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2021 US Advisory Council Report

New US Advisory Council Report contains 19 Survivor Recommendations to Combat Human Trafficking.   Survivor voices are essential in the movement to combat human trafficking. The newly released Report from the presidentially appointed US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking provides key priorities of a diverse group of 11 human trafficking survivors. Of the Council’s 19 recommendations, …

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EU Non-Prosecution Case

Should human trafficking victims be prosecuted? That was the question before the European Court of Human Rights last week. The Facts In May of 2009, law enforcement found two Vietnamese boys (15 and 17 years old) in a “cannabis factory” in Cambridge (actually a four bedroom home). Human smugglers brought the boys into the UK …

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OSCE Elevates Survivors

Over the last several years, the movement to combat human trafficking has elevated the role of survivors in leadership. Today, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) took another big step forward toward survivor engagement with the creation of  the “International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council” (ISTAC). This new Advisory Council includes 21 …

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No Rules Rules!

Netflix has consistently innovated and adapted to market changes over the last twenty years. It’s leader, Reed Hastings, credits Netflix’s unique and counterintuitive culture with its success. In “No Rules Rules” Hastings and Erin Meyer lay out the key concepts that make Netflix’s culture distinct. They include three big ideas: Talent density Netflix works to …

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49 Recommendations in the PPP Advisory Council’s 2020 Report

With recommendations for how federal agencies and Congress can improve, the “U.S. Public Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking” released its first Report in December 2020.  The Council spread its 49 specific recommendations across 11 different topics that focused on preventing human trafficking and survivor care. From improving prevention education in schools to …

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