While presenting this year’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report last week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a pointed message: “If you don’t stand up to trafficking, America will stand up to you.” The 2019 report, however, raises questions about whether the Trump...
Author: Terry FitzPatrick
ATEST, FNUSA, ILRWG Oppose Harmful Immigration Riders
June 10, 2019 Dear Member of Congress, The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) and the International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG) write to urge you to oppose harmful immigration appropriations riders that would undermine...
Human Trafficking Report Tracks U.S. Criminal and Civil Court Cases
The Human Trafficking Institute, an ATEST member organization, reports that 771 anti-trafficking cases were in progress in federal courts nationwide last year. That’s the topline figure from the institute’s 2018 Federal Human Trafficking Report, released today in...
From Legislation to Implementation
Now that Congress has reauthorized the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and a package of related bills, the advocacy landscape on Capitol Hill is shifting from approving legislation to ensuring America’s anti-trafficking programs are fully funded and...
ATEST Letter to Congress in Advance of 2019 State of the Union Address
Honorable Members of the 116th Congress | U.S. Capitol | Washington, D.C. Dear Senators and Representatives, The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) and the Freedom Network USA, with a combined membership of 80 leading U.S.-based anti-trafficking organizations,...
Transforming How Anti-Slavery Program Impact is Measured
This dispatch from the field by Lindsay Marsh originally appeared on the University of British Columbia's Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program website in December. ATEST member organization Free the Slaves thanks the university team's remarkable...
ATEST Applauds Final Congressional Approval of Anti-Trafficking Reauthorization Legislation
The House and Senate have approved a package of four bills that renew America’s commitment to ending human trafficking and modern slavery at home and abroad. The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking applauds Congress for passing this vital legislation. The bills have been sent to...
HEAL Trafficking & ATEST Joint Comments to NACMH on Migrant Health and Human Trafficking in Agriculture
November 7, 2018 Esther Paul National Advisory Council on Migrant Health Health Resources Services Administration Department of Health and Human Services Submitted via email: epaul@hrsa.gov RE: Request for Public Comment on Migrant Health and Human Trafficking in...
ATEST Welcomes New Member Organization
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking is proud to announce another outstanding organization has joined the coalition. The new member is T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. The group’s reach and expertise will strengthen the coalition’s collective...
ATEST Urges Senate Confirmation of John Cotton Richmond as Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
WASHINGTON — The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds the nomination of John Cotton Richmond to be the next ambassador-at-large to combat human trafficking and modern slavery, a post that also directs the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat...