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#InContext: Yaa Gyasi
“[W]hen you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you...
HTI Assists in Trial Resulting in Conviction of Teacher on Human Trafficking Charges
On October 8, 2021, a Ugandan school administrator was found guilty on all charges of child trafficking and given a life sentence. This is the first...
HTI and ODPP Celebrate Release of Essential Prosecution Guidelines
This week, our team in Uganda and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) celebrated the release of a set of guidelines for prosecutors trying...
Special Counsel featured in PBS NewsHour segment
Our Special Counsel in Uganda Tyler Dunman was featured in a segment on PBS NewsHour that aired on September 28, 2021. The segment focused on the...
HTI Director of Legal Engagement Provides Insights on Human Trafficking in Supply Chains for Security Magazine
Security magazine recently interviewed Director of Legal Engagement Lindsey Roberson about mitigating risks of human trafficking in supply chains....
HTI Welcomes 5th Class of Douglass Fellows from Top Law Schools
On Thursday, September 9th, our 5th class of Douglass Fellows began their orientation and met our team. This year’s fellows come from top law...
Uganda Police Force Celebrates HTI’s Gift of 2 Vehicles
On Tuesday, August 24th, our team in Uganda participated in a ceremony to hand over two new vehicles to the Uganda Police Force Criminal...
Court Rules Consistently with HTI Amicus on Sentencing Guidelines for Traffickers
On August 9, 2021, a federal appeals court agreed with HTI’s recommendations submitted last year in an amicus curiae (or “friend of the court”)...
UN Special Rapporteur Report Promotes HTI Recommendations
Last week, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons released a report including points HTI recommended in its...
2021 Department of State TIP Report Features HTI Efforts in Uganda
The U.S. Department of State released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) yesterday. This year, the report featured the...
CBS News Interviews HTI CEO on Key Trends in the Enforcement of U.S. Human Trafficking Laws
Following the release of the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report, HTI CEO Victor Boutros spoke with CBS News anchor Anne-Marie Green about trends...