In a CNN Special Report, actress and long-time advocate Jada Pinkett Smith travels to Atlanta - a trafficking hotspot - to try and unravel the complicated web of human trafficking that's happening right here in the United States. The hour-long special report is a gritty, raw look at the human trafficking industry in the United States, the lives of children caught in its web, and those fighting back against this form of modern-day slavery. Children for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking airs tonight, July 21 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN, CNN International and via CNNgo.
Click here to watch trailer In this powerful report, Pinkett Smith and CNN delve deep into the heart of this heinous crime, following undercover officers on raids and rescues of underage victims, accompanying aid workers on outreach missions, and spending time with the survivors in shelters as they share their harrowing stories. "For me, this project is extremely important because I want the world to understand the dangers that every woman and girl faces," Pinkett Smith says. "Human trafficking is one aspect of the vulnerabilities and obstacles that we are confronted with. People who sell children are monsters." Sex trafficking hit Pinkett Smith head-on when her then pre-teen daughter asked her about the crime in the United States. In disbelief, Pinkett Smith began to research and is now a vocal activist and advocate. Where does sex trafficking start? How do girls get manipulated into it? How hard is it for law enforcement and others to save them? And how can communities help protect children from the men and women who prey on their vulnerabilities?Videos