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By: Frances Marcellin May 21, 2019 In 2014, when Nadia Murad was 19, ISIS attacked her village in Iraq. Hundreds were killed (including 600 men, some from her family) and she was forced into sex slavery with other Yazidi women and girls. Airport Technology / Read Full Article

By: David Pendered September 17, 2019 Atlanta has paid respects to a “warrior” in the battle against human trafficking, and the recognition of Deborah Richardson reminds of her view that the issue is not prostitution, but humans being bought and sold. Saporta Report / Read Full Article

By: David Pendered July 8, 2019Georgia’s top prosecutor of human trafficking crimes took office last week at a promising time – both the job and three stringent laws were established July 1, indications of the state’s growing interest in combating a crime that’s drawing increased attention around the world. Saporta Report / Read Full Article

By: Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Maxouris February 3, 2019 Atlanta (CNN)The 2019 Super Bowl has drawn thousands of people to the host city of Atlanta, but not everyone’s in town to join in on the festivities. Volunteers and outreach services from across the country are working with city agencies to use the biggest sporting event…

By: Bobeth Yates June 27, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) — Now when you drive down Fulton Industrial Boulevard you now see one of the latest efforts to curb sex trafficking. “The point of our billboard campaign is to show the pain and suffering, to show how these young women and men have been victimized,” said…

By: Gracie Bond Staples January 15, 2019 The alarms about whether Grammy winner R. Kelly has been sexually abusing young women, even holding them hostage in a home here in Johns Creek, have been shrieking at high C for nearly two decades. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Read Full Article

By: Katherine Kaufka Walts October 27, 2019 Emerging research brings more attention to labor trafficking in the United States. However, very few efforts have been made to better understand or respond to the labor trafficking of minors. Cases of children forced to work as domestic servants, in factories, restaurants, peddling candy or other goods, or…

By: Matt Agorist October 24, 2019 Livingston, LA — A high-level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — has been arrested this week for unspeakable crimes against children. Dennis Perkins, 44, and his wife Cynthia Perkins, 34, are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography,…

By: International Human Trafficking Institute May 20, 2019 ATLANTA, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The International Human Trafficking Institute (IHTI), an initiative of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc., launches a powerful and provocative billboard advertising campaign, “The Truth in Trafficking,” which focuses on disrupting and re-orienting the perception of predators. The…