We found 527 results for “Human Trafficking”.
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Myth: Human Trafficking Includes Only Sex Trafficking
May 31, 2016
By Meghan Hampsey The crime of human trafficking encompasses much more than sex slavery. While efforts to end commercial sex trafficking tend to receive the…
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How One Survivor’s Story Helps Us Understand Modern Slavery
May 26, 2016
Political turbulence caused Shandra to lose her job at an international bank in Indonesia. She replied to an advertisement and worked with a recruiting company…
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Four Questions the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Should Ask About the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report
May 25, 2016
By Annick Febrey This is a cross post from The Huffington Post Today, in advance of this year’s release of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP)…
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NDAA Provision Would Provide Resources to Combat Human Trafficking Globally
May 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today applauded the inclusion of Section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 (S.2943), which would authorize…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016
Top News Guantanamo On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform National Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing examining the remaining detainees at the U.S. detention…
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Companies Should Use New Technologies to Monitor Supply Chains for Slavery
May 20, 2016
Two innovative solutions to worldwide labor trafficking launched this week, providing companies with tools to make responsible sourcing decisions and lessen the risk of slave…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016
TOP NEWS Guantanamo This week as the military commission proceedings in the case against Abdul Hadi al Iraqi continue at the U.S. detention center at…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Last week, the State Department released its official resettlement numbers for April, indicating that it resettled 451 Syrian refugees last…
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New Report Highlights Need for National Human Trafficking Case Reporting System
May 5, 2016
A new report by Sarah Godoy of the Luskin Center for Innovation reveals that there is a great need for additional resources and research efforts…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016
Top News Guantanamo As the administration works toward its goal of closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it has scheduled two more Periodic…
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Understanding Modern Slavery
May 1, 2016
WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? Modern Slavery is a human rights crisis. More than 20 million people around the world are entrapped in some form of…
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Arrest and Prosecution
May 1, 2016
How do authorities combat human trafficking? The most effective way to investigate human trafficking cases is through collaboration between relevant executive branch agencies, federal, state,…