by Elizabeth Ranade Janis | Jan 23, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: Elizabeth Ranade-Janis In every state in the United States1, more than 9,0002 suspected Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs) purportedly exploit tens of thousands of women, profiting from their labor and commercial sex services. Well-documented cases3 bear out an...
by Rebecca Jun | Nov 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
By: REBECCA JUN On October 29, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo presented the 2019 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons to Truckers Against Trafficking and the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA). Every year, the Secretary...
by Anita Alvarez | Sep 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
By: ANITA ALVAREZ and JENNIFER GREENE When the United Nations passed the Palermo Protocols in 2000, combatting trafficking in persons became a priority for nations around the world. As a response to the global movement, the United States passed its own legislation,...
by Nicole Smith | Aug 15, 2019 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
By: NICOLE SMITH The Center for Mind and Culture (CMAC) recently released “Counter-Trafficking Top 40: Tools Against Child Trafficking,” a white paper that serves as a comprehensive list of 40 accessible tools that help combat the child trafficking industry. The...
by Alyssa Currier Wheeler | Jun 20, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ALYSSA CURRIER In the United States, there is a growing, bipartisan movement to combat human trafficking. As advocates work together to address trafficking, it is important to recognize all people groups the crime frequently affects. This World Refugee Day – June...