by Free the Slaves | Sep 15, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
Craigslist representatives testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on sex trafficking of minors this morning. It was the first time the website made a detailed public statement about the recent take down of their “Adult Services” ads. Craigslist...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 13, 2010 | FTS Updates
Under a barrage of media scrutiny and accusations of facilitating sex trafficking, Craigslist quietly took down the adult services section of their website last week. Other than emblazoning a bold “censored” bar over the adult services link on their...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 10, 2010 | FTS Updates
Tina Frundt is a survivor of childhood sex trafficking, right here in the U.S. Now, through her organization Courtney’s House, she dedicates her life to helping others out of sex slavery. For her work in guiding people to freedom, Free the Slaves has awarded her...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 9, 2010 | FTS Updates
If you had any doubt that slaves exist right here in the United States, this story will set you straight. Rose and Christie were trafficked from their native Cameroon and enslaved as domestic servants in a Washington, D.C. household. Their story of survival is...
