Legislation Update

Anti-Trafficking Legislation In NJ

On Monday May 6, Governor Christie signed the legislation (A3352), known as the Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection and Treatment Act into law.  The NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking made up of more than 40 diverse organizations advocated strongly for this measure. In addition, the...

Policy and legislative recommendations with regard to victims of trafficking

Trafficking in human beings is a massive phenomenon of modern-day slavery, which sees millions of individuals deprived of their liberty and freedom of choice, exploited with coercive andabusive means for a variety of purposes ranging from sexual and labour exploitation, to...

THE STATE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CALIFORNIA 2012

  As part of the state’s first anti-trafficking law (AB 22, Lieber), the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery Task Force reviewed California’s response to human trafficking and offered findings and recommendations in a 2007 report to the Governor, Attorney General, and...

California Senate Bill 657

Sep 22 2011   This bill would enact the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, and would, beginning January 1, 2012, require retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct...

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010.

06.01.2011 14:44 On December 9, 2010 the United States Senate unanimously approved the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010. This   piece of legislation was sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Senator John Cornyn (TX). The bill now moves to...

Show your support for H.R. 5575: The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010

26.12.2010 16:37 S 2925 and H.R. 5575  bill authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs to award six one-year block grants, renewable up to three years, of $2,500,000 each to  eligible entities in different regions of the United States to combat...

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Legislation

26.12.2010 16:34 Justice for All Re-authorization Act introduced in Senate: On September 27, 2010, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Al Franken (D-MN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Justice for All Re-authorization Act of 2010. S. 3842 makes modest changes to the Crime Victims Rights ...

H. R. 5575: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victim Support Act of 2010

  Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Co-Sponsor! Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Attorney General should implement changes to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to identify endangered...

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Guatemala's Law Against Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking

  Oct 07 2011   Guatemala's Law Against Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking   Download right click "save as"

Vienna Forum From Protection to Prosecution

Sep 07 2010 This is a background paper for the workshop that approached the issue of protection for the victims of human trafficking during the Vienna Forum. Protection and support measures for trafficked victims are not only necessary to respond to the violations of the victims rights, but...