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...
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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...
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...
U.S. State Department Fails to Hold Countries Accountable for Human Trafficking
For release: July 27, 2015 Contact: Tania Stewart tstewart@mrss.com, 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...