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Call-2-ACT, General

Call-2-Do-Good: Imaginative ‘Be Here Now’ campaign strives to inspire people to take a stand on modern-day slavery

Mar 19, 2013, 3:17 PM 0

LatinaLista — An unique call-to-action campaign uses historical archival footage of famous human rights events and asks viewers “If you believe you would have been there then, Be Here Now.” The Be Here Now campaign, funded by a GOOGLE…

Palabra Final

Awareness still lags on just how prevalent modern-day human slavery really is

Jan 11, 2013, 3:13 PM 0

LatinaLista — There have been a number of films made about forced prostitution but one that remains on my list of favorites is Taken. It’s a story about a retired CIA agent whose daughter is kidnapped while on vacation…

Social Justice

New report creates a pathway for Obama administration to abolish modern-day slavery

Dec 12, 2012, 6:26 PM 1

LatinaLista — It’s estimated that 27 million people are victims of child prostitution, forced labor, sex trafficking, domestic servitude and other forms of modern-day slavery. It has become a $32 billion industry worldwide, second only to drug trafficking. Some…

General, Health, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Women

UN report finds women comprise 30% of human traffickers

May 13, 2009, 5:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — Quiz: Name the two highest-grossing illicit businesses in the world. If you said the first profitable illicit business was drugs, you were right. If you said the second illicit business that paid well was prostitution, you are…