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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...
HTI’s Human Trafficking Training in Lubbock County Featured in Local News
HTI’s human trafficking training in Lubbock County equips law enforcement to better identify cases and support survivors.
HTI Selected for Funding and Partnership with Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
We’re honored to share that the Human Trafficking Institute has been selected for funding and strategic support from Draper Richards Kaplan...
Launching HTI Kenya — Turning the Tide Against Human Trafficking
We are excited to share a pivotal moment in our fight against human trafficking: HTI is launching in Kenya. In 2023, the U.S. government put...
HTI Congratulates the Southern District of Florida on Effective Human Trafficking Prosecution
WASHINGTON, DC – On May 18, 2023, the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) recognized the United States Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, and the...
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...
