AEHT Welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical on Human Dignity and Technology The Alliance to End Human Trafficking welcomes the release of Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, which calls the world to safeguard the human person in a time increasingly shaped...
Rethinking Our Investments: Primary Prevention and its Promise for Healthier Outcomes by Laura Krausa, MNM I’ve had the great privilege of working for the past 17 years in violence prevention. It wasn’t something I set out to do, but my career landed in a place where this...
House of Representatives Called on to Immediately Pass HR 1144 to Prevent Human Trafficking and Bring Hope to Survivors Joint Statement by Alliance to End Human Trafficking and National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd The Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) and the...
Easter Reflection by Georgette Lehmuth, OSF During Lent I read A Time of Grace and Peace: Daily Reflections, Actions and Prayers, written by Alice Camille (Twenty-Third Publications 2026). On the Thursday after Ash Wednesday, Ms. Camille’s reflection is titled: Hearing or Listening? The action she recommends is...
ALL INCLUDED by Sally Duffy, SC, Board Chair I can remember talking with my brother-in-law, John, shortly after my sister gave birth to their fourth child twenty-seven years ago. Ryan was born with Down syndrome and had a number of medical complications that were life-threatening. John was...
Beyond Rescue: Healing the Invisible Wounds of Trafficked Boys and Men by Michelle Loisel, DC When we speak about human trafficking, public attention most often turns, rightly, to the suffering of women and girls. However, 40% of the detected global trafficking victims are male (men and boys)....
The Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) Welcomes the Signing of H.R. 4323 Into Law The Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) welcomes the enactment of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 4323), a meaningful step in advancing justice for survivors of human trafficking. This landmark...
A Powerful Public Witness by Maria Elena Perales, Board Member For some time now, on the second Saturday of January, people in Los Angeles have participated in a Freedom Walk that brings them together to pray, hear powerful survivor stories, advocate, and serve as a public witness. The...
Re: AB 1245 (Stefani) State contracts: certification process - SUPPORT Dear Chairwomen Ortega & Rubio: On behalf of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT), I am writing in strong support of AB 1245 (Stefani), which would enhance protections against human trafficking in California’s procurement policies by...
Advent Reflection: Hope Unfolding by Katie Boller Gosewisch In the Advent season, we are invited to believe that hope is not only possible, but already unfolding among us. Advent reminds us that light grows gradually, often quietly, through the steady work of communities committed to compassion and...
