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Fiji — A country of beautiful tropical islands that holds many secrets and the tragedy of modern-day slavery.  Political instability has gripped Fiji for at least the past 20 years. In April...

by Linda Smith, President and Founder, Shared Hope International Recent news reports have highlighted the role of Craigslist in facilitating commercial sex involving minors – domestic minor sex trafficking. However, as we...

Sports are part of the fabric of America.  The national pastimes, whether baseball or football, allow everyday people to escape their problems for a three hour period and root, root, root for...

The issue of human trafficking, and sex trafficking in particular, can be overwhelming. 27 million people enslaved worldwide. Over 300,000 young girls at risk of being trafficked into the commercial sex industry...

The Swedish Approach to Prostitution: Could it work in the U.S.? Since 1999, Sweden has taken a unique approach to prostitution.  In Sweden, it’s a crime to pay for sex. Prostitutes (mostly...