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Virginia closes legal gap on sex trafficking
By Lindsay Raynor | Capitol News Service With the passage of House Bill 1964 and Senate Bill 1188, Virginia is the final state in the nation to enact a stand-alone law against...
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Virginia’s First Sex Trafficking Law
Arlington, VA— On Wednesday, April 15, the Kids Are Not For Sale in Virginia Coalition held a joint press conference with Delegate Tim Hugo and Senator Mark Obenshain in Richmond to officially...
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Volunteer to Fight Trafficking: How Photographer Tom Fideler is Using His Skills to End Sex Slavery
[vc_gallery type=”image_grid” onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self” interval=”3″ images=”11159,11161,11162,11163,11160,11164″ img_size=”320How can you affect others in the fight against human sex trafficking? Several years ago, Thomas Fideler became aware of sex trafficking and educated himself on...
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Virginia: Last State In Nation to Establish a Human Trafficking Law
Arlington, VA— Today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed SB 1188 and HB 1964 into law, officially establishing Virginia’s first standalone sex trafficking law. “This is a landmark legislative victory for Virginia which...
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Just Response State Mapping Report & Experts Council; The Interrelationship of Statutes, Systems and Services
The JuST Response Report: Analyzing state statutory protective responses Shared Hope International’s JuST Response is a survivor informed, protection-oriented research project that combines research on services for domestic minor sex trafficking victims...
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