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Rapunzel: A Very Tangled Labor Trafficking Case Study

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 …

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“Human Trafficking and Illicit Financing” – ATI’s CEO Remarks at the September 6 Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

As chair of the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum’s (PI-SF) Human Trafficking Task Force, Anti-Trafficking International’s (ATI) Chief Executive Officer, Anne Basham, addressed the PI-SF at their conference held in Budapest, Hungary. View her remarks below and our related press release for more information. Human Trafficking and Illicit Financing Congressman Pittenger, Members of Parliament, and Ambassadors: thank you so much for inviting …

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A Look Inside the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report

Annually, the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons publishes a report to address and educate others on the international advancements on human trafficking. This report is the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). At Anti-Trafficking International, we review this report each year to analyze the international and domestic progress that has been made on human trafficking. …

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Foster Care and the Pipeline to Human Trafficking

May is National Foster Care Month, when we celebrate one of America’s most admired institutions aimed at providing support, shelter, and a caring environment for children who do not have a safe, supportive environment within their own families. Unfortunately, foster care also serves as an unintended pipeline for crimes against children. Most people don’t realize that the foster care system …

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What Don’t We Know About St. Patrick?

In our July 30, 2020 post about St. Josephine Bakhita, we learned about someone who overcame slavery and human trafficking and decided to use what she learned from her suffering to dedicate her life to helping others. Bakhita is now the patron saint of Sudan, slavery, and human trafficking. Who are the other trafficking survivors who used their heartbreaking experiences …

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The Science of Volunteering

Over the last year or so, some of my most thrilling experiences stem from knowing that, in some way, my volunteer efforts with Just Ask Prevention have benefited others. But this probably doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. After all, don’t we volunteer because we want to help people? If not to help others, why else would we …

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This January 11, There are Many Reasons and Ways to Recognize National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Human trafficking is one of the largest and fastest-growing crime enterprises in the world. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reported sex trafficking was the second-largest crime industry, with children identified as the victims in nearly half of sex trafficking cases. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) received more than 23,500 reports in 2019 alone of …

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Date or Target: The Dangerous Link between Human Trafficking and Online Dating

All she desired was companionship. Instead, she found herself locked in a cruel cycle of sexual exploitation. Shockingly enough, the one who put her there was someone who had professed to love and care for her. With one click of a button, one swipe, Chelsie Lancaster found herself in an unlikely situation. She was selling her body for money at the …

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Ghislaine Maxwell: A Nightmare in Disguise

The story has been splashed everywhere by media outlets across the globe: “Ghislaine Maxwell in Custody.” “Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested.” Someone who hadn’t followed the reports or seen the documentaries would see news articles begin by describing her: attractive, well-educated, personable, wealthy, well-connected. It seems she had it all, and yet she will be in prison without bail until her trial …

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Saint Josephine Bakhita- Patron Saint of Human Trafficking

On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, as organizations, governments, and individuals all over the world pause to rededicate themselves to their anti-trafficking goals, it is important that we listen to the stories of survivors and let them guide us in our work. To this end, we invite you to learn more about the life of an extraordinary trafficking …