The Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (P.L. 114-22, sec. 115) established the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. The Council consists of 8-14 survivors of human trafficking from diverse backgrounds and experiences, in order to provide recommendations to the U.S....
Tag: Survivors
ATEST Applauds Enactment of Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
For Release: June 1, 2015 ATEST is grateful to the champions of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, S. 178, for including the Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act, as well as provisions improving access to restitution and requiring rigorous reporting and data...
ATEST Commends Senate Efforts to Prevent Human Trafficking
For Release: February 25, 2015 Washington, DC—The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking commends the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding yesterday’s hearing, “Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims.” This important event highlighted the necessity...
Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking Applauds Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
For Release: February 23, 2015 Contact: Liz Baker, [email protected], +1 202 503 3221 Washington, DC—The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) today voiced its support for S.178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, introduced by Senator John Cornyn...
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (S.121); Voices of Human Trafficking Act (H.R.500)
Almost 14 years after the passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, there is now a substantial group of identified survivors of human trafficking who are willing and capable of informing policy, shaping programmatic and funding decisions, providing...
Tell Congress to Llisten to Survivors and Strengthen Efforts to End Modern Slavery
Almost 14 years after the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, there is now a substantial group of identified survivors of human trafficking who are poised to inform U.S. policy, public awareness and educational efforts, and programmatic and funding decisions. Their voices...
Survivors Must Be Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking
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...
Protect. Don’t Punish.
Maria* was 12 years old when she was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to a home where she was held captive. She was beaten and raped on an almost daily basis and eventually forced into prostitution. Because of this she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl while held in slavery....
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...