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Human Trafficking is a widespread and complex problem that cannot be handled by survivor aid organizations alone. The challenge of identifying victims of human trafficking often falls upon law [...]

December 16, 2016 Dear Friend of Amara, Legal services change lives. I’ll never forget one of the most heart-wrenching moments of the year. I was meeting with a juvenile client in detention and [...]

The Amara Legal Center estimates that every year roughly 500 individuals seek services due to their victimization through sex trafficking in the D.C. metro area. The FBI identified D.C. as one of [...]

On September 28, 2016, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Congresswomen Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), introduced new bipartisan legislation, the [...]