Trafficking in Persons Report: Our Government’s Major Failure

Melissa     Ethical Fashion, Everyday Abolitionist, Trafficking News & Information     0

We’ve written about a number of encouraging and challenging parts of the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report about human trafficking around the world (see here, here, here, and here), but the most discouraging thing I’ve read in or about the report is this: The failure of the White House to enforce threatened sanctions against countries that the State Department has accused of doing little to control human trafficking is “appalling,” with the Obama administration much like the George W. Bush administration before it — using “every loophole possible” to issue waivers to avoid punishing the offending nations by cuttingRead more

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Trafficking in Persons Report: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution

Melissa     Trafficking News & Information     0

Here’s one last look at the Trafficking in Persons Report from the Department of State. We’ve looked at what others are saying about the Trafficking in Persons Report, met the victims and heroes the report highlights, and taken an in-depth look at the US. Here some of the data from the report—and what the data does and doesn’t mean. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003 added to the original law a new requirement that foreign governments provide the Department of State with data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences in order to be considered in fullRead more

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Trafficking in Persons Report: An Honest Look at the USA

Melissa     Trafficking News & Information     0

We’ve looked at what others are saying about the Trafficking in Persons Report and we’ve seen the victims and heroes the report highlights. The report also takes a close look at each country around the world, discussing the problem and the measures being taken to stop it. You can read all the country narratives here. Below is what the report says about the US. It’s challenging to read about just how big the problem is and how many forms it takes so close to home. It’s a bit long and technical, but it’s worth the read (plus it’s comforting toRead more

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Trafficking in Persons Report: Victims and Heroes

Melissa     Trafficking News & Information     0

Over the next few weeks we’ll look more closely at several parts of the Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report. We’ve already looked at what others are saying about it. Today we’re going to look at two of the most powerful parts: victims and heroes. First here are the stories of several victims. Their stories show the depravity and complexity of the problem. Human trafficking takes many forms—that’s part of the reason it’s so rampant and so difficult to stop. PAKISTAN – UK Saeeda, a deaf Pakistani woman, was ten years old when she left Pakistan for Manchester, EnglandRead more

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The 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report

Melissa     Everyday Abolitionist, Trafficking News & Information     0

The US Department of State has issued the 2011 Trafficking in Person’s Report. We talked about the report some last year. Here’s the report’s purpose, in a nutshell. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this key human rights and law enforcement issue. It represents an updated, global look at the nature and scope of trafficking in persons and the broad range of governmentRead more