Boiled down to the basics, human trafficking takes two forms: sex trafficking and labor trafficking. In both cases, victims are stripped of their basic human rights, freedoms, and dignity. But in the former situation, they are subjected to exploitation of a sexual nature regardless of whether it involves direct contact with buyers, such as forced prostitution, or indirect means, such …
It’s almost midnight. With your Uber beacon lighting up the top of the dashboard corner, you pull up to an unassuming house and two passengers slide into the backseat. They’re dressed up nicely for the night. You confirm their destination and soon turn onto the highway to make your way downtown. Above the roar of the traffic, you overhear one …
Human Trafficking: It’s Not Just For Women and Children It’s not too difficult to conjure up images of women and young children being manipulated and subjected to human trafficking at home and abroad. Human trafficking is, however, not a women’s issue. Nor is it a children’s issue. Males also face the reality of being trafficked, yet they are vastly underrepresented …
