by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 8, 2019 | Community Liberation Initiative, FTS Model for Freedom, India
What happened to Soni Vanvasi has happened to millions of others in India. Her entire family was enslaved because a child fell ill. Now that she’s free, Soni is determined to prevent human trafficking from ever touching another person’s life. “I want to educate my...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy
As the federal government gets back to business this week after the paralyzing government shutdown, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking has issued its annual ATEST Advocacy Report. The report takes stock of advocacy accomplishments in 2018, and looks toward...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
This statement originally appeared on the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) website. Free the Slaves serves as ATEST co-chair. WASHINGTON — Four key pieces of legislation that form the architecture of America’s federal response to human trafficking and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 21, 2018 | Advocacy
It was down to the wire in the final days of the current Congress, but near-unanimous bipartisan action has renewed an important package of legislation that shapes the U.S. government’s efforts to eradicate modern slavery. The four bills (S. 1311, S. 1312, S.1862 and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 13, 2018 | Community Liberation Initiative, India
It doesn’t look like much, just a small wooden grocery stall beside a busy road. But this microenterprise has kept Sunil Kumar free from slavery, now six years after his rescue. Staying free is just as important as breaking free. That’s why the Free the Slaves...
