Human Trafficking Search (HTS)
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HTS is a global resource database on #humantrafficking & #modernslavery. HTS seeks to raise awareness and help prevent & eliminate human trafficking worldwide.
Chestertown, MD
Joined February 2012
So excited to announce we are officially joining hands with @freedomunitedHQ! Read the #PRESSRELEASE to learn more https://t.co/DBbWh7G2EI
#StrongerTogether
humantraffickingsearch.org
Human Trafficking Search (HTS) and Freedom United are pleased to announce their strategic partnership, joining forces to strengthen the drive to end human
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EU-funded Libyan forces are escalating violent attacks on migrants and rescue workers, revealing EU’s complicity in systemic abuse. Despite mounting evidence of shootings, torture, and forced labor, EU officials continue to back Libya. https://t.co/90zU7Oauq9
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EU-backed Libyan forces are accused of escalating violent attacks at sea as advocates urge Brussels to end cooperation fueling migrant abuse.
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Over 50 anti-trafficking organizations are suing the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawful censorship that blocks discussion of race, gender, and inequality—key drivers of exploitation, threatening vital services for thousands of survivors. https://t.co/hWP6NbfpFZ
freedomunited.org
50 anti-trafficking organizations has sued the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawful censorship on anti-trafficking work.
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🚨Immigration detention is a modern slavery issue On Anti-Slavery Day, demand that governments treat migrants with dignity and pass laws that protect people on the move—not punish them for seeking safety. 🔗 https://t.co/4lSIeUtBQG
#NoOneIsIllegal #AntiSlaveryDay
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In rural Zimbabwe, girls are reclaiming an old tradition to fight child marriage. Once used to prepare girls for marriage, Nhanga—“girls’ bedroom”—has become a safe space for empowerment, education, and independence. https://t.co/r483DLwD0a
freedomunited.org
Child marriage remains widespread in Zimbabwe, but a revived tradition is giving girls the power to fight back.
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"This system may have been built on our silence, but our silence has not kept us safe. So, we are sharing our stories." Yesenia Cuello tells her story of exploitation as a child laborer in the tobacco fields of North Carolina. https://t.co/egakG8lMyx
freedomunited.org
A former child farmworker and the daughter of immigrants reflects on her life and the current moment.
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The most important takeaway from last week’s publication of the 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report isn’t what’s inside the document, but the circumstances of its release. The future of the report itself is in peril, as is the office that produces it. https://t.co/F2YusBPEqZ
freedomunited.org
This TIP report undermines US leadership in the global fight to combat trafficking and tarnishes the TIP Report’s reputation and credibility.
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A study reveals that even healthy US diets can carry the risk of forced labor. Analysing over 200 foods, researchers traced risks of forced labor across various food supply chains—from fruit farms and nut plantations to slaughterhouses and fishing vessels. https://t.co/bTTIXDTzPK
freedomunited.org
Research shows that foods often promoted as “healthy”, carry some of the highest risks of forced labor—including seafood, nuts, and fruits.
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For International Day of the Girl Child, UNA-NY and Freedom United screened UNMUTED: CHILD BRIDES, highlighting forced child marriage in the US and India, followed by a panel discussion that inspired awareness and action. https://t.co/3C69bKwwyj
freedomunited.org
A recent film screening shone a light on the global issue of forced child marriage, fostering lively discussions between audience members and panelists.
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A new US rule cuts wages and increases risks of exploitation for agricultural workers. These policies abuse migrant laborers and push domestic workers out of the industry, creating a cycle of shortages and further entrenching exploitation in agriculture. https://t.co/pwyNc1E0xd
freedomunited.org
Immigration raids have devastated the agricultural workforce in the US but Americans don’t want the jobs. To bring in affordable guest workers a new rule has been added that is full of exploitation...
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A Libyan patrol boat opened fire on a rescue vessel in the Mediterranean days after 42 NGOs sent an open letter to Brussels about EU funding enabling violence. Aid groups say the attacks expose the deadly consequences of Europe’s migration pact with Libya. https://t.co/Wy5rbpAQvf
freedomunited.org
A Libyan patrol boat opened fire on a rescue vessel in the Mediterranean just days after 42 NGOs sent an open letter to Brussels on EU funding was enabling violence.
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Kenyan police stopped 22 Kenyans from being trafficked into forced conscription for Russia's war on Ukraine. Authorities seized recruitment materials and arrested one suspect, exposing a syndicate exploiting job seekers through debt bondage schemes. https://t.co/TAEywypaW7
freedomunited.org
Amid growing concerns about the number of Kenyans being lured into modern slavery by false promises of a good job overseas, a recent raid led to arrests and liberation.
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At the Make Them Pay rally in London we highlighted how billionaire wealth has grown in parallel with forced labor. Freedom United joined voices demanding accountability, calling out fortunes built on the backs of exploited workers in supply chains. https://t.co/G8bfDD4swY
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Crowds marched through the streets of London demanding the government start protecting workers instead of billionaires.
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At 13, Shams Ali* was forced into marriage, losing her childhood and rights. Now a survivor, she warns Iraq’s new law lowering the marriage age to nine will entrench child marriage and exploitation. Her story is a call to action. https://t.co/PYjKu4Akgt
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Forced child marriage survivor condemns Iraq’s new marriage law—"Passing such a law means nothing but legitimizing violence".
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New blog post in the wake of P Diddy trial: Debunking the Fallacy of the Ideal Victim: Articulating the Mechanics of Coercion
humantraffickingsearch.org
Commercial sexual exploitation has proven to be conducted with ever-evolving criminal tactics. There are endless ways in which traffickers prey upon and
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After escaping years of trafficking, Cassandra is rebuilding her life but faces crippling coerced debt from fraudulent loans made in her name. While financial institutions acknowledge her situation, the Canada Revenue Agency refuses to offer relief. https://t.co/I8vsSqnSjF
freedomunited.org
Most financial institutions recognize debt incurred in trafficking situations as “coerced debt” but the CRA is failing survivors.
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is putting lives at risk with her dangerous statements about trafficking survivors. Mahmood accused survivors of making “vexatious last-minute claims” relating to modern slavery to prevent their forced removal. https://t.co/3oiQ1mvX7v
freedomunited.org
UK home secretary is accused of putting lives at risk after accusing asylum seekers of making “vexatious last-minute claims”.
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Pakistan’s new law banning child marriage was celebrated globally. Yet weak enforcement allows forced child marriage to persist across the country, exposing millions to exploitation, early pregnancies, domestic violence, and exclusion from education. https://t.co/TL9mnR21zD
freedomunited.org
Despite constitutional protections, child marriage still runs rampant in Pakistan due to a lack of enforcement.
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Africa’s mineral boom for clean energy runs exploited workers. Lawsuits expose tech giants’ supply chain abuses over modern slavery and child deaths in cobalt mines, while women leaders fight to break the cycle and demand safe and just mining practices. https://t.co/wS5G8dNz4R
freedomunited.org
The clean energy transition is driving a surge in demand for minerals from the DRC and across Africa—and powering a child labor crisis.
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H.R. 4732 has officially been introduced in the US House of Representatives! But introduction is just the beginning. This #WorldTourismDay take action to close the loophole that allows children to be exploited by demanding this bill gets passed! https://t.co/gTnkvhL3mO
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An Italian journalist’s photographs and video captured Libyan militias dumping migrants into the Mediterranean. The images expose the deadly costs of Europe’s partnership with Libya, enabling trafficking, forced labor, and murder. https://t.co/ooAKCpYlLX
freedomunited.org
Shocking new footage shows Libyan officials throwing migrants into the Mediterranean. Survivors say some were executed.
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