John, I grew up reading your books. Your characters had an influence on my young mind and their stories gave me impressions of the legal world that I will never forget. In fact, I still have nearly a whole shelf in my library dedicated to your works. Eventually, I decided to become a lawyer, went […]
A Survivor’s Voice: Strategies to End Demand
As a survivor of child sex trafficking, I often travel across the country to share my story as part of a larger effort to spread awareness about human trafficking and child exploitation. After sharing my testimony, I’m often asked for thoughts on ending the demand for commercial sex, as a way to deter sex trafficking […]
A Call To Men: What Will Your Story Be?
I should say up front that this post is aimed at men. When it comes to fighting human trafficking, those of us on the front-lines of this battle tend to look beside us and see mostly women. When you add the fact that many, but not all perpetrators, especially of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) […]
Ending Demand Starts with Building Strong Children
While enslaved on a plantation on the eastern shore of Maryland, my great-great-great grandfather, Frederick Douglass, was denied an education. Slaves were prohibited by U.S. law to learn to read and write. Slave owners understood that education was incompatible with slavery. They believed that an ignorant slave was a content slave…and the federal government ensured […]
Neglecting Demand Fuels Human Trafficking
There are many forms of human trafficking and for the past two years, Human Trafficking Search has been writing a weekly blog on the topics of sex trafficking, child trafficking, organ trafficking and forced labor yet sex trafficking remains the most common form of human trafficking in the world. The HTS blog has covered both […]