"Human life is not for sale” – a media campaign against human trafficking in Ukraine. Embassy of Poland in Kiev/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc-nd)
On 11 January, Beyond Slavery and Trafficking launched an online policy debate exploring the practical effects of human trafficking awareness campaigns. This debate was co-sponsored by Brown and Yale, and used the occasion of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States as a platform for thinking about the strengths and weaknesses of popular strategies for raising awareness of human trafficking.
Our debate is not yet complete. From the outset, we planned on having two distinct rounds of contributions. The first round involved ten leading authorities in the field formulating responses to our central debate question: Campaigns to raise public awareness of human trafficking may have flaws, but their overall impact is positive. YES OR NO?
