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ATEST Appeals Congress to Sideline Politicking and Pass the TVPRA
In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) appealed to Congressional leadership on January 11th to put partisan politics aside and reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which expired on September 30, 2011.
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ATEST Seeks Guidance on Continued Presence
On August 30, 2010, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) first corresponded with Secretary Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the Department's failure to issue regulations on the expansion of authority to permit Continued Presence in the U.S. as is required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008.
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Leading U.S. Anti-Slavery Organizations Respond to 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report
Groups express concern for Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and India rankings
Washington, D.C. – The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) welcomes the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report, released yesterday by the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP). Despite advances in the report, ATEST has serious concerns about the Obama Administration’s commitment to hold Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and India accountable for their policies and actions aimed at addressing human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
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- ATEST Seeks Guidance on Continued Presence
- ATEST Appeals Congress to Sideline Politicking and Pass the TVPRA
- ATEST Encourages the Senate to Pass the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
- ATEST Responds to H.R. 2830 Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Humanity United welcomes U.S. Department of Justice official as new director of the Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST)
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