Global anti-slavery czar, Luis CdeBaca fights human trafficking, ignorance
As the nation’s global anti-slavery czar, CdeBaca fights not just human trafficking but ignorance about an issue that affects everyone
Calle 13 joins UNICEF to campaign against human trafficking (Video)
Calle 13 has created a partnership with UNICEF, MTV Latin America and Tr3s to launch the global campaign "MTV EXIT" which seeks to raise awareness about human rights, exploitation and human trafficking in Latin America and Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.
Mi corazoncito esta de luto: Melancholy new releases from Latin America (Audio)
Melancholy new releases from Latin America to reflect on the hard journey of an immigrant.
Border: El Paso musician hopes to help exploited immigrants
Josh Rivera wants to shed more light on one of El Paso's dark secrets: human trafficking.
Rivera is the inspiration behind the upcoming "Save the Brave Music Fest," a Christian music concert designed to create awareness and raise money for The Salvation Army's anti-human-trafficking program.
Child advocates say more should be done to assist immigrant minors crossing the border
Young border crossers may be under control of criminals, they say; social workers needed to help youngsters come clean, navigate
Guatemalan girl stuck in gut-wrenching adoption scandal
A Guatemalan court has declared a young girl stolen from her mother as a child, and has ordered the American parents to return the child within two months.
Safer than ever
The border landscape has changed so dramatically in the last five years. Hundreds of miles of severe fencing, vehicle barriers, radio towers, flood lighting, and access roads have degraded the border’s aesthetics and environmental quality. This added infrastructure has also undeniably and fundamentally enhanced the Border Patrol’s ability to prevent and intercept unauthorized migrants and smugglers.
Immigration officials launch human-trafficking campaign (Video)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a "Don't Be Fooled" campaign, which is designed to educate people and encourage public vigilance to combat human trafficking in local communities.
‘I was enslaved for 40 days’
A new California state law requires manufacturers and retailers in the state to disclose their efforts at making sure their supply chains are free of slavery. It goes into effect in 2012. As part of the process of getting the law passed, one modern-day slavery victim, Flor Molina, testified before California's leglislature last year about her experience of being enslaved. Here is her story in her own words from the edited testimony.