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Legislation
Improving State Trafficking Laws
The Trafficking and Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”) and its subsequent reauthorizations provide the United States government with the federal framework to regulate anti-trafficking policy and trafficking victim service provisions. However, there are also state laws in place to address human trafficking. Currently all 50 states have laws criminalizing human trafficking. Yet this is a new development, because as recently as 2004, only four states had human trafficking laws. The tipping point came in 2011-2012 when 28 states passed human trafficking laws. While all states now have anti-trafficking laws, some states nominally address labor trafficking and still others prioritize sex trafficking of minors and as such need to be augmented.
Pending Human Trafficking Legislation
Within the last few weeks the United States Congress has considered a number of bills related to human trafficking. The …
Prosecuting Human Trafficking in the United States: State and Federal Jurisdictions
Since 2000, efforts to fight human trafficking have been actively pursued through legal means in the United States, especially through …
Subcontractor Scheming: Holding Agricultural Companies Liable for Human Trafficking
U.S. legislation on human trafficking is critically flawed. Throughout the field, practitioners are increasingly focusing on culling demand, frequently through …
Arizona’s Human Trafficking Problem
This week, Arizona launched End Sex Trafficking AZ, a public awareness campaign and study aimed at combating sex trafficking. The …
Protecting Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking in DC
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) clearly defines that any minor under the age of 18 years old does not …
Eight New Bills to Combat Human Trafficking
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of eight …
States with the Weakest Human Trafficking Laws
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) is arguably the most important anti-trafficking law ever passed. Updated and reauthorized …