Check out the latest News Round-up of ATEST members in media stories this week: News Stories Despite clampdown, human trafficking on rise by Joyeeta Chakravorty, Deccan Chronicle (July 30, 2014) Human trafficking is rearing its ugly head in western Wisconsin by Doug Stohlberg,...
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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.
Survivors Must Be Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking
I wrote in a previous blog post that, “Many anti-trafficking activists, passionate about our work and the people we want to protect and support, like to believe we are equipped with the information necessary to prevent and end modern slavery. But, the truth is, we lack a critical...
Human Trafficking is Rearing its Ugly Head in Western Wisconsin
By Doug Stohlberg Published on July 30, 2014 in River Towns Not that it’s a big problem in St. Croix and Pierce counties, but the fact that human trafficking exists has prompted River Falls-based Turningpoint to address the issue and offer services locally. Turningpoint for...
Despite Clampdown, Human Trafficking on Rise
BY Joyeeta Chakravorty Published on July 30, 2014 in the Deccan Chronicle Bengaluru: International Justice Mission (IJM), is a global human rights organization which stands against bonded labour in Bangalore. It also lobbies with the Government, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit...
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons U.S. Must Stand up for Vulnerable Migrant Children
For Release: July 30, 2014 (Washington, DC) – Today, as the world celebrates the first UN-declared World Day against Trafficking in Persons, leaders in Congress and the White House are contemplating policy changes that would undermine the United States’ most important tool in the...
Take Action: Protect. Don’t Punish.
ACT NOW! Sign on to ensure children get the care they deserve. Changes to the TVPRA would jeopardize the lives of children seeking safety in the United States. The cost of pushing vulnerable children back into dangerous or deadly situations is simply too high. Unaccompanied children...
Protect. Don’t Punish.
Maria* was 12 years old when she was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to a home where she was held captive. She was beaten and raped on an almost daily basis and eventually forced into prostitution. Because of this she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl while held in slavery....
Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 2283)
ATEST supports legislation that would upgrade the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) to a Bureau. The upgrade would establish the issue of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor as a foreign policy priority for this...
Protect Unaccompanied Children and Keep the U.S. Anti-Trafficking Law Intact
On July 25, Talking Points Memo published an op-ed by Melysa Sperber, the Director of the Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST), and Malika Saada Saar, Executive Director of Rights4Girls. They called on Congress and the Obama Administration to live up to their commitment to...
A Step Forward to Protect Child Trafficking Victims
On July 23, NBC Los Angeles interviewed Ima Matul, Survivor Coordinator at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), to discuss a new federal bill that strengthens the U.S. child welfare system's response to child trafficking. Introduced by Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and...