"Human trafficking is a violation of the human body, mind and spirit. For
this vile practice to be taking place in a country that the world looks
to as a beacon of freedom... is a terrible irony and an utter tragedy."
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Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
2006 National Conference on Human Trafficking |
Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, is a tragically widespread form
of modern-day slavery. Pursuing and prosecuting traffickers and rescuing victims
of trafficking are high priorities of the Department of Justice. The Office
of Legal Policy coordinates the development of the Department's anti-trafficking
policies and is responsible for compiling the Attorney General's Annual Report
to Congress on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons and
the Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Assistant Attorney General Brand serves as the Department's representative to
the Senior Policy Operating Group, an Executive level policy implementation
group created to address emerging interagency policy, grants, and planning issues.
Reports:
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of the U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2007
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2006
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2005
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2004
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2003
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2006
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2005
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2004
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2003
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons (August 2003)
Report on Activities to Combat Human Trafficking, Fiscal Years 2001-2005, Civil Rights Division
Statutes & Other Resources:
Second National Conference on Human Trafficking (October 2006)
Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG)
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
Model State Anti-Trafficking Criminal Statute |