Since 2011, Shared Hope International has been grading state laws related to the commercial sexual exploitation of children under the Protected Innocence Challenge Legislative Framework, which establishes the basic policy principles required to comprehensively address child sex trafficking under six key areas of law: Criminalization of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Criminal Provisions Addressing Demand Criminal […]
2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Release
By Matthew Quandt, Legal Fellow Today, the U.S. Department of State released the 19th annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was joined by John Cotton Richmond, the Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking-in-Persons, and Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President, honored 8 individuals as TIP Report Heroes in recognition for their […]
2019 JuST Conference Keynote Announced
We are excited to announce that we have invited Russell and Myra Strand to join us again on the JuST Conference plenary stage, this time as our Opening Keynote! Russell and Myra will be presenting, An Intersectional Response to Victims from Marginalized Communities on Tuesday, October 15 at this year’s JuST (Juvenile Sex Trafficking) Conference […]
Now I Have a Way to Help
By: Ambassador Bridget Crawford You ever had a little person, maybe your own child pulling on your clothing in an attempt to get your attention? Or maybe they put their small innocent hand inside of yours, prompting you to follow? That familiar tug is what I felt when I began to hear about the reality […]
What 6,890 advocates can do
We are celebrating! Legislative sessions are wrapping up in states around the country and we have great news. Many of the bills you advocated for have passed: Utah HB 20 comprehensively strengthens the state’s response to child sex trafficking. Utah HB 108 strengthens the state’s existing non-criminalization laws to ensure that youth engaged in commercial sex […]