According to The Guardian and BBC, there’s been a surge of Albanian children being trafficked into the UK in recent years.
Alberta Agency Says Reported Trafficking Cases Doubling Each Year
ACT Alberta, an anti-trafficking organization based in Edmonton, says that they’re seeing a significant rise in reported human trafficking cases each year.
Secret Hospital in Ukraine Bandages the Wounds of Human Trafficking Victims
In Ukraine, Europe’s second poorest country by GDP, an estimated 160,000 people have been trafficked out of the country since 1991. That averages out to 64,000 per year. People are enticed by job offers abroad but end up being exploited instead.
Brantford Man Charged With Human Trafficking
A Brantford, Ontario man is arrested and charged with human trafficking, after a woman seeks help from a hotel.
Human Trafficking Infographic
New infographic shows statistics & facts about trafficking in the U.S. and around the world.
Human Traffickers Target Asylum-Seekers in Europe
The National Police in the Netherlands have said that human traffickers are targeting asylum centres, recruiting young women into prostitution. Unaccompanied minors, who are in Europe alone, are particularly vulnerable.
Pimp Behind Bars Talks About the Business of Sex
Matthew Deiaco discusses the tricks of the trade, like how to prey on vulnerable girls who need a daddy figure, how to make a lot of money, and how to discipline those out of line.
Human Trafficking Victim Raped 43,200 Times by Age 16
A CNN investigation covers the story of Karla Jacinto, a 23 year old Mexican trafficking survivor who was trafficked from the age of 12 to 16. She kept a log of customers, and in the four years she was trafficked, was forced to have sex with 43,200 men. That’s about 30 per day, seven days a week.
FBI Human Trafficking Bust Recovers 149 Victims and Arrests 153 Pimps
Last week the FBI, partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, released their results from Operation Cross Country, a nationwide sweep to rescue victims and arrest pimps.
New Tattoos for Sex Trafficking Survivors
Many pimps demonstrate that a victim is their property by branding them with a tattoo. Jennifer Kempton, a trafficking survivor who was branded three times by her exploiters, started Survivor’s Ink, an organization that helps trafficking victims debrand their bodies.