The evil of human trafficking has only grown and adapted alongside our ever changing technology, with much happening online.
The ERLC will continue to advocate for anti-human trafficking legislation in Congress—particularly legislation aimed at supporting trafficking victims and increasing the responsibility of companies to remove this content from their platforms.
Additionally, issues of trafficking are increasingly intertwined with other issues such as immigration and forced labor and must be an important part of policy conversations in those areas. Women and children in Central America face high levels of violence, including femicide, with many crimes against women going unreported due to government corruption and justice system failures. This lack of protection and threat of violence has led many vulnerable women and children to make the dangerous journey to the U.S. to seek asylum protections.
By deterring violence and making communities safer through resourcing local partners, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act helps address the root causes of migration that force women and children to flee.
The ERLC will continue to advocate for these bipartisan efforts that protect the vulnerable.
A letter was sent to the leadership of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee on September 12, 2022.
