanya Gould Tanya Gould, a survivor of domestic sex trafficking, is the founder of Identifiable Me, a non-profit that helps move those who have been victimized by sexual violence towards self-discovery and their life’s purpose. Ms. Gould serves as a mentor, consultant, advisor, trainer, and keynote speaker on topics relating to her story. Years after…

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

ByEyes on Trafficking News January 15, 2021December 4, 2023

How to address the ongoing threat of illegal drug use in the United States remains a persistent challenge. The activities of increasingly sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) exacerbate that challenge for the whole of the Western Hemisphere. The incoming Biden administration should be especially wary of the likely inevitable growth of fentanyl shipment through maritime…

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