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Difference Maker Help for female immigrants fleeing violence is this lawyer’s calling
Anne Chandler has marshaled a team in Houston to take on complex and protracted cases – many of which were rejected by other lawyers who deemed them ‘unwinnable.’
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Change Agent Hiding in plain sight, a hair salon reaches Mexican trafficking victims
A hair salon in Mexico City, which keeps women coming back with rock-bottom prices, is in fact a front for a charitable operation aimed at rescuing sex trafficking victims and giving them the chance at new lives.
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Difference Maker A retired lawyer opens first US slavery museum with $8.6 million of his money
John Cummings has redeveloped an antebellum plantation in Louisiana where more than 350 slaves labored. Americans must ‘take responsibility’ for the wrongs of slavery, he says.
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Change Agent Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal
Dance movement therapy helped ease anxiety, depression, anger, and post-traumatic stress, says a study from an Indian charity.
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Change Agent Uganda's anti-child trafficking campaign goes to schools
An American charity, Books for Africa, is part of anti-human-trafficking task force reaching out to poor communities vulnerable to child trafficking by promoting literacy.
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Difference Maker When Alma Tucker learned of cross-border sex trafficking, she had to act
Those trying to cross the border from Mexico to the US risk being abused or trafficked. Alma Tucker has created a safe home for girls caught in this trade.
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Change Agent Qatar slavery museum aims to address modern exploitation
The Bin Jelmood house is the first museum to focus on slavery in the Arab world amid concerns by rights groups that migrant workers are modern-day slaves.
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Change Agent Truckers join a drive on US highways to tackle sex trafficking
Truckers Against Trafficking has trained some 170,000 drivers and truck stop workers to look out for possible instances of sex trafficking.
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Change Agent Online 'mappers' track child slavery in Ghana
A crowdsourcing project is working with The Global Fund to End Slavery to produce accurate, public data for use by activists and governments to clamp down on trafficking.
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Change Agent TripAdvisor-style ratings may save migrant workers from slavery
Contratados.org, a site for migrants from Mexico working in the US, lets migrant workers rate their experiences with recruiters or employers online, by voicemail, or by text message.
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Change Agent New ways to help Hong Kong's human trafficking victims
Hong Kong is a hotbed of sex trafficking and forced labor but it narrowly defines what trafficking is. Now Liberty Asia is creatively applying existing laws to trafficking cases.
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Change Agent Schoolchildren learn to spot sexism as India grapples with abuse of women
Activists say classes that confront traditional gender roles and challenge sexism among youths are a key to changing attitudes and curbing widespread abuse.
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Ever wanted to share your interest in a cause or engage family and friends but weren’t sure how to get the conversation started? Wonder no more. Our Monitor editors are here to offer relevant questions on a specific news topics to help you get the discussion going.
Does the United States have a responsibility to take care of children who cross the border?
Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing poverty and gang violence crossed the border this summer, straining the country's ability to cope. Many of them were united with family-members in the US while they await deportation hearings. Is it America's job to help care for those less-fortunate or to send them home?
How far out of your way would you go to ensure you're buying clothing that has not been made by people who are enslaved to human traffickers?
Many activists have worked to come up with programs to certify that clothes are sweat shop free or rugs are not made with child labor. Should this be expanded to include human trafficking? Would you be willing to pay more for such goods?
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AMAR Foundation
AMAR's "Escaping Darkness" Appeal is dedicated to providing expert psychological support to women and girls traumatised by ISIS brutality.
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Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation
Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation (SASEF) created The V Sign hand signal so the youngest victims can identify themselves as needing help.
Children of the Night
Children of the Night is dedicated to rescuing children throughout the United States from prostitution.
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