Coalition Meets to End Human Trafficking     10/30/2007

Washington, D.C. –– A broad left-right coalition of leaders from diverse organizations will meet on Thursday, to lobby for revisions to the draft bill against human trafficking that will result in a strong and effective Trafficking Victims Protection Act ––– H.R. 3887, the William Wilberforce TVPA Reauthorization Act of 2007. This is history in the making.

The coalition is advocating for specific issues in the draft of the legislation, including:

Require the Department of Justice to withdraw and remediate the adverse effects of their “Model Law” that requires proof of force, fraud or coercion before a pimp can be prosecuted, which is very difficult to prove and puts the burden of proof on the victims. Focus should be instead on using existing State laws criminalizing sex trafficking without any requirement to prove trafficker acts of fraud, force or coercion.

Mandate a biennial survey of the unlawful commercial sex industry in the U.S.

Involve the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons office in preparation of the anti-trafficking pamphlet for aliens seeking admission into the U.S.

Pass an amendment to ensure that persons who “entice or persuade” individuals to engage in prostitution violate federal criminal law if they do so in a manner that “affect[s] interstate or foreign commerce.”

DATE: Thursday, November 1st

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

WHERE: New Bethel Baptist Church, 1739 9th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

WHO: The coalition will leave following the meeting and head to Capitol Hill to meet with Judiciary Committee members. The following coalition members will be available for interviews:

Janice Shaw Crouse
Concerned Women for America

Joe Grieboski
Institute on Religion and Public Policy

Dorchen Leidholdt
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Donna M. Hughes
Professor, University of Rhode Island

Lisa Thompson
The Salvation Army

Richard Cizik
National Association of Evangelicals

Brad Myles
Polaris Project

Norma Ramos
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Michael Horowitz
Hudson Institute

Kristyn Komarnicki
Evangelicals for Social Action/PRISM Editor

Jessica Neuwirth
Equality Now

For Information Contact:
Natalie Bell
(202) 488-7000
media.cwfa.org

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