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Kerry: TIP Report “a clarion call to do all we can”

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 30, 2016 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the magnitude of human trafficking is “stunning” and “outrageous.”“This is the 21st century,” he said, “we know that human civilization has had thousands of years to develop and make progress and establish rules, discern the...

2015 Trafficking Report Released with Controversial Country Rankings

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 27, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry this morning unveiled America’s annual assessment of the world’s response to trafficking in persons. The 2015 TIP Report rates the governmental response of 188 countries and territories.“The purpose of this document is not to scold,...

FTS Joins Call for New U.S. Envoy for Central Africa

by Terry FitzPatrick | Mar 3, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo

Free the Slaves joined 22 other organizations this week urging U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to appoint a new special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The U.S. “has played an increasingly central role in...

Russia, China Among Worst in World in Combating Slavery as Annual U.S. Trafficking Report Released

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 19, 2013 | Slavery in the News, Uncategorized

Two economic powerhouses were downgraded today in the U.S. State Department’s  country-by-country annual review of global efforts to reduce trafficking and modern-day slavery. Russia and China – as well as Uzbekistan — were given “Tier 3” status in the 2013...

See It Live: Top Officials Talk Trafficking at White House Friday Morning

by Terry FitzPatrick | May 16, 2013 | Slavery in the News

Several U.S. cabinet secretaries will gather Friday morning at the White House for the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. The meeting will be chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry, and will include...
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