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Child Trafficking

Keeping Up the Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking

Valerie Jarrett | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Valerie Jarrett

As the girls described the atrocities they had suffered -- in many cases, for years -- my blood boiled. How on earth could this happen time and time again, right here in our community? How could the internet be used so blatantly as a tool to sell our children into slavery?

Dear America: Young Americans Who Suffer Are Finding Their Villages Disappearing

Justin Reed Early | Posted 04.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Justin Reed Early

Dear America: I am grateful to be an American. But I am very concerned about some recent events affecting our homeless children. Social programs being defunded has people who are already invisible and disconnected falling deeper into repression.

Switching the Blame

Terrance Ross | Posted 04.03.2013 | World
Terrance Ross

Even if a criminal's specific involvement is still hidden to the public, the constant negative connotation given to the act begins to loom in the mind resulting in second thoughts and abandonment of the crime all together.

Mom Allegedly Tried To Sell Kids On Facebook For Beau's Bail Money

AP | Posted 05.15.2013 | Crime

SALLISAW, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman accused of offering her children for sale to raise money to bail her boyfriend out of jail has pleaded not g...

WATCH: The Newest Voice Against Child Sex Trafficking

Posted 03.15.2013 | Black Voices

Human trafficking has taken center stage not only in Washington, where president Obama outlined steps to combat the form of modern-day slavery last ye...

International Sex Tours: What Are You Really Buying?

Vanessa Pinto | Posted 05.04.2013 | Impact
Vanessa Pinto

What do you think of when you think of Costa Rica? Visions of volcanoes, zip lining, and rain forests are the first things that come to mind. But there is another reason to travel to Costa Rica that a certain segment of visitors don't disclose: sex tourism.

Trafficking Victims: Local Problem, World Epidemic

Rani Hong | Posted 03.03.2013 | World
Rani Hong

There are millions of other individuals, like that little girl I was -- imprisoned, enslaved, and silenced -- unable to tell their stories. I speak for those without a voice. Join us in this battle.

Bim, The Boy From Beit Chabad

Baila Olidort | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion
Baila Olidort

Bim arrived at the Chabad House last year, naked but for a plastic bag that he used for some cover. One of hundreds of children exploited for profit on Kathmandu's dangerous streets, he fixed his eyes on a rabbinical student, and asked for help. He wouldn't leave until the student brought him back to Chabad.

Where Are the Signs?

John Bergquist | Posted 03.20.2013 | Impact
John Bergquist

As I landed in Asia after a nearly 24 hour flight from the United States earlier this week I could only think of one thing. Where are the sex signs?

Sex Trafficking -- Closer to Your Neighborhood Than You Think

Neil H. MacBride | Posted 03.13.2013 | Crime
Neil H. MacBride

While most people think sex trafficking is limited to third-world brothels and remote places you ponder just long enough to change the news channel, the reality belies that myth.

The Delhi 14

Gordon Brown | Posted 02.04.2013 | Impact
Gordon Brown

Just 72 hours ago in the Indian capital of Delhi 14 children were freed from slave labour. They were being held in dark, insanitary conditions and forced to work for up to 15 hours a day making Christmas decorations.

WATCH: Why This LA Family Was Imprisoned In Ghana

Posted 11.16.2012 | Los Angeles

When Sol and Christine Moghadam went to Ghana to adopt two boys and two girls, the couple was taken at gunpoint and put behind bars. They were accused...

Open Letter to the Ethiopian Adoption Community

Dina McQueen | Posted 01.02.2013 | Impact
Dina McQueen

Many adoptive mothers of Ethiopian-born children "chat" in private online venues and express strong desires to see heads of adoption agencies imprisoned. Mothers continue to feel angry and saddened every time a new story further illustrates what sometimes transpires to get a child out of Africa.

School Reportedly Expels Gang-Rape Victim For 'Tarnishing Institution's Image'

Posted 10.10.2012 | World

A private school in Depok City, Indonesia, has reportedly reversed its decision to expel a 14-year-old rape victim, following the media frenzy surroun...

Interview With Mira Sorvino About Trade of Innocents

Nicki Richesin | Posted 12.05.2012 | Entertainment
Nicki Richesin

Although her performances have been greatly praised, it's perhaps her humanitarian work where her heart truly lies. In Trade of Innocents, Sorvino once again marries her acting prowess with her passion for helping exploited children.

President Obama's Speech at Clinton Global Initiative: A Call to End Modern-day Slavery

Malika Saada Saar | Posted 11.26.2012 | Impact
Malika Saada Saar

The U.S. government spends 300 times more money each year to fight drug trafficking than it does to fight human trafficking. And the criminal penalties for drug trafficking are generally greater than the ones usually levied against those who traffic in girls.

Jada Pinkett Smith Testifies Before Senate On Important Issue

AP | ANDRES GONZALEZ | Posted 09.16.2012 | Black Voices

WASHINGTON -- Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad....

Over 800 Arrested In Child Trafficking Sting

AP | Posted 07.06.2012 | World

BEIJING -- Chinese police arrested 802 people on suspicion of child trafficking and rescued 181 children in a major operation spanning 15 provinces, t...

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

WATCH: Jada Pinkett Smith Takes On Child Trafficking And Modern Slavery

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 06.27.2012 | Black Voices

H.E.A.T. Watch may sound like a term used to describe summer's impending warm weather, but on the streets of Oakland, Calif., in areas actress Jada Pi...

Millions Of Dollars Go Into Child Sex Trafficking In LA

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 06.12.2012 | Los Angeles

"I was raped. I was beat. I was hit by a car. I've had guns pulled out on me. I was forced to do all kinds of unimaginable things." These are the w...

Pimps Tattoo Bar Code on Victim's Neck

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 07.25.2012 | Politics
Conchita Sarnoff

Pimps brand their victims the way Nike brands its shoes. A 16 year-old girl identified as "Taz" in an op-ed was "branded" on her neck with a safety pin when she refused a tattoo.

Janean Chun

A Former Sex Slave Finds Freedom As An Entrepreneur

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 05.21.2012 | Small Business

Pamela Villarreal grew up as a sheltered child in a middle class home in upstate New York. But at age 15, one act of youthful rebellion ended up with ...

When Amber Isn't Enough: Enlisting Truckers to Help Find Missing Kids

Diane Russell | Posted 06.27.2012 | Impact
Diane Russell

"Trucker TV" could reach thousands of long-haul truck drivers, the very folks who travel the same roads and stop at the same rest areas where missing and exploited children often happen to be.

An Evening of Courage

Rani Hong | Posted 06.13.2012 | Impact
Rani Hong

Each woman shared pieces of a remarkable journey, from all corners of the globe: India to Tacoma to New York City. Prostitution, forced marriage, slavery, kidnapping. But they all shared a most rare characteristic: courage.

5 Ways To Ensure Your Easter Chocolate Is Slavery-Free

Posted 04.06.2012 | Impact

Easter's chocolate bunnies will bring smiles to celebrating kids, but the tasteless truth is that African children are suffering unimaginable harm to ...