The CNN Freedom Project first exposed the horrific practice of organ trafficking in Egypt, with the documentary "Death in the Desert". Now we travel to a tiny district in Nepal where hundreds of people have had their kidneys stolen by…
Migrant laborers are photographed here on a fishing boat in Thailand's Rayong province - a common destination for trafficking victims. Trafficking in Thailand's fishing industry has again been highlighted by the U.S. State Department, which on Friday downgraded the country…
By Melysa Sperber Editor’s Note: Melysa Sperber is Director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a U.S. based coalition that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking and modern slavery around the…
By Leif Coorlim Washington, DC (CNN) –- After several years of what it says are broken promises, the U.S. government has singled out Thailand, Malaysia, Venezuela and The Gambia for taking insufficient action against human trafficking. In its annual Trafficking…
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen tells CNN why "12 Years a Slave" was such an important film to make, and says news events like the abduction of the Nigerian schoolgirls should encourage everyone to spread awareness of modern day slavery and…
By Michael Martinez She was the world's crusader against the trafficking of girls for sex in Cambodia, and she told an extraordinary personal tale: she was a village girl sold by a grandfatherly man into sex slavery. Triumphant as well…
By Katie Cappiello and Lauren Hersh Editor’s note: Katie Cappiello is the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Arts Effect NYC and writer of the play “A Day In The Life.” Lauren Hersh is the Director of Anti Trafficking Policy…
Jon Lowenstein trains his eye on the parts of society many people try to avoid. “I'm really interested in stories that are hidden or untold or in places that are off the beaten path and forgotten,” the photographer says. “But…
According to the FBI, an estimated 293,000 American youth are at risk of being trafficked in the nation's underground sex trade. Now lawmakers in Washington have passed a broad package of bills aimed at trying to shut down America's multi-million…
By Jason Evans (CNN) - It was 2002 in the Philippines, and American business traveler John Drake was presented with a disgusting offer. He says a pimp offered him a four-year-old girl for sex "for about 25 bucks". Drake returned…