Finalists. Journalist Denise Hruby wrote: "With 2.5 million victims, human trafficking is a global issue, but it is Asia that is one of the major flashpoints, both as a source and destination. In weeks of hard work and intensive research, Denise Hruby, Luke Hunt and Shane Worrell strove to cover every aspect of human trafficking – from victims to traffickers to legal aspects and the economic demand that fuels modern-day slavery."