By: Matthew Snyder One of my goals is to find ways to get men involved in the fight against human trafficking. There has been a lot of debate about what the role of men in abolition could be, but I think that at the end of the day it’s about setting an example. On top of that, there is also [...]
Ride 2 Rescue consists of 4 guys cycling over 26 000Km, from London to Melbourne to expose the reality of child trafficking that exists throughout the world. Below is an interview with one of the cyclists on the journey, John Clark: What is the main purpose for Ride2Rescue? The sole purpose is to increase the awareness of child trafficking and to raise [...]
We believe that every girl deserves a life of love, opportunity, family, and a hopeful future. We believe that every girl deserves to dance in freedom. Through a peaceful home nestled in the hills of Honduras, weʼre providing holistic restoration for innocent and forgotten young girls who have been trafficked and sexually exploited. Education and skill training prepare the young girls [...]
In Romania, Not For Sale supports Mariana and her team of local abolitionists to repatriate trafficking survivors. We work with men, women and children who have been trafficked all around the world – from Romania to France, from Bangladesh to Romania, and from town to town within Romania. Since the beginning of 2011, Not For Sale [...]
MTV EXIT is a campaign about freedom — about our rights as human beings to choose where we live, where we work, who our friends are, and who we love. Most of us take these freedoms for granted, but hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world have had these basic human rights taken away. They are victims of trafficking [...]
By: Savannah Chastain This is a column for those who are interested in doing something for justice in their community, but are not sure what. These are stories of everyday people who were inspired to start something, acted on an idea, and began to engage in the issues around them. This column is meant to share ideas of activism that [...]
By: Robin Restaurants can be one place modern day slavery is hidden in plain sight. Restaurants have been found to be one place in the US where people are enslaved or bonded to the owners. In some circumstance employees are not paid and are deducted living expenses and food; this is considered debt bondage. Other times it includes child labor. [...]
An unprecedented and compelling inquiry, The Price of Sex sheds light on the underground criminal network of human trafficking, and the experiences of trafficked Eastern European women forced into prostitution abroad. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova’s feature documentary caps years of painstaking, on-the-ground reporting that aired on Frontline (PBS) and 60 Minutes (CBS), and earned her an Emmy nomination, Magnum photo agency’s Inge Morath Award, and a Webby [...]
By: Tara Teng S.Korea Part 1 Remember the days when comic book heroes heard the silent cries of distressed damsels and rushed in to save the day with strength and bravery? Average citizens, women and children could live without fear because there was always a noble hero nearby to swoop in and save the day! In Seoul, South Korea, there [...]
Looking at the Sak Saum table covered with bags and purses the focus isn’t just the beautiful handmade bags, but the stories from girls in Cambodia that make the bags. Thoughts, talents and love had been put into each one and the outcome is stunning. Every women walking by the Sak Saum booth at The Justice Conference couldn’t resist stopping, touching and complementing. The volunteers [...]
