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The Exodus Road Launches 30-Day Challenge Inviting the Public to Join an Anti-Trafficking, Social Media Movement
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The Exodus Road Launches 30-Day Challenge Inviting the Public to Join an Anti-Trafficking, Social Media Movement

The Exodus Road launches Freedom Summit, a 30-day challenge to raise awareness and funds for the fight against human trafficking. For July, people from around the world will run personal fundraisers to promote awareness and action in the fight against human trafficking. We have a saying here, ‘Justice is in the hands of the ordinary;’…

Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil
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Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil

January 30, 2023 published at 12:00 PM Cellebrite and The Exodus Road Continue Combatting Human Trafficking in Brazil In 2022, nine operations resulted in the direct intervention of 152 survivors and arrests of 20 perpetrators of human trafficking Globe Newswire January 30, 2023 PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan….

More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications
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More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications

“The existing social order is a swindle and its cherished beliefs mostly delusions.” – George Orwell  Human trafficking is an issue that takes many forms and typologies across the world and society. Traditionally, human trafficking is thought of as falling into one of two categories: sex trafficking, trafficking in persons for commercial sexual exploitation, or…

Local nonprofit celebrates 10 years fighting human trafficking | FOX21 News Colorado
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Local nonprofit celebrates 10 years fighting human trafficking | FOX21 News Colorado

by: Alina Lee (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Exodus Road will celebrate ten years of fighting human trafficking around the world at a new rooftop bar in downtown Colorado Springs on Thursday, Oct. 6. The community is invited to attend the Ten-year Anniversary Celebration at Lumen8 Rooftop Social at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature globally inspired…

INNOCEAN Lends Support to International Non-Profit, The Exodus Road
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INNOCEAN Lends Support to International Non-Profit, The Exodus Road

INNOCEAN, a leading advertising and branding agency is collaborating with The Exodus Road, an organization that partners with law enforcement to curtail rampant human trafficking crimes taking place throughout the world. As the new school year has begun, social media has been filled with photographs taken by parents of their children holding up signs stating…

3 teenage girls are free in Thailand after being advertised on social media, a trafficker arrested
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3 teenage girls are free in Thailand after being advertised on social media, a trafficker arrested

The Exodus Road’s investigators joined police on three different streets like this one week in early summer. They went to three different motels, each with bright, garish decor that belied the darkness within their walls. These excursions into the shadows began days earlier, with some strategic social media investigation. “Having a sex job to make…

EP 26 | Ezekiel Rain and The Fight Against Trafficking
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EP 26 | Ezekiel Rain and The Fight Against Trafficking

In this episode of Until All Are Free, Preston is joined by Joel Karum of Ezekiel Rain. Joel is the co-founder of the Thai nonprofit Ezekiel Rain, and he’s also on the board of The Exodus Road Thailand. Through over a decade of working with Ezekiel Rain, Joel Karum has become a leading expert in…

Why is human trafficking investigation work necessary?
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Why is human trafficking investigation work necessary?

Who should carry out human trafficking investigation? Even once we reach the conclusion that human trafficking investigations are necessary, some people might have concerns about whether nonprofits should be involved. What if we just left investigative work to law enforcement? The reality is that police are often extremely under-resourced to combat modern-day slavery, especially in…

3 Girls Set Free, 3 Traffickers Arrested in Thailand After Undercover Investigators Gained Their Trust
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3 Girls Set Free, 3 Traffickers Arrested in Thailand After Undercover Investigators Gained Their Trust

When The Exodus Road’s Thai investigators found posts on Twitter reading, “There is a girl who accepts an inexpensive job, ready to make an appointment,” they knew it was a red flag. Contacting the Twitter user confirmed their fears: she was trafficking teenage girls for sex. Investigators simultaneously explored another lead that they discovered on…

Why don’t people being trafficked just leave?
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Why don’t people being trafficked just leave?

When first hearing about human trafficking, many people ask this question: “if people being trafficked are not physically restrained, why don’t they just leave?” The answer requires a compassionate and nuanced understanding of the multi-faceted nature of exploitation. Although the majority of trafficking survivors have not ever been chained up or kept locked in a…