We found 519 results for “Human Trafficking”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Top News Guantanamo Today two detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to Senegal. The transfers come as the Pentagon continues to advocate for the administration’s plan to close…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016
Top News Global Refugee Crisis In a move that would severely hinder the ability of the United States to provide protection for those fleeing violence in…
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Human Trafficking, Corporate Liability, and the Courts
March 24, 2016
Several significant lawsuits addressing labor trafficking in supply chains have resolved in the past two months, creating important precedents in state anti-trafficking and consumer protection…
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Business, Government, and Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Funding for DOJ Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit
March 23, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First Bankrupt Slavery campaign ambassadors called for Congress to increase resources appropriated to the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU). The call came in a letter to leadership…
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Myth: Human Trafficking Only Happens Abroad
March 23, 2016
By Meghan Hampsey Human trafficking occurs in cities all across the United States. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), developed economies including North America,…
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Letter to Appropriations Subcommittee Requesting Increased Funding for Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit
March 23, 2016
March 18, 2016 The Honorable Richard C. Shelby Chairman Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Top News Torture Last week National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the president will begin the declassification of records from Argentina’s “Dirty War” as…
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Human Rights First will Highlight Human Trafficking at SXSW 2016
March 8, 2016
By Mary Elizabeth Margolis We’re headed to Austin for SXSW Interactive 2016! We hope you’ll join us on Sunday, March 13 at 5:00 p.m. for a…
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Combatting Human Trafficking by Increasing the Risks for Perpetrators
March 7, 2016
By Meghan Hampsey On February 18th, The Heritage Foundation released an issue brief analyzing the correlation between economic freedom and human trafficking, utilizing the State Department Trafficking in…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016
Top News Baby Barristers Last week, The Washington Post reported that Judge John H. Weil, a senior-immigration judge responsible for training other judges, claimed in a deposition…
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BANKRUPT SLAVERY: DISMANTLING THE BUSINESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
March 1, 2016
We are holding the U.S. government and businesses accountable to end the business of modern day slavery 150 years after the United States ratified the…
Bankrupt Slavery Campaign Ambassadors
March 1, 2016
Leaders in the Fight Against Human Trafficking Some of the nation’s most prominent business, government, military, law enforcement, and civil rights leaders have partnered with…