by pskadmin | Sep 30, 2015 | News
On the 11th of September the House Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014 (H.R. 5411). This groundbreaking bill would provide for the development of best practices for health care workers and a pilot...
by pskadmin | Sep 24, 2015 | News
A study published this past July examines the connections between incarcerated girls and their histories of abuse. “The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story,” co-authored by members of the Human Rights Project for Girls, the Georgetown Law Center on...
by pskadmin | Aug 25, 2015 | News
On Wednesday August 6, the Amara Legal Center hosted a film screening specifically for young people interning in DC for the summer. Though these interns, like myself, have reaped the benefits of living in this city for the summer by visiting the myriad sites important...
by pskadmin | Aug 5, 2015 | News
The misidentification of victims of human trafficking is one of the primary obstacles facing anti-trafficking advocates today. According to Shared Hope, an anti-trafficking policy organization, “this misidentification occurs at all levels of first responses: from law...
by pskadmin | Aug 5, 2015 | News
In recent years, many governments and nonprofit institutions have recognized the importance of combating human trafficking. However, approximately 20.9 million individuals continue to suffer as victims of this crime. One noteworthy organization, Nexus, offers a new...
by pskadmin | Jul 30, 2015 | News
On July 16, 2014, Amara had the pleasure of attending a panel entitled “Human Trafficking 2014: The Gap between Policy and Practice” at George Mason University’s Arlington campus. Given that Amara seeks to work with our organizational counterparts to bolster awareness...
