LONDON, Ont. - Arrests in recent years for human trafficking have made for exciting front page headlines. The withdrawal of charges have happened without notice.
The low success rate in human trafficking charges is raising questions about the way those laws are being applied.
"It is really tricky. There are a lot of grey areas," said Karlee Anne Sapoznik, head of the Alliance Against Modern Slavery, a Canadian non-profit advocacy group. "If you look at the difference between Canada and the United States, it's quite shocking the success rates for convictions for trafficking."
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