The most powerful online safety tool isn’t an app. If you’ve ever been in the app store comparing monitoring tools, or spent an evening tightening every privacy setting on your child’s phone, you already know the feeling…
Human Trafficking Institute
Hidden in Plain Sight: Karla’s Story
Before Karla was known as a survivor and an expert in human trafficking, Karla’s life was filled with being mother of three, a restaurant manager, and a full-time college student. Life may have looked good…
A Year of Progress: Building Stronger Human Trafficking Responses in Texas
When HTI launched in Texas a year ago, the goals were simple: strengthen the criminal justice response to human trafficking in key, strategic communities. Twelve months later, the results speak for themselves…
International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Michelle Prince
In honor of International Women’s Day, we are proud to spotlight Michelle Prince – a former prosecutor and HTI’s Country Director in Kenya…
Coordinated Action in Uganda Leads to Accountability in Trafficking Case
At a young age, Sanyu* came into the wrong hands and was exploited for years in a case of forced begging. Her traffickers used her medical condition for financial gain by forcing her to beg for money…
Victor Boutros Named to the 2025 Dallas 500
HTI is proud to share that D Magazine has named our CEO, Victor Boutros, to the 2025 Dallas 500. This is a well-deserved honor and with it comes...
Justice in Kabale, Uganda: Social Worker Turned Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Years
In Uganda’s Kabale District, a man once trusted as a social worker and teacher built his reputation on promises of care. Instead, he used that trust...
How TIPMAP® Transforms Justice in Uganda
In Uganda, prosecutors often had little visibility into how human trafficking cases moved through the criminal justice system. Without reliable...
Denton County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and HTI Partner to Strengthen Local Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation
Denton, Texas – October 3, 2025 – As part of a larger enforcement initiative in Texas, the Denton County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has...
HTI Team Member Elected to National Anti-Trafficking Board in Uganda
We are proud to share that Julia, a valued member of our HTI Uganda team, has been elected to the incoming board of the Coalition Against...
Building Regional Momentum: HTI Participates in Human Trafficking in the Carolinas Conference
Last week, the Human Trafficking Institute had the privilege of participating in the Human Trafficking in the Carolinas Conference—an event that...
HTI CEO Victor Boutros Honored with D CEO Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Award
We’re proud to share that our CEO and co-founder, Victor Boutros, has been named the winner of the 2025 Leadership Excellence Award for Large...
