By: TAYLOR KING Ten years ago today – October 23, 2009 – Uganda authorized their Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act (PTIP). This act...
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What Went Wrong with the Prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein: A Reflection of Best Practices for Practitioners
By: ANITA ALVAREZ and JENNIFER GREENE When the United Nations passed the Palermo Protocols in 2000, combatting trafficking in persons became a...
On This Day in History: The Bill of Rights Passed in Congress
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,...
Critical Partnerships Signal Significant Progress for Supply Chain Transparency
By: MARGARET ROGGENSACK Forced labor is endemic in today’s global supply chain. The International Labor Organization estimates that as of 2016,...
Analysis – Human Trafficking at Home: Labor Trafficking of Domestic Workers
By: LILLIAN AGBEYEGBE More than two million people go to work each day to make sure the homes of others function across the United States.1 They...
On This Day in History: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Formed
By: TAYLOR KING In 1870’s America, the civil war is over. The state of Mississippi elected the first black American congressman to represent the...
Top 40 Tech Tools to Combat Child Trafficking
By: NICOLE SMITH The Center for Mind and Culture (CMAC) recently released “Counter-Trafficking Top 40: Tools Against Child Trafficking,” a white...
On This Day in History: The Pullman Strike Ended
By: TAYLOR KING Puffs of smoke billow from a factory chimney in Pullman, Illinois, in 1893, filling the skyline with the hopes of progress. This...
Fighting Human Trafficking from Multiple Angles
By: CHERISSE FRANCIS Throughout the world, the crime of trafficking in persons (TIP) is considered ‘the fastest growing type of organized crime’...
World Refugee Day 2019: Why Caring About Human Trafficking Means Caring About Migrants
By: ALYSSA CURRIER In the United States, there is a growing, bipartisan movement to combat human trafficking. As advocates work together to address...
On This Day in History: Juneteenth
“Every year, we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and...
On This Day in History: The Lincoln Memorial Was Dedicated
By: TAYLOR KING Crowds of tourists buzz with excitement. From their perch on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument’s shadowed...