A group of ex-prostitutes in South Korea have joined together to bring attention to actions taken by the South Korean government during and after the Korean War. The ex-prostitutes believe that the South Korean Government encouraged the use of prostitution for U.S. military personnel. From the New York Times: South Korea has railed for years against the Japanese [...]

Kidnappings and a high level of crime is causing more and more Mexicans to flee to the Untied States, according to an   article in the International Herald Tribune.  Due to the high level of crime,  people are still entering the United States even though the economic recession is eliminating thousands of jobs. From the IHT: “The [...]

A recent case in Houston, Texas highlights the increasing number of Chinese nationals who are being smuggled into the United States. According to Department of Homeland Security, there was a 49 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants from China in the United States between 2000 and 2007.  Currently, the department estimates 290,000 Chinese immigrants [...]

The Associated Press has a report out on children who are trafficked into the United States to work as domestic maids.  From the AP (via Yahoo News): The trafficking of children for domestic labor in the U.S. is an extension of an illegal but common practice in Africa. Families in remote villages send their daughters to work [...]

The Washington Post highlights the plight of young girls who are trafficked to work as domestic helpers. From the Washington Post: The number of girls like Adiza, who leave their communities or even their countries to clean other people’s houses, has surged in recent years, according to labor and human rights specialists. The girls in the maid [...]

Despite widespread attention paid to Human Trafficking, the market is showing no signs of slowing down. According to a report by MSNBC, the FBI opened more than 250 cases of human trafficking in the United States alone last year, with a huge raid taking place this summer when 47 children were rescued. Of all the victims [...]

An article in Foreign Policy Magazine reports that there are currently more people in slavery at this time than at any other time in human history. From Foreign Policy: Standing in New York City, you are five hours away from being able to negotiate the sale, in broad daylight, of a healthy boy or girl. He or [...]

A security consultant who advises businesses on kidnapping issues was himself kidnapped in Mexico last week.  From the New York Times: An American security consultant who has helped negotiate the release of scores of kidnapping victims in Latin America was himself kidnapped last week in northern Mexico after delivering a seminar there on how to avoid that fate, officials [...]

The kidnapping and killing of a 18 year old girl in Mexico has created an uproar over the tactics of drug cartels and organized crime.  From the Washington Post: The abduction and killing of the 18-year-old student, whose fresh young face had been ubiquitous in the news media here for months, have stoked outrage and revulsion in [...]

The pirates causing havoc off the coast of Somalia claim to have an international network of support to conduct their ransom operations. From the AP (via Google News): Ahmed Dahir Suleyman is cagey as he talks about the global network that funds and supports piracy off the coast of Somalia. “We have negotiators, translators and agents in many [...]