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My New Year’s Resolution: Stop the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Trafficking Survivors

  • on January 5, 2017

My New Year’s Resolution: Stop the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Trafficking Survivors Yasmin Vafa / Huffington Post For lawmakers and advocates in Washington, D.C., this New Year marks the beginning of a new Administration, a new Congress, and...

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California Today: A Shift in the Child Sex Trafficking Trade

  • on October 3, 2016

California Today: A Shift in the Child Sex Trafficking Trade Mike McPhate / The New York Times/ California Today Good morning. Welcome to California Today. Is there such a thing as a child prostitute? Campaigners have for years tried...

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California Agrees There’s No Such Thing as a Child Prostitute

  • on September 26, 2016

California Agrees There’s No Such Thing as a Child Prostitute Yasmin Vafa / Huffington Post One year ago, we launched a campaign in California, called “No Such Thing As A Child Prostitute.” Our goal? To eliminate the very notion...

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Rights4Girls at the DNC

  • on July 27, 2016

Rights4Girls at the DNC On July 27, 2016, Rights4Girls hosted a reception in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention to raise awareness around domestic child sex trafficking and the needs of girls of color. We honored three exceptional women...

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Memo to Press Regarding Coverage of Oakland Police Crisis and Trafficked Girls

  • on June 27, 2016

Memo to Press Regarding Coverage of Oakland Police Crisis and Trafficked Girls Yasmin Vafa, Rights4Girls and Leticia Alejandrez, The California Endowment One aspect of the Oakland police crisis involves charges that police officers exchanged favors for sex with underage...

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Leading Members of Congress, Survivors, and Advocates Declare There’s “No Such Thing” as a Child Prostitute

  • on June 22, 2016

Leading Members of Congress, Survivors, and Advocates Declare There’s “No Such Thing” as a Child Prostitute Group calls for end to arrest of child sex trafficking victims and releases letter to leading media outlets asking them to follow AP’s...

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White House United State of Women Summit

  • on June 14, 2016

White House United State of Women Summit On June 14, 2016, Rights4Girls participated in a plenary session during the White House United State of Women Summit. We were recognized for our work to co-found and facilitate the Girls at...

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From Criminals to Survivors: Changing the Narrative of Child Sexual Exploitation

  • on May 5, 2016

From Criminals to Survivors: Changing the Narrative of Child Sexual Exploitation Omar Avila / The Chronicle of Social Change Maheen Kaleem worked on hundreds of cases involving commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) between 2008 and 2010 as a service...

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Rights4Girls Executive Director Yasmin Vafa honored by Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus

  • on April 20, 2016

Rights4Girls Executive Director Yasmin Vafa honored by Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Capitol Words On April 20, 2016, Rights4Girls Executive Director Yasmin Vafa was awarded the Lois Haight Award for Excellence and Innovation by the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus, founded...

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We Changed the Language, Now Let’s Change the Laws!

  • on April 4, 2016

We Changed the Language, Now Let’s Change the Laws! Yasmin Vafa & Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew / Huffington Post Every day, children all across the United States are bought and sold for sex. More than half of these...

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