by pskadmin | Apr 24, 2024 | News
BY CAROLINE ACKERMAN, ESQ., ERICA MCKNIGHT, ESQ., AND SARAH ZALONIS The article was featured in the Maryland Bar Journal – Spring 2024 edition. Click here to read the original articles DO SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS have legal needs? Short answer: Yes. Long...
by pskadmin | Dec 1, 2023 | News
By Nicole Clay News headlines, articles, cases, broadcasted evidence- the loudest part, but still only one part of what a survivor may go through. Any survivor, but especially a survivor of a sex crime such as sexual assault or sex trafficking, knows that the news...
by pskadmin | Aug 21, 2023 | News
By Danielle Baron Homelessness is a cause and a consequence of human trafficking. Although anyone can be trafficked, traffickers disproportionately target at-risk populations, including individuals disconnected from stable support networks, such as homeless youth. As...
by pskadmin | Jul 31, 2023 | News
By Danielle Baron Because human trafficking happens covertly and the amount of public information on the prevalence of human trafficking is limited, it is important to understand the data and trends we do have available. This includes analysis of the annual Federal...
by pskadmin | Jun 23, 2023 | News
On Juneteenth, we join the nation in commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and celebrating the resilience and strength of our community. At Amara Legal Center, we are committed to supporting survivors of sex trafficking and those impacted by the...
by pskadmin | Jun 21, 2023 | News
By Danielle Baron Vulnerabilities to all forms of human trafficking can be a consequence of gender-based violence (“GBV”), and common forms of GBV, such as sexual violence and intimate partner violence, are often used as a means of coercion in sex trafficking [1]. As...
