UN Special Rapporteur Report Promotes HTI Recommendations

Last week, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons released a report including points HTI recommended in its submission. Douglass Fellow Sam Franks drafted the HTI submission after the Special Rapporteur requested input from civil society groups to incorporate in her report on the non-punishment principle.

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Douglass Fellow Alyssa Markheim’s Advocacy Symposium, Human Trafficking: From Prosecution to Survivor Support

My name is Alyssa Markeim and I am a third-year law student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. As part of my Douglass Fellowship with the Human Trafficking Institute, I hosted a symposium entitled Human Trafficking: From Prosecution to Survivor Support at the University of South Carolina School of Law on Monday, March 18th.

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#incontext: Cleo Wade

“No one nominated Harriet Tubman to her purpose, to her courage, to her mission. She did not say ‘I am not a congressperson or the president, so how could I possibly participate in the fight to abolish a system as big as slavery?’ She instead spent ten years making nineteen trips freeing 300 people. One person at a time.” ― Cleo Wade

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Ending Human Trafficking in Virginia and Strengthening Global Response

The Commonwealth has made measurable strides in prosecuting traffickers and protecting survivors. Still, legal professionals face an uphill battle in adjusting statutes, collecting acceptable evidence, and confirming due process. Addressing human trafficking virginia involves more than punishment

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InContext: A. Philip Randolph

Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was a civil rights activist and prominent voice in the Black labor movement. Growing up during the Jim Crow Era, Randolph witnessed firsthand the violence and inequality of the South. Inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk, he moved from Jacksonville, Florida, to New York City, convinced that the fight for social equality was more important than anything else. Randolph joined the Socialist Party and co-founded The Messenger.

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