Exploitation, Human Trafficking
By Ashden Brooke Robinson; B.S. majoring in Criminal Justice, University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. How would it feel as an Indigenous woman knowing you are at a higher risk for getting human trafficked or knowing as a mother...
Exploitation, Sex Trafficking
The Silent Killer among the most Innocent Victims The following article contains information that may be disturbing to some readers. By Shima Rostami, Ed.D., Executive Director, AND Erika Hatfield, Advisory Council, Gateway Human Trafficking This month, wearing teal...
Exploitation, 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...
Exploitation, Human Trafficking
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...
Child Labor, Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Working 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...
