by Jonathan Roberts | Dec 13, 2017 | #InContext
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS Kofi Annan has dedicated his life to international cooperation for peace, prosperity, and security. As the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Annan reformed the organization and mobilized the international community in the battle against...
by Jonathan Roberts | Nov 16, 2017 | Our Stories
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS This month, New York attorney Dave Fillingame began his year-long position with the Institute as Special Counsel on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases in Belize. This marks the Institute’s first legal professional to be based in Belize. In...
by Kelli Ross | Sep 12, 2017 | In the News
The Voice of Influence podcast featured Founding Director John Richmond on its Sept. 11, 2017 episode. Are you overwhelmed by the problem of sex trafficking and forced labor in the world? Sometimes it feels like a hopeless reality. What can really be done to make a...
by Kelli Ross | Sep 11, 2017 | In the News
Founding Directors Victor Boutros and John Richmond reflect on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on the Oxford Human Rights Hub blog. July 30th marked the UN’s fourth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which seeks to increase awareness of...
by Jonathan Roberts | Aug 21, 2017 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
The Human Trafficking Institute welcomed a delegation from Belize to Washington, D.C. on August 16-17, for an anti-trafficking roundtable. The two-day event focused on approaches to combat human trafficking in Belize and provided the opportunity to exchange best...