Human Trafficking in a Source Country like Lithuania

May 15, 2015 Caleb Benadum Video 
Awareness, Travel

Kristina Misiniene works for Caritas Lithuania, where she helps victims of forced labor and sex trafficking. In this video, she talks about how many of her survivors have been trafficked overseas, or from overseas. Many of the survivors she has worked with share a common denominator: immigration. The month of May is dedicated to migrants, many of whom are, as you will see, vulnerable to human trafficking or modern-day slavery.


Topics: Awareness, Travel

About the Author



Caleb Benadum

Caleb Benadum was previously the Program Manager for the Trafficking in Persons Report Global Heroes Network. He graduated from Capital University with a degree in Philosophy, and the University of Cincinnati Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. Having spent much of his life overseas, he is committed to modern-day abolitionism and the promotion of human rights around the world.

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