Mar 18 Watch 9:41 Victims of human trafficking put on hold by congressional gridlock By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 7:40 New series explores how to fight gender oppression at home and abroad By PBS News Hour Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have exposed widespread problems of abuse, sex trafficking and violence against women in Africa and Asia. Now they also bring their focus home, shining a light on the ways American women are commonly hurt,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 8:30 What happens when the person forcing you into sexual slavery is your own mother? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Vietnam battles sex trafficking along China’s border By PBS News Hour China is like a giant magnet to neighboring Vietnam, luring workers with higher wages and transportation to other countries. But many women are taken to China involuntarily to be sold into marriage or to work in brothels. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch News Wrap: FBI recovers child victims of sex trafficking across the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a nationwide FBI operation has recovered 168 victims of child sex trafficking. The children are Americans and many had never been reported missing, said FBI director James Comey. Also, Syria handed over the last of… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Study exposes scope and business strategies of America’s underground sex trade By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Nuns, law enforcement mobilize to prevent sex trafficking around the Super Bowl By PBS News Hour As millions of fans debate who will win the game and by how much on Super Bowl Sunday, others, including law enforcement, will be focused on preventing the exploitation and trafficking of young women that they say increases around large… Continue watching
Feb 01 Filmmakers explore sex trafficking abuses in ‘Tricked’ documentary By Saskia de Melker The film "Tricked" follows people impacted by the sex trade across the United States: from the young women and their families who share stories of abuse and manipulation, to the pimps who openly speak of how they traffic these women. Continue reading