by Julia Gold | Dec 2, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Right beneath the noses of citizens of every country in the world, lies a massive, interconnected network where humans are bought and sold, just like any other illicit commodity. The International Labor Organization estimated the number of people who were held as...
by Sarah Saintius | Apr 4, 2021 | Georgia State University
Protests in Haiti, 2020. Haiti has long been in a state of revolt, as far back as the colonial age. Since Haiti declared independence in 1804, the country has had no luck in maintaining a stable democracy. From funding militias of slave masters to embargoes from...
by Natalie Fredman | Oct 13, 2020 | Brown University
At the southern corner of Mexico’s Pacific coast lies Tapachula, Chiapas, a bustling city of over 300,000 and one of Mexico’s major prostitution hubs. A stone’s throw from Guatemala, Tapachula is often the first border crossing for migrants en route to the United...
by Vanessa Mondre | Apr 12, 2020 | Suffolk University
With slavery being abolished in 1865, one would think that there are no slaves in the United States in the 21st Century. However, this is a misconception held by many. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery and happens in the United States, right in front of us...
by Jacob Gunderson-Crowley | Mar 5, 2020 | Suffolk University
There are many different crimes than fall under the Human Trafficking umbrella that most people wouldn’t even consider. One of the most common misconceptions about trafficking is that the majority of trafficking victims are women, but LGBT youth and runaway homeless...
