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Presidential Proclamation -- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2012

States and still more abroad suffer in silence under the intolerable yoke of modern slavery.  During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we stand with all those who are held in compelled service; we recognize the people, organizations, and government entities that are working to combat human trafficking; and we recommit to bringing an end to this inexcusable human rights abuse. Human trafficking endangers the lives of millions of people around the world, and it is a crime that knows ... are monitoring the progress of governments in combating trafficking while supporting programs aimed at its eradication.  From forced labor and debt bondage to forced commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude, human trafficking leaves ...

Presidential Proclamation--National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

slavery are deprived of the most basic right of freedom.  During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we rededicate ourselves to preventing and ending human trafficking, and we recognize all who continue to fight this serious human rights violation.     Human trafficking is a global travesty that takes many forms.  Whether forced labor or sexual trafficking, child soldiering or involuntary domestic servitude, these abuses are an affront to our national conscience, and to our ... rankings for the first time, measuring our efforts by the same standards to which we hold other nations.  Looking ahead, we must continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases within our own borders.     Although ...

Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

are held in compelled service, as well as thousands within the United States. During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we acknowledge that forms of slavery still exist in the modern era, and we recommit ourselves to stopping the human ... ; nonprofit social service providers; private industry and nongovernmental organizations around the world who are working to end human trafficking. The victims of modern slavery have many faces. They are men and women, adults and children. Yet, all are denied basic human dignity and freedom. Victims can be abused in their own countries, or find themselves far from home and vulnerable. Whether they are trapped in forced sexual or labor exploitation, human trafficking victims cannot walk away ...

Expanding Opportunity and Fighting for Human Rights

Last night, I had the chance to attend a reception co-hosted by the designer and entrepreneur Tory Burch, and the Rebecca Project , a non-profit organization that works to prevent human trafficking, domestic abuse, and other acts of violence against women. As the Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, I was honored to join so many advocates for equal rights, and equal opportunity. The reception was a reminder that so-called “women’s issues” affect all of us, men and women. When women succeed, America succeeds. This is particularly important as our country faces the effects of the worst recession since the Great Depression. We are counting on women entrepreneurs like Tory to help drive our economic recovery ...

Presidential Memorandum--Trafficking in Persons

Presidential Determination No. 2011-18 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Division A of Public Law 106-386), as amended (the "Act"), I hereby: Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, with respect to Burma, the Democratic Republic ... of trafficking in persons or to combat such trafficking, and for programs to support the promotion of health, good governance, education, agriculture and food security, poverty reduction, livelihoods, family planning, and macroeconomic growth including ...

Secretary Clinton Convened Cabinet Secretaries for the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

policy issue, but a tragedy with a human face.  It happens in every country, and women and girls are affected not just in the sex industry, but also in labor trafficking – where physical and sexual abuse is rife.  Too often, trafficked persons are treated ... On February 1st, 1865, President Lincoln sent the 13th Amendment to the states for ratification, committing America to lead the fight against slavery and involuntary servitude.  This week, as we concluded National Trafficking in Persons Awareness Month , Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton marked National Freedom Day by convening the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF).  She was joined at the State Department ...

Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime: Disrupt Drug Trafficking and Its Facilitation of Other Transnational Threats

In recent years, new developments in technology and communications equipment have enabled TOC networks involved in drug trafficking and other illicit activities to plan, coordinate, and perpetrate their schemes with increased mobility ... government officials and take advantage of weak border security and ill-equipped law enforcement to facilitate their operations. Along emerging trafficking routes, such as the transit route through West Africa to Europe, criminal networks are spreading corruption and undermining fledgling democratic institutions. Due to the enormous profits associated with drug trafficking, the illegal trade is also a way to finance other transnational criminal and terrorist activities. To diminish these threats, we ...

Office of National Drug Control Policy Open Government Plan

and local government officials, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, ONDCP develops a national strategy to reduce: illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences ... sources of illegal drugs; success in protecting the borders of the United States (and in particular the Southwestern border of the United States) from drug trafficking; success in reducing violent crime associated with drug use in the United States ... will be expanding our effort to reach a larger audience of caring adults, including parents, to make them aware of troubling trends among teens, such as prescription drug abuse. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas The mission of the High Intensity Drug ...

Presidential Memorandum--Trafficking in Persons

SUBJECT: Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Division A of Public Law 106-386), as amended (the ... )(i) of the Act for assistance for victims of trafficking in persons or to combat such trafficking, and for programs to support the promotion of health, good governance, education, agriculture and food security, poverty reduction, livelihoods, family planning ... not exceed 10 percent of the total value of such program, project, or activity; or (2) has as its primary objective the addressing of basic human needs, as defined by the Department of the Treasury with respect to other, existing legislative mandates ...

FACT SHEET: President Obama Directs New Steps to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Impose Consequences on Serious Human Rights Violators

responsible for failing to combat human trafficking, and Proclamation 7750 (2004), which suspends entry of persons engaged in or benefiting from corruption. ... and mass atrocities.” –National Security Strategy of the United States, May 2010 President Obama is committed to strengthening the United States Government’s ability to prevent mass atrocities and serious human rights violations.  In 2010 ... and the prevention of mass atrocity and serious human rights violations, and employed a wide range of economic, diplomatic, and other tools in service of those ends. Today, President Obama is directing a comprehensive review to strengthen the United States ...