LIFT was contacted by local law enforcement to help with a case of child sex trafficking and online child sexual abuse material. Our investigation, aftercare and legal teams worked together on Blackwrist for a conviction of the offender, identification and compensation of the child victims and prevention of more victims being exploited.
Read MorePerhaps one of the most crucial ways we can target traffickers is to focus on the lifeblood of trafficking -- money. Traffickers recruit, transport, threaten and coerce other people into sex work or labor to profit off of them.
Read MoreWe prevent trafficking and exploitation by targeting offenders that have the potential to do great harm.
Read MoreLIFT's Investigation team assisted a survivor of transnational sex trafficking. While working her case, our team identified corruption at an embassy that allowed hundreds of women to be easily trafficked to Thailand for sex.
Read MoreWe take people's claims seriously and investigate their stories to protect them from further harm. Being people-focused means that each and every one of our cases is about advocating for justice on behalf of the exploited and abused.
Read MorePeople often ask why young women who are trafficked don’t “just leave” if they aren’t being held by physical restraint. Chanh is an example of how there are chains stronger than physical restraints.
Read MoreDao’s virginity was sold before she had her first period. “I didn’t know what sex was,” she explains. “I had no education. I didn’t know what was happening — I was scared the first time.”
Read MoreShe was brought to Thailand by her own relatives; she couldn’t find a trusted person to bring her back to Laos, which was already an illegal journey since she had overstayed her border pass. A LIFT investigator identified her as a trafficking victim. One night, police and LIFT’s team joined forces to remove her from exploitation.
Read MoreThe lives of our clients and their families are forever impacted by the trauma of exploitation, but we have found that the financial and emotional significance of compensation helps them begin to heal. We also see judgments like this as a way to create criminal deterrence -- trafficking should never be profitable or tolerated.
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