by pskadmin | Jul 9, 2018 | News
On June 18, 2018, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hosted the National Survivor Network (“NSN”) at the U.S. Capitol, a trafficking survivor leadership program of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (“CAST”), to discuss the ongoing push towards...
by pskadmin | Jul 2, 2018 | News
On June 21, 2018, the DC Council Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing to discuss the Intrafamily Offenses and Anti-Stalking Orders Amendment Act of 2018. This legislation among other things, makes civil protection orders available to sex...
by pskadmin | Jun 25, 2018 | News
In a shocking policy change, the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) recently dealt a significant blow to legal services for survivors of human trafficking. The change, prompted by the Trump administration, denies survivors access to critical...
by pskadmin | Jun 19, 2018 | News
June 18, 2018. The Board of Directors of the Amara Legal Center is pleased to announce that they have named Llamilet Gutierrez as their next Executive Director. The Amara Legal Center is a legal services organization based in Washington, DC. The core mission of the...
by pskadmin | May 27, 2018 | News
The Office for Victims of Crime (“OVC”), located within the U.S. Department of Justice, provides funding to organizations that support survivors of human trafficking. The Amara Legal Center receives this vital funding to provide legal services for divorce, child...
by pskadmin | May 24, 2018 | News
BackgroundOn April 11, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the bill generally known as SESTA/FOSTA into law. The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 or “SESTA” was introduced in the Senate. The bill intended to clarify that Section 230 of the Communications...
