WASHINGTON, DC – On May 18, 2023, the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) recognized the United States Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, and the...
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Special Counsel featured in PBS NewsHour segment
Our Special Counsel in Uganda Tyler Dunman was featured in a segment on PBS NewsHour that aired on September 28, 2021. The segment focused on the...
HTI Director of Legal Engagement Provides Insights on Human Trafficking in Supply Chains for Security Magazine
Security magazine recently interviewed Director of Legal Engagement Lindsey Roberson about mitigating risks of human trafficking in supply chains....
CBS News Interviews HTI CEO on Key Trends in the Enforcement of U.S. Human Trafficking Laws
Following the release of the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report, HTI CEO Victor Boutros spoke with CBS News anchor Anne-Marie Green about trends...
Director of Victim Services Cited on Labor Trafficking in DAME Magazine
In DAME Magazine's recent article, How the Pandemic has Affected Survivors of Human Trafficking, the Institute’s Director of Victim Services, Marie...
Director of Victim Services and Former Director of Law Enforcement Operations Cited in PERF Report
In August 2019, the Institute’s Director of Victim Services Marie Martinez Israelite and (now former) Director of Law Enforcement Operations Dave...
Douglass Fellow Highlighted by USC Gould School of Law
The USC Gould School of Law News featured Mirelle Raza, USC Gould Class of 2021 and the law school’s first Douglass Fellow, in an online article...
Institute Highlighted in Dallas Morning News Op-Ed
Thomas S. Hibbs, president of The University of Dallas, wrote an Op-Ed for the Dallas Morning News, titled "Winning the human trafficking fight." In...
Director of Victim Services Debunks Trafficking Myths in Darling Article
In a December 17 Darling article, Fight the Fallacies: An Anti-Human Trafficking Expert’s Take on QAnon, Marie Martinez Israelite, Director of...
Northwestern College Nominates Currier Wheeler for CCCU Young Alumni Award
Alyssa Currier Wheeler, the Institute’s Associate Legal Counsel, has been named Northwestern College’s nominee for the 2021 Council for Christian...
Ugandan Media Outlet Highlights Work of Institute in Child Trafficking Cases
New Vision highlighted Special Counsel to Uganda Tyler Dunman in its September 17, 2020, article, "A push for safe spaces in courts for victims of...
Institute Awarded 2020 CARSI ESF Grant for Belize
The U.S. Embassy in Belize announced the Institute as one of four recipients of the 2020 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic...