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UN General Assembly President calls for redoubled efforts to end human trafficking
The President of the 66th United Nations General Assembly His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser today called on Member States, civil society, the private sector and the media to step up efforts to bring an end to human trafficking, calling it "an appalling form of human rights abuse".

U.N.: 2.4 Million Human Trafficking Victims
The UN crime-fighting office announced that 2.4 million people across the globe are victims of human trafficking at any one time, and 80 percent of them are being exploited as sexual slaves.

Human Trafficking Rampant in Thailand’s Deep-Sea Fishing Industry
While a lucrative deep-sea fishing industry places Thailand among the world’s leading exporters of sea products, a grim specter of human rights abuse lurks below the surface of an industry whose contribution to the national economy is estimated to exceed $4 billion a year.

South Pacific Slaves Put Squid on U.S. Tables
On March 25, 2011, Yusril became a slave; that afternoon he went to the East Jakarta offices of Indah Megah Sari (IMS), an agency that hires crews to work on foreign fishing vessels.

US Calls for Burma Military to Account for Human Trafficking
The US ambassador for human trafficking, Luis CdeBaca, is calling for Burmese military officers to be held accountable for any involvement in human trafficking or the recruitment of child soldiers.  Human rights advocates say an end to impunity by Burma’s military’s involvement with human trafficking is seen as a key test for the new civilian government.

Child Labor for Fair-Trade Cotton Probed by U.S. Investigators
US investigators are conducting a preliminary inquiry into forced child labor used in an organic and fair-trade cotton program that supplies the American lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret, a federal law enforcement official confirmed this week.

Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
United States President, Barack Obama, proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month on January 4th, 2011.  January 12th already marks the National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US.   See the White House's National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month press release for the President’s remarks.    .

US Ranked on Human Trafficking Report for First Time
The United States was ranked for the first time in the 10th annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report documenting human trafficking and modern slavery, released on Monday by the Department of State.

US Says Trafficking is Still a Problem in Taiwan
The State Department's `Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007' said that rape and domestic violence also remained serious concerns.

Ukrainian Woman Trafficked to Israel
Forty-seven year old Ukrainian woman trafficked to Israel is now receiving protection and care at a shelter.

Vital Voices Global Partnership Releases Report on Statelessness in Thailand
Study Shows that Obstacles to Citizenship in Thailand Lead to Vulnerability to Human Trafficking.

Thai Government Reports on Progress to Combat Human Trafficking and Protect Human Rights
Recent Developments Regarding Human Rights, Human Trafficking and Other Social Issues in Thailand.

US State Department Releases 2006 Human Rights Report
The US State of Department has released the 2006 Human Rights Report.

Law in Taiwan is Causing Abused Migrants to Suffer Twice Over
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Joanna Lei and foreign worker rights groups yesterday urged the government to extend the work permits of foreign workers forced to seek shelter in protection centers.

Minister Solberg Keeps Promise to Victims of Human Trafficking
On 11 May 2006, Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Monte Solberg delivered on a commitment to victims of human trafficking, in the wake of a study by The Future Group several weeks ago which singled out Canada for failing to meet its international obligations to protect victims.