Wednesday, May 11, the UN will be hosting a luncheon honoring those that are fighting against human trafficking. Tickets for the event may be purchased until May 2, so please make your reservation now. For further details, please click here
Wednesday, May 11, the UN will be hosting a luncheon honoring those that are fighting against human trafficking. Tickets for the event may be purchased until May 2, so please make your reservation now. For further details, please click here
The Wyden Bill will provide a comprehensive, victim-centered approach to addressing sex trafficking, with a special focus on sex trafficking of minors. It would increase law enforcement activities and provide direct services to survivors in six regionally diverse locations within the United States.
It passed both the House and Senate late last year, but the session ended before the two different versions could be reconciled. It’s rare that you get a second chance with Congress, so we can’t let this go to waste.
The bill will also provide funding to implement improvements to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system, which is used by federal, state and local law enforcement to track information about missing and exploited children, including runaway children. Certain improvements to the NCIC are required in order to receive federal funding. The bill encourages states to track information about children who are at high risk for sex trafficking, with the goal of using that information to provide a more protective response to those children.
To find out who your congressman is and how to contact his or her office, click here.
But before you call you should click here for a summary of the bill, so that you know what to say.
You should also speak to people you know in the press to cover this, or reach out to personalities for the first time. Click here for a resource sheet to use when contacting them.
The anti-child prostitution and child pornography movement has strong support from faith based communities. It is important for those with faith and conviction to mobilize their friends and neighbors in supporting this legislation. Click here for a resource sheet on faith based community action.
Hilton Worldwide Inc., the leading global hospitality company, has become the latest hotel company to take a strong stand against the commercial sexual exploitation of children by signing the tourism Code of Conduct (The Code).
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s DNA Foundation has launched a campaign to bring greater attention to the issue of child prostitution. The campaign is geared towards men, the most important ally in the struggle, features celebrities and ordinary men spreading awareness through humorous video shorts on youtube. You can find the “official” videos at the DNA Foundation Channel, but you can upload your own videos and search for others by simply typing in “Real Men Don’t Buy Children” in the search bar of youtube, google, or any other search engine (such as our search engine powered by google, yahoo, and bing)