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New Embedded Prosecution Expert Arrives in Uganda
This month, we welcomed a new embedded expert to our team in Uganda. Gabrielle Massey joined HTI as Special Counsel to the Director of Public...
What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
There are an estimated 24.9 million people in human trafficking today. While trafficking can and does happen everywhere, studies show that the...
2021 Annual Report Shows Unprecedented Progress
Our 2021 Annual Report is now available! 2021 was a year of continued exponential growth in our impact despite challenges presented by the COVID-19...
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....
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...
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...
Uganda Police Force Celebrates HTI’s Gift of 2 Vehicles
On Tuesday, August 24th, our team in Uganda participated in a ceremony to hand over two new vehicles to the Uganda Police Force Criminal...
2021 Department of State TIP Report Features HTI Efforts in Uganda
The U.S. Department of State released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) yesterday. This year, the report featured the...
HTI’s 2020 Annual Report Details Great Progress Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The Human Trafficking Institute’s 2020 Annual Report details progress made towards implementing the HTI model in Partner Countries Belize and Uganda...