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Human sex trafficking occurs when someone is compelled by a group or person to perform a sexual act in exchange for something of commercial value such as money, drugs, food, or a place to live.
Individuals may call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center [6] (1-888-373-7888) to report a potential case of human trafficking; to connect with local anti-trafficking services; or to request training and technical assistance, general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources. The hotline is funded by the Department of Health ...
The federal government has set up a National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline (1-888-373-7888). [110] The hotline answers questions and responds to crises in over 200 languages, [111] and provides materials in over 20 languages. [112] Since 2007, the hotline has received over 60,000 calls.
On 31 December 2012 Barack Obama declared January the National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In his proclamation, President Obama explains that "trafficking networks operate both domestically and trans-nationally, and although abuses disproportionately affect women and girls, the victims of this ongoing global tragedy are men ...
President Joe Biden has identified Haiti as a critical choke point for drugs flowing into the United States, naming it last month to a list of 23 countries designated as “major drug transit or ...
Polaris is a nonprofit non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. The organization's 10-year strategy is built around the understanding that human trafficking does not happen in vacuum but rather is the predictable end result of a range of other persistent injustices and inequities in our society and our economy.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy estimates that $100 billion worth of illegal drugs were sold in the US in 2013. [1] In the fiscal year of 2023, a total of 19,066 cases related to drugs were reported, with drug trafficking accounting for 18,939 of these cases.
OpEd: Legislation to change the way the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline operates will ultimately hurt the very people its supporters, who include Attorney General Daniel Cameron, are ...