President Barack Obama issues a presidential proclamation declaring this January 'National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2012.' - White House Press Release
Course Addressing Human Trafficking Added to Kennedy School Curriculum: Co-taught by Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, and Center Executive Director Charlie Clements, this a six week module, IGA-351M, will examine various typologies of human trafficking and provide foundational knowledge as well as an understanding of its relationship to the global economy.
Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, signed into law the Commonwealth's first anti-human trafficking bill, Bill H.3808, "An Act relative to the commercial exploitation of people."
Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara is interviewed by Malaysia's main newspaper as part of his State Department-sponsored trip to the region to discuss human trafficking. - The Star (Malaysia)
Carr Center fellow and human trafficking expert Siddharth Kara sits down with TODAY, Singapore's largest newspaper, to discuss his most recent work in an interview which took place at the U.S. embassy in Singapore. - TODAY (Singapore)
Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, gives the keynote address at Duke University's Franklin Institute conference on human trafficking, "Human Traffic: Past and Present."
Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara, continuing his CNN Freedom Project series, describes how, even after many years of research, he is still surprised by the ubiquity of South Asia's brothels and the breadth of its sex trafficking networks. - CNN
Siddharth Kara, fellow with the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, has been selected to deliver the keynote address at this year's Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Carr Center fellow Siddharth Kara is being sent by the U.S. Department of State on a twelve-day trip to Southeast Asia to meet with officials in Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries to discuss how to combat human trafficking more effectively. He will also be giving lectures at major universities and U.N. offices.
With the Massachusetts legislature currently considering one of the strongest, most comprehensive anti-trafficking bills in the country, Swanee Hunt, Senior Advisor to the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, explains why such a bill is needed and why it really will make a difference. - The Boston Globe
Director of the Carr Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, Christina Bain is one of "3 Voices" consulted in a recent article discussing how to end modern-day slavery. The article is part of the ongoing CNN series, the CNN Freedom Project, investigating and exposing human trafficking worldwide. - CNN
The U.S. State Department has just released the 2011 TIP Report, its yearly overview of the state of human trafficking througout the world. This year's report includes a direct quote from Carr Fellow Siddharth Kara who, on page 9, says, "There are no quick fixes to human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, and child labor. Though I have documented these offences on all six continents, nothing I have seen anywhere approaches the scale of these crimes as I have seen in South Asia." - U.S. Dept. of State
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara continues his partnership with the CNN Freedom Project, that network's year-long series aimed at ending human trafficking, this time with an article explaining 10 steps anyone can take to help combat human trafficking. - CNN
A post from Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara currently headlines the Web site for the CNN's Freedom Project. The year-long project, subtitled "Ending Modern-Day Slavery" and to which Kara is a featured contributor, is an in-depth investigation of modern-day slavery throughout the world. - CNN
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara appears as a featured contributor in the new CNBC special, "Crime Inc, Human Trafficking." More than a year in the making, this one-hour investigative program exposes the horrifying human toll human trafficking inflicts throughout the world. - CNBC
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara participated in a discussion of trafficking with China's International Labour Office. The discussion was broadcast live by China Radio International, the largest radio station in Beijing. - China Radio International, Beijing
Commending the "Real Men Don't Buy Girls" campaign of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Carr Center Fellow and anti-trafficking advocate Siddharth Kara notes that, regarding the disruption of slavery's demand side, "the importance of this effort cannot be overstated." - CNN
Carr Center Fellow and trafficking expert Siddharth Kara discusses the scale of the trafficking business and how far some of its victims travel, in this recent CNN interview. - CNN
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara is one of 5 featured panelists in a new BBC news series on human trafficking. Titled "The BBC World Debate on Human Trafficking," the forum took place last December during a U.N. conference in Luxor, Egypt. Click to view series video. - BBC News
Carr Center Fellow with The Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, discusses his work and addresses some common misconceptions about slavery in this Globe "Ideas" interview. - The Boston Globe
Crimson picks up the news of Siddharth Kara's award of Yale's Frederick Douglass book prize. The Center's Human Rights & Social Movements Director, Timothy McCarthy, is also quoted in the story. - The Harvard Crimson
Kennedy School announces Trafficking Fellow Siddharth Kara's achievement as a co-winner of the 2010 Frederick Douglass Award. The award is given by Yale University in recognition of the best non-fiction book on slavery. Kara's book, "Sex Trafficking" is the first book on contemporary slavery to receive the award. - Harvard Kennedy School News
Carr Center Fellow, Siddharth Kara, named co-winner of the prestigious 2010 Frederick Douglass Award at Yale University for the best non-fiction book on slavery. His book, "Sex Trafficking" is the first book on contemporary slavery to receive the award. - Yale University press release
Trafficking PAE Funding Available. Funding is still available to support PAE work through the Sunny Dupree PAE Award. Established by Kathryn Wasserman Davis and Sunny Dupree, the award supports global peace through combating human trafficking. Application deadline Nov. 5! - Carr Center Web Site
Kennedy School web site highlights Carr Center photo exhibit focusing on human trafficking. The exhibit, titled "Another Me: Transformations from Pain to Power," was organized by the Center's Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-day slavery. - Harvard Kennedy School News
The feature film “Trafficking,” written and produced by Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara, is on track for production. Actress and director Nandita Das has signed on to direct. - Variety
“Sex Trafficking: A Global Overview,” by Siddarth Kara, Carr Center Fellow with the Program on Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, is featured in a new WPR series “The Dark Side: Sex in Global Affairs.” - World Politics Review
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara begins a ten-week investigative series for CNN. Kara will travel to urban and rural regions in several south asian countries, investigating issues of human trafficking and child labor. - CNN
Panelist and participant in several Carr Center events, recent Kennedy School graduate Ashley Judd talks about her connection to the Carr Center, what brought her to Harvard, and the significance of public service. - The New York Times
U.S. State Department releases the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release at a press event in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. - U.S. Dept. of State Press Release
Christina Bain's work, as Director of the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking, is featured in a recent issue of Smith Alumnae Quarterly. - Smith Alumnae Quarterly
Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara, with the Center's Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking Program, participates in a briefing on “Prevention, Prosecution and Protection: Focus on the Trafficking of Women and Girls,” at the United Nations. - Media Global
Following up on his Carr Center visit and Forum appearance on Thursday, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca appeared, along with Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner, on this popular PBS radio program the following Friday morning. - WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
Now on display throughout the Carr Center: “'Another Me': The Survivors of Sex Trafficking.” Documentary photographer Achinto Bhadra and counsellor Harleen Walia guide 126 girls and young women through a healing journey of psychological transformation.
Underscoring the Administration's commitment to combating human trafficking, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, U.S. Department of State, issues a National Freedom Day Announcement emphasizing those goals and repeating its commitment to “a world without modern slavery.” - U.S. Dept. of State Press Release
Human Trafficking in South Africa is not a new problem but it has been brought into focus by the upcoming World Cup. Author, activist, and Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner explains. - Time Magazine
President Barack Obama issues a proclamation declaring January 2010 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. - White House Press Release
Kara named 2009 TED Fellow: The Technology Entertainment and Design organization has named Carr Center Fellow Siddharth Kara one of its 2009 TED Fellows. These awards are given in recognition of "young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage." - T.E.D. Web site
As Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner notes in “Pakistan's Forgotten Plight: Modern-Day Slavery,” humanitarian issues in the region go well beyond what we see in the headlines. - Time Magazine
Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Advisor to the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking, spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative Fifth Annual Meeting. - Clinton Global Initiative Web site
“A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery” by Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner named nonfiction winner of the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. - Dayton Literary Peace Prize Org.
E. Benjamin Skinner discusses modern-day slavery in this interview which appeared in the Polish edition of Newsweek. (in Polish) - Time Magazine (Polish edition)
Continuing to leverage heightened media awareness following the release of the State Department's TIP report, Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner takes part in a trafficking Q&A with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Cooper's popular AC360° blog. - CNN, AC/360
Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner joins Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge in this video interview in which Skinner discusses modern slavery and how the current economic crisis is playing into the problem of human trafficking. - PBS, Worldfocus
Luis C. de Baca, president Obama's nominee for the U.S. State Department position of Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is confirmed. - U.S. Dept. of State press release
Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner continues to travel widely, working to bring the complex issue of Sex Trafficking to the public forum. - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY
Carr Center Fellow E. Benjamin Skinner addresses the significance of the de Baca nomination to the on-going battle against modern day slavery. - The Huffington Post
President Obama announces his nomination for State Department position to combat trafficking. Luis C. de Baca, nominee for Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. State Department. - White House Press Release
Anderson Cooper, popular CNN reporter and host of AC360°, hosts a discusion thread on modern day slavery on his blog: “Modern-day Slavery On The Rise” - CNN, AC-360 Web site
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act is signed into law. - White House Press Release
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