Intersectionality of race, gender, disability, LGBTQ+, etc. for Vulnerable Populations & Sex Trafficking
The problems creating a toll to the experiences of survivors of sex trafficking is already alarming. But an issue with how [...]
Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking: The Crisis Women Pay for
Human trafficking is a major concern of world governments and communities. Hundreds upon hundreds of humans are trafficked widely. In the 1990s, the definition of human smuggling and trafficking [...]
Distorting White Suburbia’s Reality: How QAnon’s Campaign Targeting White Suburban Moms Undermines Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Sarah Kolick, JD Candidate 2022,The George Washington University Law School *All views expressed in this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Amara Legal Center. While [...]
Law Enforcement and Community Mistrust
Two alarming incidents have recently come to the Amara Legal Center’s attention. The first concerns a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) lieutenant who was found to have alleged ties to a white [...]
End the Criminalization of Child Sex Trafficking Victims in Virginia
~ SB664 prevents minors from being prosecuted for prostitution and directs juvenile sex trafficking victims to non-punitive specialized services in Virginia ~ Click HERE to read the [...]
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Conviction: From the Bottom to the Top
Click HERE to read the original article By Carole Bernard “Grooming” is a standard practice for many sex traffickers. It is often the main tool in the trafficker’s arsenal to lure individuals [...]
Op-ed: Survivors’ voices were heard & justice was served
Click HERE to read the original article By Carole Bernard Last week, a New York jury found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of sex trafficking, along with separate charges of racketeering, [...]
Amara Legal Center Opposes WMATA’s Proposed Sexual Offense Policy Rule Changes – July 27, 2021
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 [...]
Sex trafficking survivors are treated as criminals in Virginia. That could soon change.
By Theresa Vargas Original Article: [...]
Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking Advocates for Two Bills that Provide Criminal Record Relief to Sex Trafficking Survivors
~ 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 [...]
