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Academy Attendees Learn About Systems-Based Victim Advocacy
For victims of human trafficking, there is no shortage of services that need to be provided to account for all aspects of recovery. In many cases,...
Institute Agreement Featured in Belize Government Daily News
The Human Trafficking Institute was featured in the Belizean Government’s Daily News, in a story about its recent partnership with the Belize Police...
Belize Enters Agreement with the Institute to Enhance the Capacity of Belize’s Specialized Human Trafficking Unit
The Belize Police Department and the Human Trafficking Institute entered into an agreement to partner in building the capacity of Belize’s...
Accelerating Progress to Combat Human Trafficking Through the First-Ever Global Academy
A specialized cohort of prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and social workers from Belize, South Africa, and Uganda convened on October 15,...
Reflecting on Uganda: Looking Away Cannot Be An Option
Uganda, to me, is a striking dichotomy: the richest land inhabited by some of the most impoverished people. My thoughts flash to one particular...
Coordinator of Human Trafficking Cases Named in Uganda’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Justice Mike Chibita, Ugandan Director of Public Prosecutions, recently named Rachel Bikhole, Principal State Attorney, the Coordinator of Human...
2017 Annual Report is Now Available
Our 2017 Annual Report is complete! Inside these pages, you’ll find an overview of the Institute’s mission and strategy for getting to the root of...
Institute Visits Guatemala to Gain Insight on Country’s Anti-Trafficking Framework
The Institute’s Special Counsel in Belize Dave Fillingame and former Douglass Fellow Cory Sagduyu recently visited Guatemala to learn about this...
Ugandan TIP Training Concludes with Call for Trauma-Informed Approach
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS There is reason for continued optimism in the fight against human trafficking in Uganda. The Honorable The Chief Justice of...
5 Key Takeaways from the Belize Judiciary Trafficking in Persons Conference
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE – Belize judges clearly and collectively made known their intent to join the fight against modern slavery last week when they...
Belize Officials to Convene for Judicial Training
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS BELIZE CITY, BELIZE--Belize judges will gather this Friday to improve their knowledge and management of Trafficking in Persons...