Understanding Human Trafficking

Roughly 98% of countries surveyed by the UNODC have at least some laws against human trafficking, yet there are still an estimated 50 million people...

Rita got off the bus in the city center among crowds of people. She instantly felt out of place watching people in crisp button-downs and fancy...

Maybe you’ve heard the claim—that the Super Bowl is one of the biggest events for human trafficking in the U.S., with thousands of girls and women...

“Why did you trust him?” Her face is calm and steady on the other end of the WhatsApp video chat, but I can imagine her disappointment after the...

Our staff hears it all the time when mentioning our line of work—“You know the U.S. is one of the worst countries regarding human trafficking,...

Human traffickers prey on the vulnerabilities of their victims. They view people as their commodity and source for financial gain and are master...

While researching the facts listed in our previous article, we found several pieces of information repeated across the internet that do not...

Human trafficking is notorious for shocking statistics with dubious origins. For a crime of such magnitude, there are severe limitations in data...

On a hot summer afternoon, an LJI team in Asia intercepted a middle-aged man waiting at a bus stop with five younger boys. The older man had promised...