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UN Special Rapporteur Report Promotes HTI Recommendations

by Emma Ecker | Jul 27, 2021

Last week, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons released a report including points HTI recommended in its...

CBS News Interviews HTI CEO on Key Trends in the Enforcement of U.S. Human Trafficking Laws

by Emma Ecker | Jun 11, 2021

Following the release of the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report, HTI CEO Victor Boutros spoke with CBS News anchor Anne-Marie Green about trends...

HTI Report Finds U.S. Federal Courts Handled 579 Human Trafficking Cases in 2020

by Emma Ecker | Jun 8, 2021

The 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report was released today on our website. The Report, a project of HTI, is a continuation of HTI’s efforts to...

2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report

by Kyleigh Feehs | Jun 8, 2021

The 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report is an annual publication of the Human Trafficking Institute that provides comprehensive data from every...

Celebrating the Fourth Douglass Fellows Class with a Virtual Finale

by Shannon Gage | May 7, 2021

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

by Shannon Gage | May 4, 2021

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...

ATEST Coalition Provides Funding Recommendations to Congress

by Emma Ecker | Apr 21, 2021

Last week, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) coalition pressed Congress to increase funding for critical anti-trafficking programs...

Former Douglass Fellow and Colleague Train Future Anti-Trafficking Leaders at Pepperdine Law

by Shannon Gage | Apr 6, 2021

Former Douglass Fellows at the Human Trafficking Institute go on to join an amazing network of alumni working for justice as prosecutors, legal aid...