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 …
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, …
Virginia-based nonprofit committed to eradicating human trafficking in the community and around the world holds event to raise money for the cause. Washington, DC – More than a theme, Be the Light is a call to action! Those who are willing to answer the call are essential in the fight to end the single most insidious threat lurking in communities all …
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 …
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 …
Washington, DC – Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) joined Representatives Chris Smith and Karen Bass alongside other anti-human trafficking organizations to introduce the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act of 2021. This bill will reauthorize the landmark legislation first authored by Congressman Smith. This critical bill will strengthen both the domestic and international response to the second largest criminal …
Washington, DC (August 12, 2021) – Human trafficking has become the second largest criminal enterprise in the world according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Thousands of victims are exploited every day in the U.S. and their traffickers are not stopped. Anti-Trafficking International (ATI) is committed to reducing these numbers and ensuring offenders are held accountable through its National Human …
Precision Policing Technology Leader to Provide ShotSpotter Investigate to Enhance Multi-Agency Collaboration Newark, Calif. and Washington, DC, August 5, 2021 – Human trafficking is a prevalent and growing crime in the United States, estimated to generate more than $150 billion worldwide in illicit profits that threaten communities across the United States and the globe. The National Center for Missing and …
Press Release “I was trafficked for three years starting when I was 14 years old. He trafficked me for three years, the whole time I was going to school and living at home. But no one ever helped me; no one ever asked me what was going on. If someone had cared enough to just ask me, maybe I would …
McLean, Virginia (July 29, 2019) – The Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundation will launch a new community partnership initiative known as the Just Ask Champion program on July 30, 2019. “We developed our monthly donor campaign called Just Ask Champion as a way for people to be able to engage in a more meaningful and consistent way with us,” said Jacquelin Pinilla, …
