By Carey L. Biron Published on January 3, 2014 in Inter Press Service Shareholders are calling on 15 U.S.-based multinational corporations to ensure that their global supply chains are not facilitating human rights abuses, particularly labour and sex trafficking. In a new...

By Maya Rhodan Published on December 9, 2013 in Time Though Shamere McKenzie, 30, was a victim of sex trafficking for two years, she says her experiences as a young woman forced into prostitution in New York do not define her. “I am not my story,” said McKenzie, who now...

By Trymaine Lee Published on November 21, 2013 on MSNBC When Kery Rodriguez was arrested earlier this year during a drug sting in Florida, law enforcement agents discovered that heroine wasn’t the only thing that Rodriguez and his crew were trafficking. According to...

By Mary C. Ellison, Director of Policy for Polaris Project Published on January 18, 2013 in the Huffington Post Blog Women and girls trapped in brothels. Men forced to work long hours under harsh conditions for minimal or no pay, unable to leave due to huge debts and threats to...

By Holly Burkhalter, International Justice Mission Published on January 17, 2013 in The Hill Congress Blog The original act is one of the great human rights measures in our era, and made trafficking eradication a domestic and foreign policy priority. As it should be. The U.S....

By Jessica Prois Published on January 11, 2013 in HuffPost Impact Many are captives who are trafficked for sex, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. Others toil in sweatshops, make rubber for our tires and harvest cocoa beans for our chocolate. Globally, there are more slaves...