Sex Trafficking Archives - This is Human Trafficking

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Why now is the time to re-focus on this crime. In 2010, then President Barack Obama made a White House proclamation. In it he said, “During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we rededicate ourselves to preventing and ending human trafficking, and we recognize all who continue to fight this serious human rights violation.” President Obama went on to detail the global travesty that is human trafficking, calling on the world to stand firm in defense of freedom, and bear witness for those exploited by human trafficking. He recognized that while every country is making strides, we must [...]

Misperceptions About Human Trafficking: Elena’s experience

Elena wanted to be loved. Instead, she was trafficked. The Colorado Human Trafficking Council (“The Council”) has developed a campaign to raise awareness about all types of human trafficking in Colorado. The campaign consists of lived experience narratives that are examples of the different types of human trafficking happening in Colorado. Some people may be aware that sex trafficking and labor trafficking exist. However, most people do not understand what human trafficking really is, how or where it occurs, or that traffickers, recruiters, and buyers are criminals who can prosecuted. Let’s look at Elena’s lived experience. Elena’s narrative, like all [...]