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August 14, 2014

What You Don’t Know About Child Trafficking May Surprise You

One of the strongest voices in the fight against human trafficking belongs to a survivor. Rani Hong, founder of The Tronie Foundation, has a bright smile and warm eyes. Her placid face does not tell the story of her life, but her words do. Continue Reading...

July 30, 2014

World Day Against Trafficking In Persons: Suhana’s Story

Today is the first World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, as declared by the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement: To stop the traffickers, we must sever funding pipelines and seize assets. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2014

Drug Cartels And The Allure Of Human Trafficking

CNN reports on why drug cartels are employing Fortune 500 practices to grow their businesses. Unfortunately, this means dealing in human trafficking. Continue Reading...

June 24, 2014

‘These Are Our Children:’ FBI Sting Rescues 168 Human Trafficking Victims

A nation-wide sweep last week by the FBI netted the arrest of almost 300 human traffickers and rescued 168 underage trafficking victims. “Operation Cross Country” was carried out in 106 cities across the U.S., Continue Reading...

June 23, 2014

7 Figures: Trafficking in Persons Report

Last week the State Department released the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, a congressionally mandated report that looks at the governments around the world (including the U.S.) and what they are doing to combat trafficking in persons – modern slavery – through the lens of the 3P paradigm of prevention, protection, and prosecution. Continue Reading...

June 16, 2014

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 2 of 12 — The Great Society

[Part 1 of 12 here] In the 1950s and ‘60s, blacks were winning the civil rights they should have had all along, but in the midst of this positive trend, increasingly aggressive minimum wage regulations and extensive welfare programs were beginning to displace a comparatively free market of labor and private charity. Continue Reading...

June 11, 2014

No Doubt About It: Human Trafficking Is Big, Big Business

It is a business that exists in the shadows. You won’t see a billboard for a domestic slave, nor a glossy magazine spread for the latest in forced labor. While cities struggle to rid their streets of prostitutes, they forget these people are victims of crime. Continue Reading...

May 16, 2014

Tangled Immigration Laws Impede Help For Trafficking Victims

In the past few years, Americans have learned a lot about human trafficking. It’s increasingly encroaching into our cities, towns, neighborhoods. Many groups are working valiantly to bring victims out of trafficking situations, and help them become safe and productive members of society. Continue Reading...

May 06, 2014

‘Destitute And Dying:’ A Human Trafficking Survivor’s Story

Rani Hong was a very young girl in rural India when her life was snatched away from her by human trafficking. In desperation, her mother allowed her to be taken away by a woman she thought she could trust, a woman who promised to care for Rami. Continue Reading...

March 26, 2014

Does the Moral Consensus on Human Trafficking Apply to Economics?

Over at the Kern Pastors Network blog, Greg Forster uses The Locust Effect – Gary Haugen’s new book on violence, poverty, and human trafficking – as a springboard for discussing the reach and interconnectedness of various Christian commitments. Continue Reading...

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