Comments on: Anti-Trafficking Project http://girlsthinktank.org Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:43:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://girlsthinktank.org/projects/anti-trafficking-project/comment-page-1/#comment-86 admin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:05:41 +0000 http://shawnerama.com/gtt/?page_id=26#comment-86 GTT will take on human trafficking on Wed., August 20th, at 6:00 p.m., by helping with a password-protected database for advocates by AT LAST. We are meeting at the law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins (where some of our members work), at 655 W. Broadway, Suite 1900, 92101, in downtown San Diego. Come to the 19th Floor and ask for Rachel. We will provide pizza and beverages. No special legal skills are necessary to participate; we will just be removing victims' names from documents to maintain their confidentiality. *** The Anti-Trafficking Litigation Assistance Support Team (“ATLAST”) advocates for the civil rights of human trafficking victims through litigation, technical assistance, and research. Our technical assistance, training and educational materials equip attorneys with the tools to provide trafficked persons with remedies for the civil rights violations they suffer in the workplace. Under state and federal fair employment laws, workers – including trafficked persons -- have a right to be paid, a right to a safe and healthy work environment and a right to be free from abuse and harassment in the workplace. Tort laws provide trafficking victims with claims for the egregious abuses inflicted upon them such as assault, battery, and false imprisonment. Finally, the trafficking private right of action amended to the TVPA through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 and other civil rights and labor statutes empower trafficking victims to hold their traffickers directly accountable for the crime of modern-day slavery. A trafficked individual’s pursuit of civil relief and compensation is a fundamental component of remedying serious human rights violations. Securing monetary relief against traffickers not only provides the trafficked person with an element of justice, but also deters trafficking by shining a bright light on the punitive financial consequences of exploiting labor. Moreover, obtaining a civil judgment allows the trafficked person to make a significant step toward economic stability and self-sufficiency. For more information, check out AT LAST at http://atlasteam.org/index.html. GTT will take on human trafficking on Wed., August 20th, at 6:00 p.m., by helping with a password-protected database for advocates by AT LAST. We are meeting at the law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins (where some of our members work), at 655 W. Broadway, Suite 1900, 92101, in downtown San Diego. Come to the 19th Floor and ask for Rachel. We will provide pizza and beverages. No special legal skills are necessary to participate; we will just be removing victims’ names from documents to maintain their confidentiality.

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The Anti-Trafficking Litigation Assistance Support Team (“ATLAST”) advocates for the civil rights of human trafficking victims through litigation, technical assistance, and research. Our technical assistance, training and educational materials equip attorneys with the tools to provide trafficked persons with remedies for the civil rights violations they suffer in the workplace. Under state and federal fair employment laws, workers – including trafficked persons — have a right to be paid, a right to a safe and healthy work environment and a right to be free from abuse and harassment in the workplace. Tort laws provide trafficking victims with claims for the egregious abuses inflicted upon them such as assault, battery, and false imprisonment. Finally, the trafficking private right of action amended to the TVPA through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 and other civil rights and labor statutes empower trafficking victims to hold their traffickers directly accountable for the crime of modern-day slavery.

A trafficked individual’s pursuit of civil relief and compensation is a fundamental component of remedying serious human rights violations. Securing monetary relief against traffickers not only provides the trafficked person with an element of justice, but also deters trafficking by shining a bright light on the punitive financial consequences of exploiting labor. Moreover, obtaining a civil judgment allows the trafficked person to make a significant step toward economic stability and self-sufficiency.

For more information, check out AT LAST at http://atlasteam.org/index.html.

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