In some of our cases, there may be a legal question as to whether trafficking or smuggling took place, and the courts decide the difference. We believe that if a case appears to be trafficking, if consent and exploitation are at all in question, that the case deserves to be investigated thoroughly by law enforcement authorities.
Read MoreThis annual report ranks countries based on their efforts to address human trafficking and provides recommendations for how to improve. Agreements like these provide a framework to address and compare governments’ responses around the world to the crime of human trafficking.
Read MoreIn 2000, the UN adopted three protocols to “fight against transnational organized crime.” LIFT was founded to strategically address the issue of sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation, therefore we are primarily interested in Protocol 1: to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children.
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