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Lantos Commission Holds Human Trafficking Hearing

- Epoch Times
There may be as many as 27 million people in slavery today, according to a 2007 report by the Department of State (DOS). The House of Representatives's Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on the topic on March 25.
The Polaris Project – one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in the United States – explains that human trafficking is a “market-based economy that exists on principles of supply and demand.” Human trafficking thrives because...

Teen Activist Will Testify on Human Trafficking

Teen Activist Will Testify on Human Trafficking

- Epoch Times
Eighteen year-old activist and speaker Dallas Jessup will testify before Congress about global human trafficking Thursday March 25. The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission asked her to testify about human trafficking in the United States and around the world.
Jessup, who is a freshman at Vanderbilt University, has worked since she was 13 to empower teenage girls to defend against predators and human traffickers. She has spoken at women’s, nonprofit, and youth events across the...