by Elizabeth Ranade Janis | Nov 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
“Every day I think, I could’ve/should’ve done this or that, but I was so scared. You are in a mental prison, and the trafficker knows that you won’t do anything.” -Harold D’Souza, anti-trafficking advocate and labor trafficking survivor By: ELIZABETH RANADE JANIS...
by Ruth Freedom Pojman | Aug 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
The annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report issued by the U.S. Department of State underscores that no country is free of modern slavery. Even the Tier 1 countries that are making significant efforts and inroads to address TIP must continue their efforts because...
by Elizabeth Ranade Janis | Aug 14, 2018 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ELIZABETH RANADE-JANIS Last month the Ohio Legislature passed SB 4, anti-human trafficking legislation clarifying the types of crimes that can be expunged from a survivor’s record. Senate Bill 4 embodies the latest leap forward1 in Ohio’s pursuit of creating a...
by Taylor King | Jun 29, 2018 | Articles, Case Law, Legal Blog
By: TAYLOR KING On June 29, 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court reached a decision that dramatically changed the legal landscape of human trafficking law and ushered in the Trafficking Victims Protections Act (TVPA) of 2000. Today, marks 30 years since that Supreme Court...
by John Richmond | Jun 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
By: JOHN COTTON RICHMOND Far too often the best resources evade our notice. In the fall of 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice provided a window into its perspective about many cutting-edge human trafficking trends. The DOJ dedicated an entire issue of the USA...