Amara In The News

WMATA’s Proposed Policy Rule Changes Could Disproportionately Harm Marginalized Populations in the DMV Area~Survivors of Sex Trafficking, Sex Workers, LGBTQIA+, and Trans Women and Women of [...]

By Theresa Vargas Original Article: [...]

~ Survivors of Human Trafficking Are Not Criminals ~ Click HERE to download the original Press Release (March 22, 2021 – Washington, DC) Sex trafficking survivors should not be criminalized for [...]

#StopAsianHateCentering the AA/PI Community Eight people were killed on March 16th in Atlanta, including 6 Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AA/PI) women. This horrific incident is a glaring [...]

by Sakala Rutherford Original Article on the Roanoke Times: [...]

by Caitlyn Burnitis, Staff Attorney “Kids in the justice system or foster care system are very disproportionately at risk for trafficking compared with the general population of children,” states [...]

Washington, DC – Today, Amara Legal Center’s Board of Director announced the appointment of Carole Bernard to the role of Executive Director. Carole brings deep expertise in strategic [...]

Amara Legal Center (Amara) opposes and condemns yesterday’s violent insurgency led by Trump loyalists, right-wing operatives, and neo-Nazis that occurred in Washington, DC. While we are still [...]

Washington, DC – Today, the Amara Legal Center accepted the resignation of its Executive Director, Llamilet Gutierrez, and began the search for her replacement.  Ms. Gutierrez will continue [...]

After the passage of the DC Trafficking Survivors Relief Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 18-2391), Amara began working on guidance to make sure the DC legal community is prepared to put the [...]