TAG / HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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VIOLATIONS
Reporters Support Sex Trafficking at the Expense of Child Victims
Backpage was seized and shut down by the government, its founder jailed (after another committed suicide). So why are reporters standing up for the site and its sex trafficking?
HUMAN RIGHTS
Arizona Voters Pass Measure Mandating Life Sentences for Child Sex Traffickers
A new law sends “a clear message that Arizona will not tolerate child sex trafficking.” But will it effectively deter the crime?
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sex Trafficking Stings Nationwide Snare Hundreds of Arrests, Rescue Victims
Law enforcement reminds men that buying sex is not a “victimless crime,” but one that harms the most vulnerable members of society, who are often enslaved.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Andrea Powell’s New Memoir Urges “a Total Revolution of Compassion” in the Fight for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
As Americans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, human rights champion Andrea Powell’s new memoir shows us we still have a very long way to go.
MENTAL HEALTH
Florida Psychologist Arrested: Sex Trafficked 15-Year-Old Girl in Horror Story for Every Parent
Up to 10 percent of all psychologists and psychiatrists are sexual abusers, according to a mental health watchdog’s report.
HUMAN RIGHTS
From the Highways of Ohio to the Paris Olympics—Human Trafficking Needs to End Now
Human trafficking is a $246 billion-a-year industry, or 0.26% of the world’s gross domestic product.
VIOLATIONS
Porn, the Pandemic and the Daily Beast
One thing at the top of the Daily Beast’s list of things that they “don’t give that many f***s” about is the current increase in online pornography.
