RESOURCES

We’ve gathered an extensive list of current laws, research, databases, books, and films that will help educate and empower individuals and agencies to stand against human trafficking.

Laws

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was signed into federal law in 2000.

 

U.S. Laws on Trafficking in Persons

United Nations’ Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (2000)

UNOHCHR – “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”

Texas Laws

Texas HB 2096 (Tex. Penal Code §20A.02 ) (2003)
Establishes trafficking as a second-degree felony with a sentence of two to 20 years imprisonment. If the persons trafficked or transported are under the age of 14, or if the commission of the offense results in death, the offense is a first-degree felony with a sentence of five to 99 years imprisonment.

Books

Memoirs and autobiographies are a great way to learn from the survivors perspective. Here’s a curated list, including a few from right here in North Texas.

 

Films and Documentaries

Practice self-care when viewing these helpful but heavy films. Here’s a list of films that will help illuminate the realities of how human trafficking is affecting different parts of the world.

 

Research

While anti-trafficking is a developing movement, research is growing steadily. Here’s a group of significant studies from the past 20 years.

 

Databases

 

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