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  • <p>“Samara” was 19 when an online conversation led her into the nightmare of human trafficking. Her story is a common one for many Romanian nationals, who are among the most trafficked EU citizens, primarily for sexual exploitation. In 2024, Romania passed several new laws aimed at cracking down on traffickers and protecting victims, marking a critical step forward. Samara’s trafficker is now behind bars — but the fight to end trafficking is still far from over.</p>
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  • <p>When Vi Do was just 15, he left his rice farm in a remote rural area of Vietnam and arrived in the capital Hanoi to find work as a shoe shine boy, living on the streets. It’s the path thousands of children take every year to try to make money for their families back home - but it often leaves them vulnerable to human trafficking. An Australian teacher found Vi and helped him get back into school — and later formed Blue Dragon Children's Foundation. Twenty years later, Vi is now co-CEO of the foundation, where he tries to help other street kids get back into education and find a better future.</p>
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  • WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks during an event honoring the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Heroes at the Harry S. Truman department headquarters on June 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.  To mark the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report), the department honored "individuals from diverse stakeholder communities around the world whose tireless efforts have made a lasting impact on the fight against trafficking." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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