In a first, US warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report

An annual US State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory policies perpetuated human trafficking, drawing a link with systemic racism in the United States and abroad for the first time.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in the 'Trafficking in Persons' report that inequities undercut Washington's battle against human trafficking.

"If we're serious about ending trafficking in persons, we must also work...