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Last October, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The plan was motivated, in part, by a greater understanding of the pervasiveness of the crime. This increasing awareness has also motivated MIT Lincoln Laboratory to harness its technological expertise toward combating human trafficking. Last October, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The plan was motivated, in part, by a greater understanding of the pervasi...

Credits: Photo: Nicole Fandel Next image Last October, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The plan was motivated, in part, by a greater understanding of the pervasiveness of the crime. In 2019, 11,500 situations of human trafficking in the United States were identified through the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and the federal government estimates there are nearly 25 million victims globally. This increasing awar...

Thursday, 11 March, 2021 - 11:30 United Nation headquarters in New York (UN) Washington - Ali Barada The Saudi permanent mission to the United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday. Recent reforms to empower women that have swept through Saudi Arabia were highlighted in a virtual meeting with high-ranking UN officials. Special emphasis was placed on enhancing women’s involvement in making decisions regarding c...

Chad F. Wolf: Fighting human trafficking: A cause that should transcend politics Summary: In developing regions like Latin America, the pandemic-induced economic downturn has left millions impoverished, creating vulnerable new populations for human traffickers. Regional governments cannot confront this challenge alone; U.S. leadership and support is sorely needed. The new DHS team should think twice before scrapping this important work simply because it was started under President ...

Gavel Talks Gavel Talks is an audio and video library, exploring best practices and judicial advice on topics of professional development for judges, lawyers and law students. Share: The Intersection of Faith and Justice Judge Mathews joins host Judge Richard Ginkowski to discuss how his faith makes him a better judge and the importance of community involvement and mentoring. Access -

NOTE: January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month LISTEN: Dr. Stacie Petter discusses her research on the WACO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2021) – In the fight against human trafficking, law enforcement officers are forced to navigate many technological challenges to break up illicit networks and rescue individuals caught up in human trade. A Baylor University professor and a former student, now a faculty member at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), are working to ...

Good morning, everyone.  My name is Carter Burwell, and I serve as Counselor to the Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States Department of the Treasury. I am sorry to be giving these remarks remotely, and that we all could not be together in person. But in this unusual time of virtual events and social distancing, it is nice to see so many people gathered together who are interested in the Treasury Department’s work. I want to thank The Washington Institute, an...

President Trump may not be serving a second term in 2021, but let us not forget that during this election, he won sven million more votes than any sitting president in U.S. history. There’s a reason for that: In 2020 the president led us boldly through the toughest crisis of this century. And in our eagerness to put 2020 behind us, we can’t forget the many achievements he accomplished during his service. Religious freedom Make no mistake about it: Religious freedom was under attack over th...