print email comment close Human Rights: Trafficking Around the World URL: http://democracy.america.gov/democracy/rights/ Description: Highlights information contained in the 2008 "Trafficking in Persons Report," in which "countries are assessed by the standards outlined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the U.S. law that guides efforts to fight human trafficking." Provides a link to the entire report. The site features related articles on other victims of human rights abuses, including torture victims, child soldiers, child prostitutes, and refugees. From the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP). Publisher: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs Library of Congress Subject Headings: Forced labor Slave trade Transnational crime LII Database Information: Record 16299 created by Julianna Hamann on 09/01/2001 Last modification on 07/03/2008 Published: 09/01/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16299