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After that, rape became a regular part of her life. But landlords and employers don’t see the years Holmes spent as a human trafficking victim. They just see the litany of charges — including identity theft and drug possession — that came about as a …
NORFOLK, Va. — Olivia, a human trafficking survivor now living in Hampton Roads, said she was trafficked at 18-years-old. “I first started getting trafficked when I was living on a park bench, said Olivia. “I was 18 years old. I probably could have went home, my mom probably would have took me back, but I…
Editor’s note: there are many articles on vacatur on the Knowledge Vault here. I haven’t encountered anyone that has gone through this in my personal experience, so I did some research to learn about the term “vacatur.” Here’s what I learned so far… Vacatur refers to a legal remedy that allows survivors of human trafficking…
After becoming an accomplice to the very man she says forced her into a life of trafficking, she was hit with several charges WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Sex and labor trafficking are multimillion-dollar illegal industries. It leaves a scar on those who escape and sometimes a criminal record. With a recent law, people with convictions related…
Neuroscience has confirmed what most of us already know — humans are terrible at understanding big numbers. This limitation likely contributed to challenges in how the American public perceived and grappled with COVID. Two neuroscientists explained it this way, “Numbers are a useful, clear and efficient way to summarize [harms], but … the brain simply…
The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery (NAHT) thanks all of our 1500 blog post/ newsletter subscribers for your support of our goal to end human trafficking/modern slavery in all its forms in Iowa. We wish you a joy-filled, healthy, and blessed holiday season and a happy and healthy new year, 2023. Governor’s Proclamation…
In our adversarial legal system, prosecutors and public defenders don’t often see eye to eye. But as the Manhattan district attorney and veteran attorneys for the Legal Aid Society, we agree on this: Survivors of human trafficking should not be criminalized. A 2021 state law gives judges wide discretion to free trafficking survivors from the…
Terry FitzPatrick September 14, 2022 The undersigned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and anti-trafficking leaders who work to end human trafficking, write in support of H.R. 8672, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022 (TSRA) introduced by Representatives Owens (R-UT) and Lieu (D-CA) in the House of Representatives. A companion bill is pending introduction in the Senate….
This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice has written, and marshalled support for, a letter in support of a Bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives,…
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed seven bills to combat human trafficking in Virginia on Wednesday. Youngkin signed seven legislative bills with a goal of putting an end to human trafficking and provide support for survivors on Wednesday, June 8. After the signing, Secretary Kay Coles James officiated the swearing-in of the Commission…
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