WHITE PAPER: What is International Human Trafficking?
WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING? By Christine Cooney Mansour, HRI Legal Director and Austen Swaim, HRI Legal Intern - SMU Dedman School of Law. Cite-checking by Lindzi Timberlake, HRI Intern - University of Texas Law School Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) serves victims of international human trafficking, which is the "second largest criminal industry in the world." It occurs when people are moved across borders, with or without their consent, and then forced to engage in labor, sex or some other form of servitude and are denied the right to self-determination and often cannot escape. International trafficking differs from domestic trafficking in which persons are trafficked within a country. This paper will first set forth how international human trafficking is defined by the United States and international communities, and provide some statistics on the number of people trafficked across borders. Then we will explain various types of international trafficking and provide two case studies which will illustrate how a person may become an international trafficking victim and what relief the United States can provide for them. Finally, this paper will explore how the international community has addressed trafficking.... (Click on the following link for the entire report) WHITE PAPER: What is International Human Trafficking?
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