Trafficking facts
Read facts about child sex tourism, child soldiers, human trafficking for forced labor, and children trafficked for use as camel jockeys.
Fighting Human Trafficking, Major Commitment of Bush Administration
Morocco Times Op-Ed by Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky.
A Modern Slave Trade
Ambassador John Miller's New York Post Op-Ed.
Human Trafficking
Information from the U.S. State Department
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
The International Solidarity & Human Rights Institute is committed to making the issue of trafficking in persons one of its top priorities in the coming years. ISHRI would especially like to recognize the leading role that the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and the Bush administration have taken in raising awareness in this issue and using several means to actively combat this new slavery.
from the U.S. State Department Trafficking Office
Trafficking in persons is a modern-day form of slavery, involving victims who are typically forced, defrauded or coerced into sexual or labor exploitation. It is among the fastest growing criminal activities, occurring both worldwide and in individual countries. Annually, at least 600,000 - 800,000 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked across borders worldwide, including 14,500 - 17,500 persons into the United States.
People are snared into trafficking by various means. For example, physical force is used or false promises are made regarding a legitimate job or marriage in a foreign country to entrap victims into prostitution, pornography and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation or slavery-like labor conditions in factories and fields. Victims suffer physical and emotional abuse, rape, threats against self and family, passport theft, and physical restraint.
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ISHRI Vice President Terrence McKeegan and Ambassador John Miller
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