The recently released Legal Deserts Report 2.0, or LDR2, which we coauthored with the National Survivor Law Collective and the Avery Center, highlights the continued gaps in access to justice for victims of human...more
In 2020, we wrote about the increased regulatory attention on financial institutions’ obligations to detect and respond to human trafficking. In 2021, we wrote about how anti-human trafficking programs fit squarely in banks’...more
12/15/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Civil Liability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
RICO ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Trafficking
The criminalization of child sex trafficking victim Pieper Lewis by the state of Iowa is one more reminder of the gaps in our criminal justice systems related to human trafficking. How many more girls must be criminalized...more
10/17/2022
/ Child Protection Laws ,
Crime Victims ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Disparate Impact ,
Exploitation ,
Human Trafficking ,
Minor Children ,
Popular ,
Prostitution ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Sexual Assault
Last week, the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy held a hearing on transnational trafficking networks and illicit finances. Titled “The...more
3/11/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gun Trafficking ,
Human Trafficking ,
NGOs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sex Trafficking