Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and I wanted to ask: how much do you really know about human trafficking? Take the Quiz All across the United States, victims of human trafficking are coerced or forced into labor or commercial sex against their will. There are many misconceptions about this…
You know as well as I do that in the fight to end modern slavery, it’s easy to keep your head down and forget to celebrate victories. The scope of the crime, the hidden nature of its networks, and the levels of exploitation can at times feel overwhelming. But every…
Originally published on Polaris News on Septenber 8, 2016. Confinement. Economic abuse. Threats. Sexual violence. Around the United States, Latina women are prisoners of the sex trafficking industry in cantinas and bars. These are just a few of the ways traffickers trap young women and girls in an especially horrendous form…
Originally published on Polaris.com Last October, a doctor was examining a female patient in the emergency room, when suddenly she slipped him a note: “I have a tracker in me.” At first, the doctor was skeptical. But the x-ray showed it clearly: a tiny metallic identifier often used for pets,…
