"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
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2008
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 |