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To be a victim of human trafficking means to be exploited for labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of exploitation through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Victims of human trafficking may be forced to work in factories, on farms, in domestic work, or in other industries. They may be forced into prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation. They may be tricked or coerced into selling their organs or other body parts.
Victims of human trafficking often face physical, emotional, and psychological harm as a result of their exploitation. They may be subjected to violence, threats, or other forms of abuse. They may be isolated from their families and communities, and may have difficulty accessing help or support.
Overall, being a victim of human trafficking is a traumatic and dehumanizing experience, and it is important to provide victims with the support and resources they need to escape their traffickers and rebuild their lives.
News stories about the exploitation of children are particularly upsetting. They violate our most basic protective instincts. How could our society tolerate the systematic abuse of the very young? Yet recent reports on the trafficking of minors in the United States force us to confront our complicity in a grotesque injustice. The blockbuster New York…
ATLANTA (WUPA) — Human Trafficking Month may have come to an end, but the abuse is never over for its victims. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of several major hubs for human trafficking in the country, and it’s where state and local officials gathered at a press conference on Monday to commemorate National…
Bailey Brown Almost 800 professionals who work with crime victims — law enforcement officers, prosecutors, medical staff, teachers, social service agencies and mental health workers — experienced the 15th Every Victim Every Time conference Wednesday at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan. “Our goal has always been to train any professional who comes into…
Editor’s note: there is a legal difference between prostitution and human trafficking. Learn the difference today by taking Human Trafficking Essentials! (NewsNation) — Undercover videos shot over one night in San Diego that show rows of women offering to sell sex — and car after car lined up to buy — illustrate the breadth of…
The Serbian authorities are working on an initiative that classifies child marriage as human trafficking. The government wants to change the Family Law to prevent underage girls from getting married. According to Euractiv, between 22 and 50 per cent of Serbian girls marry before they turn 18. Tomislav Žigmanov, the Minister of Human and Minority…
Marissa Kokkoros likens human trafficking to a river. At the bottom of the stream floats the exploited victims and their harrowing stories of survival. At the top lies the entry point into the manipulative trade and the root causes of how it thrives. It’s a simple analogy Kokkoros has often used in the past decade…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Mayor Andre Dickens and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined forces Tuesday in an effort that transcends party lines – fighting modern-day slavery. WATCH LIVE Dickens, a Democrat, and Kemp, a Republican, joined airport officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for a news conference on the last day of National…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers want to train new truck and bus drivers to spot signs of human trafficking. House Bill 1196 would require anyone applying for a commercial driver’s permit or license to learn the signs of potential human trafficking and how to report them. They would have to watch a nearly 30-minute video from…
After becoming an accomplice to the very man she says forced her into a life of trafficking, she was hit with several charges WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Sex and labor trafficking are multimillion-dollar illegal industries. It leaves a scar on those who escape and sometimes a criminal record. With a recent law, people with convictions related…
Online harassment and abuse has become an increasingly serious problem in recent years, particularly for women. A recent study conducted by Safety Detectives aimed to investigate the experiences of women in relation to online safety and harassment, and to rank countries based on their safety for women. The study surveyed over 3,500 women from around…
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