by Kelli Ross | Jan 9, 2018 | In the News
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) podcast 35 West, hosted by Richard Miles, featured Founding Director Victor Boutros on its Nov. 16, 2017 episode, “Traffic Jam: Belize Struggles to Combat the Sex Trade.” Last year, Belize landed on...
by Jonathan Roberts | Dec 7, 2017 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS BELIZE CITY, BELIZE–Belize judges will gather this Friday to improve their knowledge and management of Trafficking in Persons cases. Every magistrate judge and Supreme Court Justice in the country is invited to attend. At the request of the...
by Jonathan Roberts | Nov 16, 2017 | Our Stories
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS This month, New York attorney Dave Fillingame began his year-long position with the Institute as Special Counsel on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases in Belize. This marks the Institute’s first legal professional to be based in Belize. In...
by Jonathan Roberts | Aug 21, 2017 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
The Human Trafficking Institute welcomed a delegation from Belize to Washington, D.C. on August 16-17, for an anti-trafficking roundtable. The two-day event focused on approaches to combat human trafficking in Belize and provided the opportunity to exchange best...
by Kelli Ross | Feb 3, 2017 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
Founding Director John Richmond recently returned from a visit to Belize where he met with government officials, prosecutors, and nonprofit organizations working to fight trafficking in this country.