by John Freeman | Apr 5, 2022 | Learn about trafficking, Our Stories
Rafael* was mostly excited to be on the plane headed back to the United States from the Dominican Republic. He had spent the off-season with his family, having plenty of quality time with his teenage sons and especially his father, who was getting on in years. He knew...
by Emma Ecker | Jan 18, 2022 | Learn about trafficking, Our Stories
No anti-trafficking response is complete if it does not take into account the many reasons someone may be vulnerable to human trafficking. We know that like many social issues faced today, there may be one or multiple factors that create susceptibility to...
by Emma Ecker | Jan 12, 2022 | Learn about trafficking, Our Stories
There are many estimates of trafficking prevalence cited by various sources, so it can be difficult to know what trafficking looks like around the world. The most commonly used and widely recognized prevalence estimate was published in 2017 by the International Labour...
by Christy Salzman | Oct 28, 2021 | #InContext
By: CHRISTY SALZMAN “Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.” – Pope Francis Before Pope Francis became an internationally known advocate for social justice, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Born...
by Maura Reinbrecht | Oct 21, 2021 | #InContext
By: MAURA REINBRECHT “[W]hen you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too.” – Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, who was...