by pskadmin | Apr 14, 2017 | News
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), DC’s City Council recognized the SAAM Resolution of 2017 during Tuesday’s meeting as an official start to a month full of citywide events focused on ending sexual violence. First introduced by Council member Mary Cheh...
by pskadmin | Feb 28, 2017 | News
On January 31, 2017, Howard University Law School's Human and Civil Rights Law Review, The National Bar Association, and the D.C. Human Trafficking Task Force co- sponsored a panel presentation entitled “Breaking Down the Barriers: A Practical Guide for Lawyers in...
by pskadmin | Jan 19, 2017 | News
In 2007, the United States Senate designated January 11th as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Speaking alongside multiple Congress members, survivors, and advocates, Stacie Reimer, the Executive Director of the Amara Legal Center, was invited to the U.S....
by pskadmin | Dec 19, 2016 | News
Human Trafficking is a widespread and complex problem that cannot be handled by survivor aid organizations alone. The challenge of identifying victims of human trafficking often falls upon law enforcement. Unfortunately, many law enforcement officials are not properly...
by pskadmin | Dec 16, 2016 | News
December 16, 2016 Dear Friend of Amara, Legal services change lives. I’ll never forget one of the most heart-wrenching moments of the year. I was meeting with a juvenile client in detention and conducting an interview for court. She was charged with delinquencies...
by pskadmin | Dec 13, 2016 | News
The Amara Legal Center estimates that every year roughly 500 individuals seek services due to their victimization through sex trafficking in the D.C. metro area. The FBI identified D.C. as one of 14 cities in the U.S. with the highest incidence of commercial sexual...
