To the Editor:

I have written on this subject many times, but it seems especially relevant in this unsettled time. Our world is facing an unprecedented crisis on so many fronts that it’s easy to push some aspects to the dark corners of our minds.

Everyone deserves to be free, but over 40 million people are trapped in slavery today. On Thursday, June 25, the U.S. State Department released the 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.

July 29, 2020