by Molly Wicker | Dec 14, 2018 | Our Stories, U.S. Updates
By: MOLLY WICKER On Wednesday, November 14, John Cotton Richmond, Institute Co-Founding Director, was formally sworn-in by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo as the Ambassador for Trafficking in Persons and the Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office to...
by Jonathan Roberts | May 15, 2018 | Our Stories
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS WASHINGTON, DC – Human rights professionals convened at Georgetown University Law Center for the annual Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights. The theme of this year’s conference was “Defending Woman’s Human Rights: Achievements, Obstacles...
by Jonathan Roberts | Mar 30, 2018 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
By: JONATHAN ROBERTS There is reason for continued optimism in the fight against human trafficking in Uganda. The Honorable The Chief Justice of Uganda Bart M. Katureebe called together more than 140 high-level judicial officers, prosecutors, law enforcement, and...
by Kelli Ross | Sep 12, 2017 | In the News
The Voice of Influence podcast featured Founding Director John Richmond on its Sept. 11, 2017 episode. Are you overwhelmed by the problem of sex trafficking and forced labor in the world? Sometimes it feels like a hopeless reality. What can really be done to make a...
by Kelli Ross | Sep 11, 2017 | In the News
Founding Directors Victor Boutros and John Richmond reflect on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on the Oxford Human Rights Hub blog. July 30th marked the UN’s fourth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which seeks to increase awareness of...
