The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 May 25, 2016 Dear Secretary Kerry: I write to you today on behalf of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of 13 human rights...
Category: Sign-on Letter
Letter to the White House on 2016 Administration Priorities
March 8, 2016 President Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC 20502 Dear Mr. President: At the most recent meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (“PITF”) in early January, we were pleased to see the progress...
Letter in Support of Federal Business Supply Chain Transparency Legislation
The U.S. is the world’s largest importer, but the existing legislative framework to combat human trafficking within supply chains is inadequate. The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 (H.R.3226/S.1968) would require certain companies to report to...
Letter to Secretary Kerry on Trafficking in Persons in Malaysia
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...
ATEST Supports FY17 Federal Funding for Anti-Trafficking Programs
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 Supports FY17 Federal Funding for Anti-Trafficking Programs
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 Letter to Secretary Kerry on the 2015 TIP Report
Recent events highlighted how little progress the governments of Malaysia and Thailand have made in the last year to combat human trafficking. Particularly troubling is the media spotlight on Malaysia over the gruesome discovery of mass graves of Bangladeshi and Burmese Rohingya migrants...
ATEST Letter to Support Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act (S. 1446)
The bipartisan Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act (S. 1446), championed by Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), establishes and expands an existing U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) SOAR pilot program aimed at strengthening...
ATEST Expresses Strong Support for and Integrity of State Department’s TIP Report
The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 May 15, 2015 Dear Secretary Kerry: On behalf of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), a coalition of 14 human rights organizations that advocate for...
ATEST FY16 Support Letter to OMB for Federal Anti-Trafficking Funding
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is urging the Office of Management and Budget in the White House to advise the President to request funds in the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery in accordance with the Trafficking...