Israel’s forgotten Thai workers
VideosA year-long BBC investigation has discovered widespread abuse of Thai nationals living and working in Israel - under a scheme organised by the two governments. ...Read More
This hearing was called by the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives and focused on illicit financial flows and the key role of the banking industry in combating human trafficking.
This hearing examines how financial institution’s monitor, review, and verify depository relations with a payment processor. In particular, the Subcommittee seeks to better understand potential problems and long-term challenges that exist, including examples of how human traffickers avoid detection.
Witness List
- The Honorable Cyrus R. Vance Jr., District Attorney, New York County, District Attorney’s Office
- Dr. Louise I. Shelley, Founder and Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, George Mason University (TTF)
- Ms. Tina Frundt, Founder and Director, Courtney’s House (TTF)
- Mr. Bassem Banafa, Financial Forensics Consultant, Bassem Banafa, LLC (TTF)
Human Trafficking and the Extractive Industry: Environmental Degradation & Human Rights Challenges
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March 22, 2018 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The extractive industry is highly vulnerable to human rights abuses and environmental crime, such as human trafficking along with the uncontrolled use of toxic substances and deforestation. The sourcing of goods from geographically remote locations and often convoluted supply chains...
Launch of the OSCE and Tech Against Trafficking publication: Leveraging innovation to fight trafficking in human beings: A comprehensive analysis of technology tools
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June 24, 2020 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Launch of the OSCE and Tech Against Trafficking publication Leveraging innovation to fight trafficking in human beings: A comprehensive analysis of technology tools 24 June 2020 16:30-17:30 CEST | 7:30-8:30 PST | 10:30-11:30 EST via Zoom Description The intersection of...
The New American Dream? Illicit Migration, Human Trafficking and Smuggling in the Americas
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December 10, 2015 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
In the face of what is arguably a migration crisis, President Obama has issued an Executive Action protecting a potential 4.3 million illegal immigrants from the threat of deportation, by changing priorities for deportation to exclude those who have spent...
