Author: Elizabeth Straub

CEASE cities spur awareness and action

CEASE cities spur awareness and action

Just a few months after joining the CEASE (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation) Network, Boston is already being recognized for its effort to end sex-buying by focusing on buyers. Calling on the city to use its Olympic bid to tackle trafficking locally, a Boston Globe editorial commends Mayor Walsh for targeting johns.

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Obama signs JVTA—Buyers beware

Obama signs JVTA—Buyers beware

After near unanimous passage by the US Senate and House of Representatives, President Obama quickly signed into law the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, the first comprehensive bill to address the domestic trafficking of American citizens.

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Northern Ireland takes a strong stance against sex buying

Northern Ireland takes a strong stance against sex buying

Sex buyers in Northern Ireland beware—today if you buy sex, you’ll face a fine or up to a year in jail under a new law criminalizing sex buying. The country is the first in the UK to make paying for sex a crime, joining a growing movement worldwide to target the demand for illegal commercial […]

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House approves: Landmark trafficking legislation headed to President

House approves: Landmark trafficking legislation headed to President

Last week, the US House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead and voted 420-3 in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, the first comprehensive bill to address the domestic trafficking of American citizens.

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President Carter and Ambassador Hunt call for change

President Carter and Ambassador Hunt call for change

President Carter and Swanee coauthored an op-ed for Politico to coincide with The World Summit: End Exploitation 2025.

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Historic legislation to combat demand

Historic legislation to combat demand

Last week the US Senate voted in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JVTA), which includes the most significant demand prevention language in a decade.

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