Isiejah Allen |
FNUSA Denounces Efforts to End Safe Asylum
On January 26, 2024, President Biden put out a statement calling on Congress to pass a budget bill with extreme immigration cuts that will devastate the US asylum process. The bill would prevent fair asylum, devastate due process, and exacerbate…
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Melinda Smith |
Response to the Insurrection at the Capitol
A note from our Executive Director: This week has laid bare, again and in ways that more people are forced to recognize, the deep and abiding racism of America. The reaction to a white riot attempting to take control of…
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Jean Bruggeman |
Standing Tall: A Vision of Freedom for Survivors of Trafficking
The Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) is committed to the human-rights based approach to addressing human trafficking. That includes: prioritizing the self-determination and choices of survivors, providing non-judgmental services and support and our shared commitment to engaging in prevention by addressing…
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Jean Bruggeman |
Standing on the Side of Justice
It is important for all people and organizations to speak out about what they believe. We must state clearly and without hesitation, that Freedom Network USA stands opposed to racism. We stand opposed to all forms of hatred and oppression.…
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Melinda Smith |
Reauthorize, Don’t Gut, the TVPA
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) established the US as a world leader in the fight against human trafficking, using a comprehensive approach that includes prosecution, protection, and prevention. This framework strives to ensure that survivors are identified…
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Freedom Network Community |
Database Established: Legal Advocacy Resources for Human Trafficking Victims
Freedom Network member organization Advocating Opportunity has aligned with various expert organizations in justice and law to form the national Vacatur & Expungement Database. Advocating Opportunity provides legal services and whole person advocacy for human trafficking victims. The database provides…
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Freedom Network Community |
The Superbowl and Human Trafficking
Every year, trafficking and the Super Bowl come up, and every year, we try to broaden the understanding between human trafficking and sporting events. Here are some resources that we like to start the conversation… https://freedomnetworkusa.org/the-super-bowl-sex-trafficking/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-sreeharsha/slavery-at-the-superbowl_b_2587425.html http://deadspin.com/the-truth-about-the-nfl-the-super-bowl-and-sex-slaver-1511917053 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/06/world-cup-sex-trafficking-201465123438956286.html http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/revealed-qatars-world-cup-slaves…