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...
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U.S. State Department Fails to Hold Countries Accountable for Human Trafficking
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...
Undermining the State Department’s Trafficking Report
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...
Statement from ATEST on Possible Malaysia Upgrade in the 2015 TIP Report
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...
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 Applauds Provisions to Combat Human Trafficking in Menendez-Wyden Amendment to H.R. 1314
For Release: May 19, 2015 The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) supports the Menendez-Wyden Amendment on human trafficking and trade that will be considered during the debate on H.R. 1314, the Trade Act of 2015. ATEST continues to support the existing provision in the...
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...
Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 2283)
ATEST supports legislation that would upgrade the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) to a Bureau. The upgrade would establish the issue of combating trafficking in persons and forced labor as a foreign policy priority for this...
How To Help America’s Trafficking Victims In The Long Term
By Ima Matul Published on June 23, 2014 in the Daily Beast The U.S.’s resources to help survivors of modern slavery are woefully short term. If and when a victim of modern slavery is finally free, the long and difficult struggle to lead a healthy, productive life is just...
State Department Holds Countries Accountable in 2014 TIP Report
On Friday, June 20, the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) released the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Secretary Kerry called on governments to do more to eradicate modern slavery, a $150 billion per year industry. To read...