The recently released Legal Deserts Report 2.0, or LDR2, which we coauthored with the National Survivor Law Collective and the Avery Center, highlights the continued gaps in access to justice for victims of human...more
In 2020, we wrote about the increased regulatory attention on financial institutions’ obligations to detect and respond to human trafficking. In 2021, we wrote about how anti-human trafficking programs fit squarely in banks’...more
12/15/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Civil Liability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
RICO ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Trafficking
The criminalization of child sex trafficking victim Pieper Lewis by the state of Iowa is one more reminder of the gaps in our criminal justice systems related to human trafficking. How many more girls must be criminalized...more
10/17/2022
/ Child Protection Laws ,
Crime Victims ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Disparate Impact ,
Exploitation ,
Human Trafficking ,
Minor Children ,
Popular ,
Prostitution ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Sexual Assault
Last month marks the tenth anniversary of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council adoption of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (“UNGPs”), setting forth the internationally-accepted framework for the role...more
On October 15, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of Treasury (FinCEN) released its Supplemental Advisory on Identifying and Reporting Human Trafficking and Related Activity (Supplemental...more
The United Kingdom Home Office has released guidance to companies that are required to make a public statement about human trafficking risks and prevention measures under the U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015. Organizations...more
Last week, the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy held a hearing on transnational trafficking networks and illicit finances. Titled “The...more
3/11/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gun Trafficking ,
Human Trafficking ,
NGOs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sex Trafficking
Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer departments at financial institutions are on the front lines of human trafficking. Not only does enhanced transaction monitoring help law enforcement identify trafficking...more
1/14/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Criminal Liability ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Know Your Customers ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)