by Emma Ecker | May 13, 2022 | Douglass Fellows, Our Stories, U.S. Updates
During the 2020-2021 Douglass Fellowship, fellow Alicen Rodolph and HTI Special Counsel Tyler Dunman co-authored an article about recommended practices for prosecuting human trafficking cases when a survivor does not wish to participate. The article was recently...
by Sydney Reed | Dec 30, 2021 | Case Law, Legal Blog
Introduction Survivors of human trafficking face many barriers to rebuilding their lives and avoiding revictimization. One such barrier is the ability to move forward financially. Human Trafficking — “the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel someone to...
by Anita Alvarez | Sep 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Articles, Legal Blog
By: ANITA ALVAREZ and JENNIFER GREENE When the United Nations passed the Palermo Protocols in 2000, combatting trafficking in persons became a priority for nations around the world. As a response to the global movement, the United States passed its own legislation,...
by Cherisse Francis | Jun 26, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: CHERISSE FRANCIS Throughout the world, the crime of trafficking in persons (TIP) is considered ‘the fastest growing type of organized crime’ and ‘the third-largest criminal activity in the world’.1 Until recent years, the threat of this multibillion-dollar...
