Highlights the work of the USCCB’s Anti-Trafficking Program

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This week, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill that could shutter websites that host sex-for-sale ads. The bill, known as SESTA — the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act — has been described by its supporters as a way to provide justice to victims of human trafficking by making it easier for them to file civil suits against the sites.

On Wednesday, the Senate approved a bill that on its face is intended to curb online sex trafficking. However, experts say it will increase online censorship, stifle innovation, and make everyone less safe online. The House had already passed a version of the bill and it will likely become law in a

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Earlier today, President Trump signed into law the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). This bill reduces legal protections of sites that are made to play host to sexual crime content.

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The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has further assisted many non-governmental organizations in their fight against human trafficking. The 2006 armed conflict in Lebanon, which saw 300,000 domestic workers from Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and the Philippines jobless and targets of traffickers, led to an emergency information …

Anti-trafficking organizations are said to do work both progressives and conservatives agree needs doing. Yet despite enormous budgets, and the month of January being dedicated to human trafficking awareness, it’s not clear organizations can possibly be accomplishing what they claim.

SOURCES: 1. While some statistics exist on sex trafficking, more accurate and comprehensive research is still needed 2. 2016 UNODC Global Trafficking in …