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...
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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...
Trafficking Advocate and Survivor Urges Congress to Protect Child Trafficking Victims
On June 27, 2014, the Richmond Times Dispatch published an opinion piece by Elisabeth Corey, trafficking survivor, social worker, writer, and advocate. Ms. Corey urges the U.S. Government to do a better job protecting child trafficking victims and calls on Congress to pass critical...
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...
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...
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...
News Round-up — May 9, 2014
This week, ATEST members appeared in news stories across the United States and around the world. From arrests of traffickers in North Carolina to combating this crime in the Philippines, media outlets highlighted advances in ending human trafficking, as well as the challenges that...
News Round-up — May 2, 2014
Check out the latest News Round-up of ATEST members appearing in media stories this week: News Stories MGH Receives Grant to Open Human Trafficking Survivor Clinic by Lara Salahi, Boston.com (May 1, 2014) ‘Food Chains’ premieres at Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, Florida...
ATEST Director Named Hearts on Fire Visionary of the Week
Hearts on Fire, a movement to ignite social visionaries to share solutions to complex human challenges, named ATEST Director Melysa Sperber the Visionary of the Week. Hearts on Fire is a call to action to motivate leadership and to provide community. At the helm of ATEST, Melysa...