We found 527 results for “Human Trafficking”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 9, 2014
June 9, 2014
Top News CHIDREN AT THE BORDER Over the… Read More
Letter
Letter to Senate on U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council
June 3, 2014
To the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders: We are a diverse coalition of leading NGOs and experts supporting U.S.-UN engagement to advance human rights. We…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 2, 2014
June 2, 2014
Top News OBAMA TRAVELS TO EUROPE President Obama,… Read More
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General Krulak: Slavery is Alive and Well in The United States
May 30, 2014
By Mary Elizabeth Margolis In a piece for the Huffington Post this week, General Charles C. Krulak, President of Birmingham-Southern College, calls on educators to raise awareness of…
Video
What Can the U.S. Gov. and American Companies Do to End Human Trafficking?
May 30, 2014
Teaser video for the panel addressing human trafficking at the 2013 Human Rights First Summit. Read More
Opinion
Human Trafficking: the Contemporary Form of Slavery
May 27, 2014
By Gen. Charles C. Krulak Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States of America. As such, 2015…
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Alarming Report Shows Three-fold Increase in the Profitability of Forced Labor
May 21, 2014
By Jill Savitt A report released this week from the International Labor Organization (ILO) provides new estimates of the profitability of human slavery, putting the total business…
Press
Human Rights First Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Combat Human Trafficking
May 20, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First praised this week’s bipartisan effort in the House of Representatives to pass a series of bills intended to address human…
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House of Representatives Considers Bills to Combat Human Trafficking
May 20, 2014
This week the House will vote on a series of bills intended to address human trafficking and to condemn Boko Haram’s abduction of students in…
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Dutch Report: Traffickers Still Have Impunity
May 19, 2014
By Jill Savitt Last week, a new report was released in the Netherlands that criticizes law enforcement officials for not following through on investigations into human trafficking…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014
Top News POST-WAR NATIONAL SECURITY On Wednesday morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on “Authorization for Use of Military Force After Iraq…
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New York State Bill Creates Stiffer Penalties for Traffickers
May 16, 2014
By Jill Savitt On Tuesday, victims of sex trafficking gathered in Albany to urge New York State lawmakers to pass a new bill that would create…