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Anti-Trafficking Apps of Interest

Fight human trafficking whenever and wherever you go. One touch on your phone screen can help you avoid slave-made goods or can assist you in anonymously reporting a potential case of trafficking. Interested in other education and reporting features

How To Start Shopping Ethically

In the spring of 2012, I went to a human trafficking conference. After a very interesting presentation about sex trafficking, there was a panel discussion about labor abuse. Until that point I honestly had never thought of labor trafficking as someth

"Have You Heard of Me?"

This poem is my interpretation after researching stories on bacha bazi. Bacha bazi is the practice of men preying upon younger boys, many times stating that they are apprentices, and ultimately using them for their own sexual pleasure. This pedophili

The Secret Victims of Sex Trafficking

“Wait, men are victims of sex trafficking too? But, how? They are way too tough. I’m a man, and I’ll never let myself get kidnapped.”  This type of disbelief and skepticism are typical reactions from those who hear about male sex trafficking victims

Freedom for Five, Freedom for Five Hundred

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina whipped through the southern part of the United States and caused $108 billion dollars’ worth of damage. Many know that the disaster claimed 1,833 lives and displaced one million people. However, most haven’t heard of the 5

TIP Report Global Heroes Network Be a Hero Campaign

Since 2004 the State Department has actively recognized incredible abolitionists around the world by naming annual classes of TIP Report Heroes. They are policymakers, lawyers, social workers, survivors, advocates, public personages, and various prof

Products Made by Child Labor - with Alternative Options

For the World Day Against Child Labor we wanted to add some products to our list! For more recommendations download our Slave Free Buying Guide. A question that anti-slavery activists often receive is: what types of goods are made using child labor?

Connecting Slavery Then with Slavery Now: Part 1

BY JAMES STEWART James Wallace Professor of History, Emeritus at Macalester College and Founder of Historians Against Slavery Most Americans believe that the Civil War put an end to human bondage a century and a half ago—end of story. In the face of

Women Policymakers and Professionals Shaping the Anti-Slavery Movement

Taking Slavery Seriously My great grandmother lived in a time when women couldn’t vote. That didn’t stop her from trying. She went to the polls dressed up as a man. My great-grandfather, a soft-spoken and mild-mannered man, provided a sharp contrast

The End to Child Sex Trafficking Starts with Us

Human trafficking is a silent predator swallowing the innocence of our children as it profits from the pain and suffering of its countless victims. Lurking in the shadows of humanity, the evil that is human trafficking knows no boundaries and surpass