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What is the relationship between having a disability and vulnerability to human trafficking?
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D.; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking AND Robert Fisher Human trafficking is an egregious violation of the inherent rights and dignity of a person, and individuals with certain disabilities may be more susceptible to exploitation by...
Trafficking of Immigrants and Refugees
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D.; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking With the number of forcefully displaced people hitting a record of 68.5 million in 2017 (Edwards, 2018), experts say a lack of legal support and funding has enabled a multibillion-dollar criminal...
PTSD and Human Trafficking (June 2020)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can greatly impact the revictimization of a survivor of human trafficking. By Shima Rostami, Ed.D.; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking AND Erika Hatfield, M.A.; Advisory Council Member, Gateway Human Trafficking....
The Silence of the Most Innocent Victims: How the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected on Human Trafficking
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D.; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a hidden crime and there are many reasons that keep victims from seeking help such as language barriers, fear of traffickers, and/or fear of law enforcement. Additionally,...
In Honor of the Most Innocent victims: Abused Children
uthor: Dana Klar, J.D., LCSW, Child Advocate and Assistant Teaching Professor for the Child Advocacy Studies program, the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). April is known as National Child Abuse Prevention Month when an annual observance in the United States is...
Special Issue- Zoombombing
Some experts indicated that, “human beings are social species which require safe and secure social surroundings to survive. Satisfying social relationships are essential for mental and physical well beings. Impaired social relationship can lead to loneliness....
In honor of Women’s History Month
Although women have made great strides in equal rights over the last century, women are still fighting for their safety. One of the biggest challenges women are facing globally is human trafficking and the multifaceted affects it has on their lives. Did you know that...
In honor of Black History Month
Although human trafficking transcends gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity, African American girls are disproportionately more at risk of becoming a victim of trafficking compared to their peers. Trafficking victims often share the following...
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion to control a person for commercial sex or labor services. Traffickers use violence, threats, blackmail, false promises, deception, and debt bondage to trap vulnerable persons for profit. Sex trafficking occurs...