Leading academic experts will present the legal framework and root causes of the problem, and activists will share their perspective from the trenches and suggest possible strategies for opposing trafficking and remedies for the victims.

In the late 1990s, international human rights activists began to draw attention to the worldwide plague of human trafficking. As a subset of human trafficking, the sex trade, targeting tens of thousands of women and children, routinely involves the most brutal kinds of exploitation. The second day of this conference, “Hidden Epidemic: Child Sex Trafficking,” brings together experts in this field to focus on child sex trafficking consider the scope of the problem as well as various strategies to respond to it. A striking feature of this problem is that, while child sex trafficking is a heinous violation of the rights of the most vulnerable, it is often overlooked in mainstream human rights discourse, and unknown to the general public. Leading academic experts will present the legal framework and root causes of the problem, and activists will share their perspective from the trenches and suggest possible strategies for opposing trafficking and remedies for the victims. Child welfare and human rights specialists, international lawyers and prosecutors will benefit from attending.

Tuition is $99.00, $69.00 for non-profits and government employees, Suffolk & Northeastern students may attend free of charge, all other students, the fee would be $25.00 (includes book).