Anti-Trafficking

There are many organizations and efforts working to end human trafficking (anti-trafficking). Some of these efforts include:

  • Increasing awareness and education about human trafficking, so that people can recognize the signs and take action to prevent it.
  • Enacting and enforcing strong laws against human trafficking, to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes and to provide protections for victims.
  • Providing support and services for victims of human trafficking, including medical care, counseling, legal assistance, and safe housing.
  • Working with law enforcement agencies and governments to investigate and prosecute traffickers and to rescue and protect victims.
  • Partnering with businesses and organizations to create ethical supply chains and to prevent trafficking in their operations.
  • Engaging with communities and grassroots organizations to address the root causes of trafficking and to empower people to take action to prevent it.

Overall, the efforts to end human trafficking involve a combination of legal, social, and economic approaches, and require the participation and cooperation of governments, civil society, and the private sector.

Manchester Iowa Man Sentenced to 45 Years
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Manchester Iowa Man Sentenced to 45 Years

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Iowa Trafficker Sentenced to 45 Years Iowa Human Trafficking Summit: May 10th-11th Urgent Need to Pass Safe Harbor Bill 500 Organizations Join IBAT Ukrainian Refugees at Risk of being Trafficked Grassley Co-Sponsors legislation to Support Human…

ATEST Advocates for $1.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Combat Human Trafficking and its Root Causes
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ATEST Advocates for $1.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Combat Human Trafficking and its Root Causes

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is asking Congress for substantial increases in federal appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 to combat human trafficking inside the U.S. and around the world.

Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition March 2022 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition March 2022 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones March 2022 meeting! Our March 5 Stones meeting featured Matt Osborne from New Friends New Life as he discussed the manKINDness Project, a curriculum outreaching to boys.   Here is the link to the recorded meeting: https://cutt.ly/5StonesMarch2022 Here is Matt’s presentation deck: https://cutt.ly/5StonesMar2022PresentationDeck Here is…

Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens
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Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Recently, there was a request for information made by the US State Department’s Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) asked for input from key stakeholders and community members on how it can advance racial justice and equity in work combatting human trafficking. We’re glad this request was made, and…

UNODC Expertise Supports Senegal to Prevent and Investigate Human Trafficking Cases
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UNODC Expertise Supports Senegal to Prevent and Investigate Human Trafficking Cases

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Dakar (Senegal), 31 March 2022 – The picturesque island of Gorée off the west coast of Africa is a popular tourist destination.  It is also a stark reminder of the continent’s tragic past during the Atlantic slave trade. Behind the elegant houses of former slave traders stands the ‘House of Slaves’, where men, women and…

Special Edition: 2022 Iowa Anti-Trafficking Heroes
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Special Edition: 2022 Iowa Anti-Trafficking Heroes

ByEyes on Trafficking News

2022 Iowa Outstanding Service Awards The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery recently presented five 2022 Outstanding Iowa Anti-Trafficking Service Awards. The presentations took place at the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa. I was honored to stand at the podium to read the tribute to each outstanding honoree….

Targeted by Traffickers – Ukrainian Refugees at High Risk of Exploitation
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Targeted by Traffickers – Ukrainian Refugees at High Risk of Exploitation

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria), 24 March 2022 — One month into the war in Ukraine, millions of people, mainly women and children, continue to flee their homes. As long as the conflict continues, the risk of them being targeted by criminal networks grows. The United Nations Office on Drugs on Crime (UNODC), the leading entity within the…