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Takeaways from Recent Study on Minor Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking of minors, often lurking beneath the surface, presents a formidable challenge. Defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, it encompasses any commercial sexual act involving a person under 18. Yet quantifying this issue remains elusive. A recent scoping review by Franchino-Olsen and colleagues, published in the Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, attempts to address […]

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Human Trafficking in Central America: Trends, Challenges, and Hope for Change

Human trafficking is a widespread crisis throughout Central America, capturing countless children, women, and men into modern slavery. From forced labor on farms to sexual exploitation in illegal brothels, trafficking in persons violates fundamental human rights and creates serious public health and social issues. As Central America faces poverty, violence, and large-scale migration, traffickers target […]

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Organ Trafficking: The Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

Organ transplantation is one of the greatest achievements in modern medicine. For patients with end-stage kidney, liver, or heart disease, a transplant can mean decades of extended life. But for too many people around the world, the promise of transplantation is tied to a shadow system built on exploitation, coercion, and human suffering. Organ trafficking […]

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Takeaways from Recent Study on Minor Sex Trafficking

Human Trafficking in Central America: Trends, Challenges, and Hope for Change

Organ Trafficking: The Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

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