"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.
The Assistant Attorney General 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.
DOJ Resources
Testimony of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Laurence E. Rothenberg
Civil Rights Division
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Office of Justice Programs/Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs/National Institute of Justice
Materials on William Wilberforce Act
Statutes, Policies, and Reports
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
National Security Presidential Directive on Trafficking in Persons
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of the U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2007
Other Resources
State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Department of Health and Human Services Anti-Trafficking Program
Department of Homeland Security Anti-Trafficking Program
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