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“We believe these tragic stories will save lives all over the United States,” said SHI president Linda Smith. FULL STORY:  KGW – Wash. woman tells her story in sex trafficking documentary

Oregon recently received a “D” in a report card from Shared Hope International, an organization dedicated to fighting sex trafficking. The report outlines several flaws in Oregon’s sex trafficking law. FULL STORY: Human...

Shared Hope International grades every U.S. state according to “41 key legislative components that must be addressed in state laws in order to effectively respond to the crime of domestic minor sex trafficking.” This...

The Defenders USA, founded in 2006, is a coalition of men who fight sex trafficking. We are a group of men who take a pledge not to engage in the commercial sex...

Today, some three years later, Brianna fights against sex trafficking by sharing her story. “There is no stereotype of a girl in sex trafficking,” she says. “It doesn’t matter how rich or...