Introduction “They took my passport and clothes…Then they drugged me. When I was awake, I found myself alone. I was …

In 2000, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), the first legislation of its kind. Originally passed with the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, alongside other miscellaneous provisions casting protections on women who are susceptible to abuse and men, women, and children who are trafficking victims, the TVPA has been reauthorized five times. This is a summary of all the reauthorizations.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was initially passed in 2000 and is the U.S. legal framework for combating human trafficking both domestically and internationally. Since then, it has been reauthorized five times. This document consolidates the changes of the various reauthorizations to the TVPA.

Over the past several decades, travel and tourism have become both more accessible and cheaper for people. Until the Covid-19 …

People with a criminal record face substantial barriers to fair employment both while in prison and after release. Given that …

Public universities are much more likely to buy goods made by incarcerated people because they can (and are sometimes required …

It is general knowledge within the anti-trafficking community that children facing abuse, neglect and parental substance abuse are at the …

Within the debate of penal labor, one commonly ignored aspect is the use of labor in contract facilities, also known …

This book uses fictional case vignettes  based on true stories and on real dilemmas faced in the field. They highlight …

A glossary of terms related to human trafficking and modern-day slavery and their definitions. Compiled by Human Trafficking Search.   …