Human Trafficking Real Talk With Amiri Special Guest AJ

Real Talk With Amiri

How to report a tip to the NHTH You can tip the National Human Trafficking Hotline by:

• Call: 1-888-373-7888
• Text: 233733
• Online Chat: www.humantraffickinghotline.org/chat

Note that all conversations remain private and confidential.

You can also contact 911 if the action is happening or the victims are in immediate danger. Missouri Laws Against Human Trafficking
The Missouri Laws against human trafficking went into effect on August 28, 2011. These laws are based on the Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2000 (TVPA). This act increases U.S. operations abroad to stop trafficking and broadens the offenses and punishments available to federal authorities investigating traffickers.

House Bill 1246 To combat the crime of human trafficking, Missouri adopted House Bill 1246 in 2018, which mandates the installation of posters offering resources to aid victims of human trafficking in several public buildings all around the state.

In return, the Missouri Department of Public Safety has developed a website so that organizations, corporations, governmental bodies, nonprofits, and anyone else may download a poster outlining federal and state support for victims of human trafficking.

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Missouri adopted the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, which states that those who buy sexual services from victims of human trafficking may be detained, tried, and found guilty of sex trafficking when the circumstances of a particular case warrant it.

It also established the Missouri Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund, which permits states to receive funding for assisting trafficking victims from money seized from traffickers who have been apprehended.

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act

This law, passed in 2014, enhances the existing child welfare regulations and adds new foster care and adoption stages. This statute acknowledges the crucial role that state social services play in providing long-term stability and aid to child victims of trafficking.

What is being done to prevent and combat human trafficking in Missouri?

Opinion: What does human trafficking look like in Kansas City?

Now imagine that I’m taking you on a tour to see the who, what, where and why of human trafficking in our city. First, we are going to visit the nearly 100 illicit massage businesses in our metro area. You can picture them right? In the strip malls, the places with the windows blocked off that are open late. Inside, you’ll see the faces and hear the stories of the women who came here mostly from Asian countries under false promises of legitimate work. They live in fear and are sexually exploited multiple times a day.

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