By Matt Spetalnick and Lesley Wroughton Published on July 1, 2016 by Reuters Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti on list of worst human trafficking offenders WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The United States has placed Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti on its list of worst...
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US Human Trafficking Report Blacklists Myanmar
By AFP Published on July 1, 2016 The United States on Thursday blacklisted eight more countries for failing to combat human trafficking, including fledgling democracy Myanmar, but was criticized for taking an easier line on Thailand. Announcing the release of the State...
Activists Again See Politics At Play in Human Trafficking Report
By Steve Herman Published on June 30, 2016 in Voice of America BANGKOK— The U.S. State Department Thursday released its annual report that grades foreign governments on their efforts to fight human trafficking, but activist groups say they are concerned that some countries'...
Thailand’s Improved Status in US Human Trafficking Report Sparks Fury
By Kate Hodal and Annie Kelly Published on June 30, 2016 in The Guardian Rights groups say Thailand’s upgraded standing in Trafficking in Persons report was politically motivated and ignores reported abuses in Thai fishing industry International rights groups have...
U.S. Criticizes Myanmar Over Human Trafficking
By Emmarie Huetteman Published on June 30, 2016 in The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday listed Myanmar as among the worst offenders in human trafficking, consigning a country President Obama only four years ago brought in from the diplomatic...
The 2016 TIP Report Holds Burma, Uzbekistan Accountable for Human Trafficking
Today the U.S. State Department released its annual report of the state of human trafficking around the world. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks governments worldwide into one of three tiers based on their effort to combat and prevent human trafficking, forced labor, and...
U.S. State Department Holds Burma, Uzbekistan Accountable for Human Trafficking
Thailand upgrade unjustified; failure to right 2015’s mistake on Malaysia damages credibility For Immediate Release: June 30, 2016 Media Contact: Liz Baker [email protected], +1 508.479.3731 Washington, D.C.—The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST)...
ATEST Urges Secretary Kerry to Maintain the Integrity of the TIP Report
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...
Groups Demand Answers from State Department on Human Trafficking Report
Oct. 8, 2015 FOIA request highlights lingering concerns over possible political interference in important government publication WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the support of human rights, labor, faith, trade and democracy reform organizations, Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of...
ATEST Applauds Confirmation of New Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
For Release: October 9, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) applauds yesterday’s confirmation of Susan Coppedge as Ambassador-at-Large to combat human trafficking and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (J/TIP) at the U.S. Department of...