Sep 26, 2012

Obama Calls Human Trafficking 'Slavery,' Announces New Measures

Obama Calls Human Trafficking 'Slavery,' Announces New Measures: After his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama used an appearance at the Clinton Global Initiative to announce new efforts to help crack down on human trafficking.

Calling the fight against human trafficking "one of the great human rights causes of our time," Obama announced new steps to deal with a problem he called "barbaric and evil" with no place in a civilized world.

"It is a debasement of our common humanity. It ...

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