By Guest Columnist Aubree Alles Published on February 2, 2017 by the Orlando Sentinel I think it’s human nature to want simple explanations for terrible things. If there’s an explanation, we know whom to blame, what to avoid and how to prevent it. In my case, people often...

For Release: February 1, 2017 Washington, D.C. – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of the Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act (S. 256, H.R. 767) championed by Senators Heidi Heitkamp...

"Vacatur" laws provide hope for starting a new life, but the Legislature must act.  By Jenny Gaines Published on January 27, 2017 by the Star Tribune Should a 14-year-old child trafficked into the sex trade be considered a criminal, or a victim? What about a 42-year-old...

Trafficking in Persons (TIP) represents a grave affront to the U.S.’ security, economy, and national values, degrading and reducing human beings to commodities that can be exploited for commercial sex acts or labor. The Administration of Donald J. Trump is taking office at a pivotal...

For Release: January 11, 2017 Washington, D.C. – The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) is proud to support the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 459). Human trafficking victims are often forced to commit crimes by their traffickers as part of their...

By Maurice Middleberg Thomson Reuters Foundation Published on January 4, 2017 A profound moral test for the incoming administration will be sustaining U.S. leadership in the struggle against human trafficking. At the edges of the dark, shifting and murky pools of modern...

For Release: December 9, 2016 Washington, D.C. – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, a U.S. based coalition that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking worldwide, applauds the authorization of the End Modern Slavery Initiative within the...

October 18, 2016 Dear Senators Gillibrand and Portman and Representatives Wagner, Gabbard, and Jolly: The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) and the 165 undersigned organizations are proud to support the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act ( S. 3441 and H.R. 6292)...

October 7th, 2016 The Honorable Shaun Donovan Director Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 Dear Director Donovan, On behalf of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) and the undersigned...

In response to the Associated Press story on forced labor on U.S. fishing vessels, Melysa Sperber, Director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), said: "ATEST is deeply concerned about the exploitative conditions of foreign national crew on United States-flagged...