Rafael* was mostly excited to be on the plane headed back to the United States from the Dominican Republic. He had spent the off-season with his...
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Celebrating Women Fighting Trafficking for International Women’s Day 2022
This International Women’s Day, our team wanted to take time to celebrate a few of the women who lead the anti-human trafficking movement. Our staff...
Annick Febrey Nominated as ATEST Coalition Co-Chair
HTI’s Director of Government and Corporate Relations Annick Febrey was nominated by the members of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking...
Knowing what to look for: global vulnerabilities to human trafficking
No anti-trafficking response is complete if it does not take into account the many reasons someone may be vulnerable to human trafficking. We know...
Breaking Down Global Estimates of Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2022
There are many estimates of trafficking prevalence cited by various sources, so it can be difficult to know what trafficking looks like around the...
Breaking Down Global Estimates of Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2022
There are many estimates of trafficking prevalence cited by various sources, so it can be difficult to know what trafficking looks like around the...
Prosecutors & Investigators Throughout Uganda Implement HTI and Liberty Shared’s New Tool
This year, our Uganda team, Liberty Shared, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) created a new tool for prosecutors working...
First 2021 Human Trafficking Convictions in Belize, HTI Provides Survivor Support
Two defendants in Belize were sentenced on October 28, 2021, for charges related to child trafficking after being convicted on September 28, 2021....
#InContext: Pope Francis
“Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.”– Pope Francis Before Pope...
#InContext: Yaa Gyasi
“[W]hen you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you...
HTI Assists in Trial Resulting in Conviction of Teacher on Human Trafficking Charges
On October 8, 2021, a Ugandan school administrator was found guilty on all charges of child trafficking and given a life sentence. This is the first...
HTI and ODPP Celebrate Release of Essential Prosecution Guidelines
This week, our team in Uganda and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) celebrated the release of a set of guidelines for prosecutors trying...