Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Modern slavery and human trafficking are global problems that affect millions of people around the world, and they are serious violations of fundamental human rights. It is important to understand the root causes of these crimes and to work together to end them.

Definition of human trafficking from the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)

The AMP Model Requirements

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act has three requirements for any act to be considered human trafficking: an ACTION, a MEANS, and a PURPOSE.

  • ACTION. The act: Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons.
  • MEANS. The means: Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim. (Not necessary in the case of minors in America.)
  • PURPOSE. The purpose: For the purpose of commercial exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.

Read more about the TVPA here.

How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum
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How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum

ByEyes on Trafficking News

On May 20, a U.S. judge blocked the termination of Title 42, a measure that authorizes the expulsion of non-U.S. citizens without screenings or asylum protection. Amnesty International has called this decision “an affront to the human rights of people in search of safety throughout the Americas region” in a recent article. Substantial research by…

How the RNA process created yet another “hostile environment”
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How the RNA process created yet another “hostile environment”

ByEyes on Trafficking News

25 April 2022 Kimberley – policy and monitoring assistant at Anti-Slavery International and co-author of our most recent report “One day at a time” – talks about the hostile environment created for survivors of modern slavery. Today, the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group and Anti-Slavery International launch the first report looking at the experience of the Recovery…

Okay Google, what’s the RNA (Recovery Needs Assessment)?
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Okay Google, what’s the RNA (Recovery Needs Assessment)?

ByEyes on Trafficking News

26 April 2022 Today, the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, hosted by Anti-Slavery International, launches “One day at a time”, a report looking at the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA). Co-author of the report, Olly, sheds light on the report and on the RNA process itself. Image via unsplash. As someone who has lived experience of the Recovery…

Season 1 Finale: Introducing the 2021-22 Douglass Fellows
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Season 1 Finale: Introducing the 2021-22 Douglass Fellows

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Listen to the podcast here. In the season one finale, Sam and Alicen provide new resources and introduce the newest class of Douglass fellows. If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888…