- Victim: Ni
- Born into sex slavery
- Brothel run by White American
- Trafficking done Locally
- Victim: "Sophie"
- Ran away from home
- sold herself to make money
- picked up by pimp at 15
- 5 Years Later
- Shipped to small town
- preparations for big sale
- Victim: Tatiana
- Parents sent her to aunts to get better education
- Uncle rapes and sells her
- Sold to drug dealer in area
- Forced to work as house keeper and sex slave
- Attempted escape but was caught, beaten, and raped.
- Threats to kill her parents were made
- Victim: Rachel
- 19 year old college student at Notre Dame
- Dating a guy "at school"
- They attend a football game
- After 4 days of being drugged Rachel wakes up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- She's disoriented and confused...
Washington D.C.
Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2000
- Sam Brownback
- Paul Wellstone
Vermont - Patrick Leahy
Massachusetts - John Kerry & Scott Brown
What can be done to improve?
References
- Angueira, L., & Hernandez, C. (2010). Human Trafficking in Puerto Rico: An Invisible Challenge. University of Puerto Rico.
- Berger, S. (2012). No End in Sight: Why the "End Demand" Movement is the Wrong Focus for Efforts to Eliminate Human Trafficking. Harvard Journal of Law & Gender , 35 (2), 523-570.
- Bishop, R. (2013, January 1). 27 Million Slaves Exist Today. Retrieved March 26, 2013, from New Hope Digital: http://www.newhopedigital.com/index.php/2011/05/27-million-slaves-exist-today/
- Clawson, H. J., Dutch, N., Solomon, A., & Goldblatt Grace, L. (2009). Human Trafficking into and Within the United States: A Review of the Literature. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation .
- Kotrla, K. (2010). Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States. Social Work , 55 (2), 181-187.
- Laczko , F., & Gozdziak, E. (2005). Data and Research on Human Trafficking: A Global Survey. Offprint of the Special Issue of International Migration , 43 (1/2), 35-54.
- Leahy, Brown, Kerry Introduce Bill To Fight Human Trafficking. (2011, June 29). Retrieved 26 2013, March, from Patrick Leahy United States Senator for Vermont: http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-brown-kerry-introduce-bill-to-fight-human-trafficking
References
- (2013). National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics.
- Rieger, A. (2007). Missing the Mark: Why the Trafficking Victims Protection Act Fails To Protect Sex Trafficking Victims in the United States. Harvard Journal of Law & Gender , 30 (1), 231-256.
- Sheldon-Sherman, J. A. (2012). The Missing “P”: Prosecution, Prevention, Protection, and Partnership in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act . Penn State Law Review , 117 (443).
- Slavery Today. (2012). Retrieved March 31, 2013, from National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: http://www.freedomcenter.org/slavery-today
- Staring, R. M. (2012). Human Trafficking in the Netherlands: Trends and Recent Developments. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology , 26 (1), 59-72.
- What is Sex Trafficking. (2013). Retrieved March 29, 2013, from Shared Hope International: http://sharedhope.org/learn/what-is-sex-trafficking/
Amsterdam
South Bend
Partnership
Federal & State law enforcement collaborate with local NGOs
Prosecution
Involve Local & State Gov't
Andrews University
Summit on Social Consciousness
presents:
Inadequate Services for Victims
Protection
Types of Services:
- Food
- Clothing/Goods
- Housing
- etc.
Services Provided
Update language for "severe form of trafficking
Cooperate with Law Enforcement
"Severe Form of Trafficking"
Prevention
Prevention
Address the normalization of pimping and prostitution
http://raiseyourgrade.org
No scapegoat for this issue
Other countries will not comply
WHAT DOES THE TVPA DO EXACTLY?
TVPA
PROSECUTION
PREVENTION
PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFITS
PROHIBITS THE COLLECTION OF HUMANS FOR SEX
SPECIAL IMMIGRATION STATUS
CRIMINALIZES ATTEMPTS AT TRAFFICKING
PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SURVIVORS
INCREASES CRIMINAL PENALTIES
ENCOURAGE STANDARDS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES
U.S. CAN STOP NON-HUMANITARIAN AID AND TRADES
U.S. WILLING TO HELP ORIGIN COUNTRIES TO END FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE
San Francisco
San Angelo
Bangkok
Caracas
Bulawayo
Presentation by:
Paige Holthof
Javier Melendez
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA, 2000)