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by Camelia Tepelus, PhD, State Policy and Program Development Director, April 17, 2013
ECPAT USA welcomes new legislation S.4489 sponsored by Senator Nozzolio and introduced at the request of NY State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, proposing raising the age of criminal responsibility in NY from 16 to 18.
Currently, NY is one of only two remaining states having the age of criminal responsibility set at 16 years, which makes it possible for children and teens exploited in trafficking and...
Rich Bockmann, reporter for Times Ledger attended at St. John’s University. The expert panel included ECPAT-USA’s Private Sector Project Coordinator, Michelle Guelbart. During the event, participants broke out into round table discussions and returned to the group with recommendations for action. One round table, moderated by Ms. Guelbart was dedicated to engaging the travel industry. The group returned to recommend that more airlines get involved with the Tourism Child-Protection...
The St. Louis Division is pleased to honor Kimberly Ritter, an advocate for victims of sex trafficking, as a recipient of the 2012 Director’s Community Leadership Award.
Ms. Ritter became aware of child sex trafficking while working as a senior account manager for Nix Conference and Meeting Management, based in St. Louis. In 2008, Ms. Ritter was planning a conference for the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of Joseph when the group said it would only book a hotel with an anti-human trafficking...
Editor’s Note: Slavery survivor Timea Nagy now helps others escape enslavement on the streets of Canada. She is a recipient of a Free the Slaves Freedom Award for her heroic resilience and ongoing commitment to others. Her group, Walk with Me, has recently released a powerful music video, which we thought you should see. We asked Timea to say in her own words how the video came to be.
As the winter months say farewell, warm weather seems to be right on the horizon. Unfortunately, the...
Aini* grew up in a poor family in the Philippines. Putting food on the table was an ongoing struggle, and from a young age Aini felt the pressure to help support her family. Knowing her family’s troubles, a family friend offered to help Aini find work abroad. He knew someone who would hire her as a housekeeper in the Netherlands, an opportunity that Aini believed could remove her family from poverty forever.
Aini’s friend took care of everything for her, from her travel to her new accommodation...
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