Hannah Darnton, representing Tech Against Trafficking, is participating in a Congressional Hearing on ‘The Role of Technology in Countering Trafficking in Persons‘:
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 – 10:00am Location: Online via videoconferencing
Dr. Matthew Daggett, Technical Staff, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Systems Group, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ms. Emily Kennedy, President and Co-Founder, Marinus Analytics
Ms. Hannah Darnton, Associate Director of Ethics, Technology, and Human Rights, Business for Social Responsibility
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sheds new light on human trafficking for labour exploitation in
illegal logging and gold mining in the Madre de Dios region of the
country.
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