“Every day I think, I could’ve/should’ve done this or that, but I was so scared. You are in a mental prison, and the trafficker knows that you won’t...
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From Enslavement to Empowerment: A Trauma-Centered Approach to Civil Litigation
By: BETSY HUTSON On May 23, 2018, a federal judge in Kansas awarded Ms. Kendra Ross nearly $8 million in a trafficking suit against a nationwide...
Tips and Insights on the 2018 TIP Report – a Practitioner’s Perspective
The annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report issued by the U.S. Department of State underscores that no country is free of modern slavery. Even...
Federal Human Trafficking Prosecutors Share Their Perspective
By: JOHN COTTON RICHMOND Far too often the best resources evade our notice. In the fall of 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice provided a window...
Celebrating Women Working for Freedom This International Women’s Day
By: MEGAN ABRAMEIT and JOHN COTTON RICHMOND Women are leading the charge against human trafficking. Today, on International Women’s Day, the Human...