Mozambique or Bust: Watch it now
CNN’s Freedom Project followed a small group who came up with a bright idea to help former sex slaves - and the people who helped them realize their dream. Their idea – ship unwanted bras from the U.S....
View ArticleGermans take up Sinai trafficking
Germany's parliament has taken on debating human trafficking in Sinai in part due to CNN reporting from the region. German MP Annette Groth says it is time for Berlin to use its economic power to...
View ArticleLincoln inspiring today's anti-slave activists
In his acceptance speech after winning the 2013 Oscar for best actor Daniel Day-Lewis acknowledged "the mysteriously beautiful mind, body and spirit of Abraham Lincoln." There was applause from the...
View Article'America's Got Talent' host fighting slavery
The host of hit U.S. TV show “America’s Got Talent” is getting behind a new campaign to end modern-day slavery. Actor-comedian Nick Cannon told CNN he wanted to use his celebrity to encourage others to...
View ArticleiReport links with End It campaign
CNN and iReport is joining the #enditmovement to help shine a light on slavery. Join us by drawing a red X on your hand, window, wherever – be creative! – and sharing your photos by tagging them...
View ArticleMauritania slavery reporting honored
CNN has won two honors at the 2012 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards - one for an online-led Freedom Project special report on modern-day slavery in Mauritania and one for its coverage of the...
View ArticleRunners trek through Europe tackling slavery
Three runners update CNN on their 1,000-mile trek through Europe raising money to help children rescued from trafficking. The Run for Love 1000 campaign is raising money for Love 146 which works with...
View ArticleCampaigner: We can see the finish line
By Jesse Eaves Senior Policy Adviser for Child Protection, World Vision Advocates are dynamic voices for change. Those voices often have a simple beginning. Two years ago, if 13-year-old Ravi was told...
View ArticleSpread the glove to help Fighters end trafficking
World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has had more than 50 professional fights. But none may be more important than the battle he has joined against the trafficking of tens of thousands of women and...
View ArticleRescued Nepalese find new life in circus
By Bibek Bhandari, Special for CNN Kathmandu, Nepal - Bijaya Limbu is an experienced circus performer who enjoys his art - but his introduction to the traveling showbiz lifestyle came through human...
View ArticleRunning 1,000 miles to fight trafficking
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney talks to a group of long-distance runners raising awareness about human trafficking.
View ArticleVictim's plea: Change New York law, charge the traffickers
Editor’s note: Lauren Hersh is New York Director of Equality Now and head of its Sex Trafficking program combatting violence against women and girls. She is a former prosecutor at the Kings County...
View ArticleBlack e-economy hiding traffickers' profits
By Ernie Allen, Special for CNN Editor’s note: Ernie Allen in the president and CEO of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, a global organization to protect children from sexual...
View ArticleChild miners face death for tech
By Roger-Claude Liwanga, Special for CNN Editor’s note: Roger-Claude Liwanga is a human rights lawyer from the Congo and visiting scholar at Boston University. He worked for The Carter Center as a...
View ArticleSaudi princess charged with human trafficking
A woman identified as a Saudi Arabian princess has been accused of holding a domestic servant against her will at her condominium in Irvine, California. Meshael Alayban, 42, faces one felony count of...
View ArticleFighting forced labor helps women beat poverty
By Guy Ryder, Special for CNN Editor’s Note: Guy Ryder is the Director-General of the International Labour Organization. This week it is launching The Work in Freedom program, an initiative funded by...
View ArticleCyber-sex trafficking: A 21st century scourge
Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. "I was so embarrassed because I don't want others to see my private parts," she said. "The customer...
View ArticleFBI crackdown nabs pimps, rescues children
The FBI's latest crackdown on child prostitution revealed a dark underside of society growing through Internet sites that provide pimps easy access to johns in hotels, motels, at truck stops and just...
View ArticleRescued children shouldn’t be in handcuffs
Editor’s note: Francesca L. Garrett is a long-time victim’s advocate and Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio. By Francesca Garrett, Special for CNN The girl on the news...
View ArticleSlave maids cost the price of a smart phone
Editor’s Note: Susan Ople is founder and president of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, a Philippine non-profit organization dedicated to helping distressed Overseas Filipino...
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