Ambassador Thomas at the Roundtable Discussion on Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for selected Appellate Court Justices
Ambassador Thomas at the roundtable discussion on Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for selected Appellate Court Justices
The Ambassador and the Justices of the Courts of Appeals.
On September 22, 2011, Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., addressed forty-two appellate court justices from each of the three judicial appellate stations of the Philippines -- Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. The judicial roundtable focused on common appellate issues on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases in order to provide guidance to the lower courts. The program was organized with Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT).