ROLLING FORWARD

Wheel Media is proud to partner with The Freedom Network USA, a distinguished professional network to fight against human rights violations in human trafficking. The Freedom Network is doing amazing work in the field of human trafficking, and has established a national alliance of experienced advocates working with survivors of all forms of human trafficking.  The organization strives to ensure that trafficked persons have access to justice, safety and opportunity.

Human Trafficking Defined

Human trafficking is exemplified in many forms, through unjust forced labor coercion, entrapment, commercial sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and other forms.  The United Nations defines trafficking as “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, or fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation.”  Human trafficking is identified through the examinations of the action, means, and the purpose, with the ultimate purpose of human trafficking always denoting exploitation of an individual.

Freedom Network USA has brought together top representatives to ensure that trafficked victims are first and foremost treated as victims rather than criminals.  The organization increases public awareness through education, research and training, and engages in advocacy with local, national and international governments and entities.

Wheel Media and Freedom Network Partnership

The goal of Freedom Network is to develop local and national networks to carry out their education and engagement activities, and Wheel Media is proud to work with this organization to bring their issues to light in as many corners of the world as possible.  Wheel Media will be working strategically with the Freedom Network to expand their reach during the next year, and to raise awareness for this issue of Human Trafficking and the universal rights of all individuals.

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Freedom Network organization will host its annual human trafficking conference on April 21 & 22 in Washington D.C.  This conference will bring together experts in the field of human trafficking from various local, national, and globally-oriented organizations.  The popular panel discussions and workshops will provide insight into the current implications of the issue, and will discuss real working solutions and areas for improvement in the field.  For more information about the conference, visit the Freedom Network conference info page.