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ISIS, Yazidis and Crimes of Sex Trafficking in Iraq

You’ve certainly heard about the terror in Iraq during the last month with reports of 200,000 Iraqis fleeing for their lives as a radical Islamic terrorists attack, kill and rape tens of thousands. In addition to the obvious human rights abuses, we’r

Prosecution

Slavery is an economic problem as much as it’s a human rights one. Prosecuting slave owners and consistently enforcing existing laws lead slave owners to consider the benefits and costs of using illegal slave labor. When business interests are at sta

Urge the U.S. Senate to Bring SOAR to the Floor

Urge the U.S. Senate to Bring SOAR to the Floor SOAR is H.R. 767, the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 will allow health care providers to identify potential human trafficking victims, refer victims to service agenci

Run / Walk / Bike / Climb for Freedom

With the 5K about to begin, the highest fundraiser that day stepped behind the starting line and prepared to run. On her prosthetic leg, she’d placed a bright pink strip of duct tape bearing the name of a woman still trapped in slavery. Growing up in

She was Forced to Work Making Electronics

After a morning of formal interviews, lunch at the Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Brides Office was a welcome chance to get to know the staff and residents in a more relaxed environment. Over a meal of steamed rice, vegetables, fish and chicken, we s

TIP Heroes Question America's Past with Slavery

"The bottom line is that this is no time for complacency. Right now, across the globe, victims of human trafficking are daring to imagine the possibility of escape, the chance for a life without fear and the opportunity to earn a living wage." –John

Starting an Independent Fair Trade Store

Opened in July 2002, a group of green and social justice-conscious friends started Global Village, an independent fair trade certified store in Peoria, Illinois. Below, Global Village President Nancy Long shares her insights on the process of buildin

Remembering and Interpreting Northern Slavery

The perception that American slavery existed exclusively in the South persists even after decades of scholarship detailing slavery in the North. Several factors contribute to the perpetuation of the slavery as Southern myth. To be sure, the overwhelm

David Brion Davis: An Appreciation

On July 28, President Obama awarded the National Humanities Medal to eminent historian of slavery David Brion Davis. This is no small achievement. The Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the National Endowment for the Humanities, a prize that “hon

State-Imposed Forced Labor: History of Prison Labor in the U.S.

The current structure of the criminal justice system and state-imposed forced labor in the United States are deeply rooted in the legacies of slavery and the aftermath of the Civil War. The timeline below details pivotal policies and milestones since