ATEST held a national call today, urging participants from around the country to review ATEST’s federal appropriations requests and the federal funding priorities in the next fiscal year. ATEST invited interested groups to sign on to ATEST's appropriations request letters to five...
Month: March 2013
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPRA) provides the tools necessary to provide services to survivors and to combat trafficking and modern-day slavery at home and abroad. What will this reauthorization accomplish? Provides invaluable resources to support holistic services...
The Hill’s Congress Blog: Passage of Human Trafficking Bill Sends Clear Message
By David Abramowitz, Director, Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) Published on March 8, 2013 in the Hill's Congress Blog Congress’ reauthorization of the TVPA re-asserts U.S. leadership in the effort to eradicate modern-day slavery at home and around the world. The...
ATEST Report Outlines Recommendations for Comprehensive Immigration Reform to Combat Modern Day Slavery
Human trafficking and immigration are inextricably linked. Current immigration protections for trafficked individuals in the United States - once they are identified - are inadequate and many victims remain in the shadows too terrified to come forward to seek justice. Moreover, current...