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HTI Welcomes the 2023-2024 Douglass Fellow Cohort
On August 24, 2023, HTI welcomed the incoming 2023-2024 class of Frederick Douglass Fellows with an orientation in Washington, D.C. Inspired by...
Special Counsel and Douglass Fellow’s Research Published in Criminal Law Bulletin
During the 2020-2021 Douglass Fellowship, fellow Alicen Rodolph and HTI Special Counsel Tyler Dunman co-authored an article about recommended...
Celebrating the Finale of the Fifth Douglass Fellowship Class
On April 15, 2022, we celebrated the finale of the 2021-2022 Douglass Fellowship. Team members from HTI and leaders in the anti-trafficking field...
HTI Welcomes 5th Class of Douglass Fellows from Top Law Schools
On Thursday, September 9th, our 5th class of Douglass Fellows began their orientation and met our team. This year’s fellows come from top law...
Celebrating the Fourth Douglass Fellows Class with a Virtual Finale
Last month, the 2020-21 Douglass Fellows class gathered with alumni, mentors, and HTI staff for a virtual finale event to welcome Samantha Franks,...
Civil Litigation as a Tool to Combat Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A Douglass Fellow Advocacy Event
Many are unaware that the products they use every day are produced with forced labor at some point in the supply chain, generating profit from...
Former Douglass Fellow and Colleague Train Future Anti-Trafficking Leaders at Pepperdine Law
Former Douglass Fellows at the Human Trafficking Institute go on to join an amazing network of alumni working for justice as prosecutors, legal aid...
Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-22 Douglass Fellowship Cohort
Applications for the 2021-22 Douglass Fellowship cohort are now open until 11:59pm EST Sunday, Apr. 11, 2021. Inspired by Frederick Douglass’s...
Douglass Fellows Launch Trafficking Matters Podcast
From the Human Trafficking Institute’s Douglass Fellows comes the Trafficking Matters podcast. In each episode, listeners will hear from Douglass...
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 Welcomes 4th Class of Douglass Fellows
The Human Trafficking Institute welcomed it’s fourth class of Douglass Fellows with a virtual orientation on August 20-21. Four third-year law...