July 31, 2015 The Honorable John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. State Department Washington, D.C. 20520 RE: Trafficking in Persons in Malaysia Dear Secretary Kerry, We understand that you will be traveling soon to Malaysia and, given your recent firm commitments to help Kuala...

For Release: July 30, 2015 Washington, DC – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds the introduction of the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (H.R. 3226). Introduced on a bipartisan basis by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)...

For release: July 27, 2015 Contact: Tania Stewart [email protected], 202-478-6174 Malaysia Upgrade Discredits Integrity of Report, says ATEST Washington, D.C. - The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) criticized Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s decision to...

Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry. Current U.S. Government funding is insufficient to fight this crime and to meet the needs of victims and survivors. We need your support to ensure greater U.S. investment in programs that are critical to preventing human trafficking,...

For Release: July 16, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds President Obama’s nomination of an Ambassador-at-Large to combat human trafficking, who also serves as Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (J/TIP) at the U.S. Department of...

In this opinion piece for The Hill, ATEST partner David Abramowitz describes the consequences of prioritizing politics over human rights by upgrading Malaysia in this year's Trafficking in Persons Report.   By David Abramowitz Published on July 14, 2015 in The Hill...

For Release: July 9, 2015 In response to press reports that the U.S. State Department will upgrade Malaysia on the 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, Melysa Sperber, Director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) said: “If Malaysia is upgraded from Tier 3, the...

For Release: July 7, 2015 Washington, DC— Today’s Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing on the response to unaccompanied minors one year later is an important reminder of the vulnerabilities of these children, said the Alliance to End Slavery...

Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry. Current U.S. Government funding is insufficient to fight this crime and to meet the needs of victims and survivors. We need your support to ensure greater U.S. investment in programs that are critical to preventing human trafficking,...

ATEST's written statement in the formal written record for the hearing on "The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at Our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later," before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 7,...