By Ima Matul Published on June 23, 2014 in the Daily Beast The U.S.’s resources to help survivors of modern slavery are woefully short term. If and when a victim of modern slavery is finally free, the long and difficult struggle to lead a healthy, productive life is just...
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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.
US Must Invest in Victim Services to Lead Fight Against Trafficking
On June 23, 2014, The Daily Beast published an op-ed by Ima Matul, Survivor Organizer for the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST). Ima calls on the U.S. Government to invest more resources into available and widespread services to support victims' emergency and long-term...
Trafficking Survivor Calls on U.S. Government to Invest in Victim Services
On June 22, 2014, the Lexington Herald-Leader published an op-ed by Margeaux Gray, artist and survivor advocate. Margeaux reflected on the number of missed opportunities by medical professionals, teachers, and Child Protective Services to identify her as a victim of human trafficking....
U.S. Government Must Increase Support for Trafficking Victims
On June 21, 2014, The Hill Congress Blog published an opinion piece by Shandra Woworuntu, survivor advocate and founder of Mentari, a survivor empowerment group. Shandra describes her journey into and out of a trafficking situation that left her vulnerable to re-exploitation. As a world...
State Department Holds Countries Accountable in 2014 TIP Report
On Friday, June 20, the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) released the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Secretary Kerry called on governments to do more to eradicate modern slavery, a $150 billion per year industry. To read...
U.S. Must Practice What it Preaches as it Judges Others on Human Trafficking
CNN Freedom Project published this op-ed by ATEST Director Melysa Sperber today as the US State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. (CNN) - For the past 14 years, the U.S. State Department has used its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to judge how...
ATEST Applauds State Department Decision to Hold States Accountable in Newest Human Trafficking Report
For Release: June 20, 2014 Washington, D.C. — The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) praised Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s downgrading of countries that continue to fail to address human trafficking in the State Department’s annual Trafficking...
ATEST Applauds Introduction of Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
For Release: June 12, 2014 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of U.S.-based human rights organizations committed to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking, applauds the introduction of the Business Supply Chain...
ATEST Applauds Introduction of Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
For Release: June 12, 2014 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of U.S.-based human rights organizations committed to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking, applauds the introduction of the Business Supply...
News Round-up — May 16, 2014
In the latest News Round-up, the members of ATEST were featured across media outlets this week. The news captured events surrounding the kidnapping of hundreds of girls in Nigeria by Boko Haram, with anti-trafficking experts responding that this is just the tip of the iceberg, as human...