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House of Representatives Passes Critical Bill to Advance Efforts for the Prevention and Protection of Trafficking Victims

Washington, D.C. – Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (TVPRA). H.R. 6552 will reauthorize Congressman Smith’s landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) that lapsed in September of last year, and will enhance programs, strengthen laws, and add accountability to prevention, protection, …

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Anti-Trafficking International to Host Free Labor Trafficking 101 Webinar

Washington, D.C. – Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) will host an online event, What You Need to Know About Labor Trafficking: Definition, Scope, and Eliminating Forced Labor from Supply Chains, on Thursday, March 31, 7:30 PM EDT. Mary Graw Leary, a law professor and expert on human trafficking, will define what constitutes labor trafficking and what it looks like regionally in the U.S, as …

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Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) to Host Free Webinar with Global Expert About Targeting Buyers of Sex

Washington, D.C.—ATI will host an online event, What About the Buyers? Fighting Human Trafficking by Fighting Demand, for the public and professionals on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST. Valiant (Val) Richey, a global expert on human trafficking, will address why we should focus on demand to stop sex trafficking, how to understand buyers, what states need to do to address demand, …

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Human Trafficking Prevention Seminar Comes To Purcellville

PURCELLVILLE, VA — Human trafficking is an issue in communities throughout the country. To prevent trafficking within the community, the Purcellville Police Department will host a trafficking prevention seminar next week, along with experts from Anti-Trafficking International.

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Free Webinar: Protecting Our Children from Human Trafficking, With Fairfax County’s Dr. Stephanie Streat

Washington, DC – Across the United States and around the world, children from all communities are being exploited before and after school, regardless of socio-economic class, race, gender, and religion. The average age they are exploited is only 12–15 years old. Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) aims to change these statistics by hosting an online event open to the public called Back …

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Anti-Trafficking International’s Chief Executive Officer Addresses Human Trafficking at Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum in Budapest, Hungary

Washington, DC – Human trafficking, as a $150 billion industry, is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world, according to the US Department of Justice. This criminal activity provides prime profit for terrorist organizations, who cheaply acquire and hold victims hostage, and repeatedly traffic them in exchange for weapons or money to finance their acts of terrorism. On September …

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“Human Trafficking and Illicit Financing” – ATI’s CEO Remarks at the September 6 Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

As chair of the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum’s (PI-SF) Human Trafficking Task Force, Anti-Trafficking International’s (ATI) Chief Executive Officer, Anne Basham, addressed the PI-SF at their conference held in Budapest, Hungary. View her remarks below and our related press release for more information. Human Trafficking and Illicit Financing Congressman Pittenger, Members of Parliament, and Ambassadors: thank you so much for inviting …