Iqbal Masih was sold into bonded labor at a carpet factory in his native Pakistan at the age of four

At ten, he ran away

refused to return to the factory, and began to travel the world, visiting rallies, meetings, and even elementary school classrooms, to tell the story of the abuses he had suffered as a child slave, imploring others to help fight for an end to human trafficking

was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for $500

Mani brought a lawsuit against the Niger government, claiming that they hadn’t enforced their anti-slavery laws to protect her

in southern Sudan, Simon Deng was abducted at the age of nine

now 47, is a United States citizen

his primary mission is raising awareness of human trafficking in Sudan, both through speeches and as the leader of the Sudan Freedom Walk

Somaly Mam, a Cambodian orphan, never knew her parents. She doesn’t even know how old she is

Around the age of 16, she was sold to a brothel in Phnom Penh

from Zambia