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Children Are 4 in 10 Victims of Human Trafficking Worldwide, UN Expert Says
The true number of child victims is likely much higher. Low conviction rates and high returns make the enslavement of children a profitable crime.
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Scottsdale, AZ Police Arrest Over 200 in Human Trafficking Operation, Including Football Coach
Child sex trafficking, prostitution, luring a minor for sexual exploitation, possession of narcotic drugs and felony flight are among the charges.
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“This Is Not a Threat But a Promise”—Hundreds Arrested in California Anti-Trafficking Sting
More than 100 law enforcement agencies across the state helped rescue nearly 180 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking.
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Slavery Up 25 Percent in Three Years, as the Exploitation Epidemic Grows
For sexual exploitation or forced labor, slavery continues—not only unabated, but growing to as many as 65 million victims worldwide.
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Greek Sex Trafficking Ring Dismantled—But It’s a Drop in the Bucket
Over and over, sex trafficking and blackmail rings traffic women to centrally located Greece for forced prostitution and other sexual exploitation. Why isn’t the government doing more?
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Global Nonprofit A21 Launches New Campaign to Prevent Human Trafficking
The “Can You See Me?” campaign raises awareness and encourages reporting of human trafficking to rescue victims.
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We Needed a Vote to Abolish Slavery. On the Resolution’s 75th Anniversary, It’s Skyrocketed Instead.
The United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution on December 2 in 1949. Since then, humans owned by others have skyrocketed to 50 million worldwide. What will it take to stop this scourge?
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United States Scores a Miserable “D” for Human Rights Record
University of Rhode Island’s Global RIghts Project ranked 195 countries; 62 percent failed outright, and only 20 percent scored an "A" or "B." Global respect for people’s fundamental rights is in decline.
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Scottish Police Smash Thai Sex Trafficking Ring
Couple trafficked Thai women to Scotland, burdened them with huge debt and forced them into prostitution to “pay it back.” The perpetrators face years in prison.
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Largest-Ever Operation Against Human Trafficking Demonstrates International Cooperation
Operation Liberterra II rescued 3,222 potential human trafficking victims and netted 2,517 arrests as a result of monitoring nearly 24,000 flights.
