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Understand How Massage Parlor Trafficking Victims are Controlled

Massage parlor trafficking is happening in plain sight, in businesses that operate as if they are legal massage or bodywork establishments. "It persists because we choose to ignore it — as something harmless, as something inevitable, or both: at best

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

The International Labor Organization estimates that 21 million women, men, and children are victims of human trafficking. These people are often forced to perform backbreaking labor or are sexually exploited. 71% of victims of human trafficking are w

Enjoy Fair Trade Beer

The craft beer phenomenon has led to an explosion of local breweries. There have been many positive effects of this trend - job creation, the revitalization of local neighborhoods, and more local restaurants. More people are interested in supporting

Call on Congress to support the Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Senate Bill 1580 would urge consideration of the educational needs of vulnerable women and girls when designing, implementing, and evaluating US foreign assistance policies and programs. Lack of educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for women

Sign the Petition to Free Biram Dah Abeid

Biram Dah Abeid is a leading anti-slavery activist in Mauritania, the country with the highest prevalence of slavery in the world. He himself is the son of an enslaved person and ran for president of his country. The organization he founde

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

This fun holiday is celebrated by many people around the world. Most likely it's because when we think of pirates we think of adventure on the high seas, sandy beaches, and the spirit of freedom. Or maybe it's the rum.  Unfortunately many of those wh

Learn about Enslavement in Mauritania

Even though Mauritania officially abolished enslavement in 1981, old traditions die hard. For millennia, Afro-Mauritanians have been considered members of an enslaved caste by their lighter skinned fellow countrymen. Enslaved Mauritanians typically w

Opinion: No Person Deserves Enslavement

This week, the week of October 12th 2018, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported on the plight of a father of five. This story, Does slavery await father of five from Lockland fighting deportation back to Mauritania, outlines the challenges facing Amadou S

Biram Dah Abeid is Free from Prison

The Struggle Continues On December 31st 2018 the Mauritanian government released anti-enslavement activist, politician, and lawyer Biram Dah Abeid. Abeid, the son of freed enslaved workers, has tirelessly campaigned against forced labor and domestic

Get the Facts About Sex Trafficking

Human Trafficking rarely happens the way it's portrayed onscreen. In movies like the "Taken" franchise, traffickers are portrayed as kidnapping people - usually women and girls - and then selling them to the highest bidder. This dramatic image can en