Sex trafficking can happen anywhere, including in the United States. #DoesYourHotelKnow is an awareness campaign by ECPAT-USA that alerts hotels and travelers alike to educate themselves about the signs of sex trafficking. The Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct is the only...
Author: ATEST
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is a U.S. based coalition that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking and modern slavery around the world.
ATEST Applauds Provisions to Combat Human Trafficking in H.R. 644
For Release: June 11, 2015 Washington, DC -- The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) strongly supports provisions to combat human trafficking contained in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644). ATEST continues to support the existing...
ATEST Letter to Secretary Kerry on the 2015 TIP Report
Recent events highlighted how little progress the governments of Malaysia and Thailand have made in the last year to combat human trafficking. Particularly troubling is the media spotlight on Malaysia over the gruesome discovery of mass graves of Bangladeshi and Burmese Rohingya migrants...
ATEST Welcomes Passage of the Girls Count Act
For Release: June 3, 2015 Washington, DC – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) welcomes the passage of the Girls Count Act as a strong measure to protect all children from exploitation and violence, such as human trafficking and forced labor. The Girls Count Act...
ATEST Applauds Enactment of Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
For Release: June 1, 2015 ATEST is grateful to the champions of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, S. 178, for including the Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act, as well as provisions improving access to restitution and requiring rigorous reporting and data...
ATEST Letter to Support Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act (S. 1446)
The bipartisan Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act (S. 1446), championed by Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), establishes and expands an existing U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) SOAR pilot program aimed at strengthening...
ATEST Applauds Provisions to Combat Human Trafficking in Menendez-Wyden Amendment to H.R. 1314
For Release: May 19, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) supports the Menendez-Wyden Amendment on human trafficking and trade that will be considered during the debate on H.R. 1314, the Trade Act of 2015. ATEST continues to support the existing provision in the...
ATEST Supports Key Trade Provisions to Combat Human Trafficking
For Release: May 15, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) strongly urges members of the Senate to support key provisions contained in trade legislation that combat human trafficking and modern slavery. In particular, ATEST strongly supports provisions (S.995,...
ATEST Expresses Strong Support for and Integrity of State Department’s TIP Report
The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 May 15, 2015 Dear Secretary Kerry: On behalf of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of 14 human rights organizations that advocate for...