Homeward includes a multi-layered identity profile made up of physical biometric data, employability potential and socio-cultural preferences data, behavioral biometrics, geospatio-temporal data, and a smart contract based public key infrastructure to form a unique, self-managed digital ID for each primary claimant. Keep Reading
The previous administration cited climate change as a “top strategic risk” in its 2015 National Security Strategy and stated that climate change is an urgent and growing threat to U.S. national security, contributing to increased natural disasters, refugee flows, and conflicts over basic resources like food and water. The current administration does not discuss climate change in its 2017 National Security Strategy. Keep Reading
Though the real number is impossible to know, the UN estimates over 20 million people are enslaved today. Keep Reading
Matt Foosaner’s background in telecommunications and technology issues is invaluable to community collaboration. Keep Reading
The bedrock law behind U.S. efforts to fight human trafficking around the world was finally reauthorized, more than a year after lapsing, with a number of significant changes. Keep Reading
Migrants from India, Nepal and Bangladesh reported paying between $15,000 and $30,000 per journey, with many having sold their homes to finance their passage. Keep Reading
Spain has already reported over 400 migrant attempts this year, and now faces a challenge in balancing its desire to help a humanitarian crisis with criticism from its own citizens and leaders across Europe who want to see greater security at the region’s borders. Keep Reading
The study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime draws on information from 142 countries, examining trafficking trends and patterns. Keep Reading
"I hope that the sentences give the victims in this case some sense of justice," says U.S. Attorney. "We will not tolerate the exploitation of women and girls for profit or sexual servitude.” Keep Reading
Instructors can teach human trafficking in a manner that empowers students to become part of the solution. Keep Reading
