by Justice | Jul 4, 2016 | human trafficking statistics
“First we saw them on trains, then on buses, then on trucks and today we see them in rented vehicles,” said Segismundo Doguin, the Coahuila state official. This is not the first time that Mexican authorities have caught smugglers using Uber, as earlier...
by Justice | Aug 29, 2015 | human trafficking statistics
Hundreds of young people are being abused and exploited within the traveling sales industry in the US. Abusive managers use psychological manipulation, violence, sexual harassment or assault, and abandonment in unfamiliar cities to pressure victims into working harder...
by Justice | Aug 17, 2015 | human trafficking statistics
In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the preteen girl practiced a religion other than Islam, the Quran not only gave him the right to rape her — it...
by Justice | Aug 14, 2015 | Featured, human trafficking prevention, human trafficking solutions, human trafficking statistics
The people of Shah Porir Dwip — fishermen, shopkeepers, police officers and shadowy bosses — were all drawn in, as participants or concerned observers, to a multimillion-dollar people smuggling business that sent roots deep into this impoverished corner of Bangladesh....
by Justice | Jul 16, 2015 | gendercide, human trafficking solutions, human trafficking statistics
Some children don’t live long enough to be ensnared in sex trafficking. They go to market without ever seeing the light of day, providing precious little body parts for lettuce chomping Mengel’s like we see in this video. When you’ve recovered from...
by Justice | Mar 4, 2015 | Featured, human trafficking prevention, human trafficking solutions, human trafficking statistics
When a mom found her 14-year-old daughter’s photo on a website under the false name “Diamond,” she decided to take action. She responded to the ad by texting, “Interested. What can $200 get me?” She said she got a text response saying, “good sex.’”...