Ozark Henry is a well-known Belgian recording artist and philanthropist. In 2015, he was appointed United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime National Goodwill Ambassador for Belgium against Human Trafficking. He has also worked with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and on an awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of young people dying in traffic accidents, which he supported through his song “21 Grams Short”.

In the Fight to End Human Trafficking, Let Survivors Lead the Way

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The author, Ozark Henry. Photo courtesy of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

We must listen to survivors who managed to escape their abusers and successfully found their way back into society, as they can provide us with unique insights into this crime.