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The 30th Anniversary of the Mauritanian Genocide

On November 28, 1990 28 men in Inal, Mauritania were hanged by their fellow soldiers. They were accused of plotting a coup against the government of this northwest African country. There was no trial. November 28 also happens to be the day Mauritania

"A Seat at the Table"

Human trafficking is the human rights issue of our lifetime and is currently happening in our communities. Celia Williamson grew up with three friends that were trafficked and became an internationally known advocate in the fight against human traffi

More Harm Than Good: Online Rumors and the Fight Against Modern-Day Enslavement

Facts, Fears, and Falsehoods During the self-quarantining that began in March of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many myths and falsehoods related to human trafficking began making the rounds through social media. Many of these rumors were

Ending the Third Slavery

We often forget that slavery has its own history, with a storyline as old as recorded time. In the United States we mark its origins with the importation of the first “twenty and odd Negroes” into Point Comfort, near present day Hampton, Virginia. Th

In Search of Freedomville

In a tiny speck of a village in Uttar Pradesh, India, a community of rock quarry miners have given their cluster of thatched roofed houses the name Azad Nagar. Freedomville. The miners named their village in 2000, only a few months after they staged

The Importance of Teaching Kids Online Safety

Many children are raised to know what behaviors are appropriate and inappropriate for the setting they’re in because their parents correct them over time but the same rules don’t always apply when online.  Have you had a conversation with the childre

Intersections of Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery doesn’t exist in a silo. There are many things that can impact somebody’s vulnerability which can lead to a greater risk of enslavement. Anything that puts someone at a disadvantage that someone else can exploit i

The Relationship Between Porn and Human Trafficking

Some people may believe that the porn they watch online is two consenting adults performing consensual sexual activities–but that’s less true than most people believe. The porn industry and the sex trafficking industry are very intertwined. It is not

A CONVERSATION : EVERFREE & STREET BUSINESS SCHOOL

SBS CEO Devin Hibbard Sits Down with EverFree CEO Jeremy Floyd   EverFree was formed through the merger of two tireless anti-human trafficking organizations: Willow International out of Uganda and 10,000 Windows in the Philippines. Both groups are wo

Forced Labor