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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Panel: Human Trafficking Cases Rise Amid Pandemic

Panel: Human Trafficking Cases Rise Amid Pandemic

By Joshua Moschetto September 24, 2021

CW: This article discusses human trafficking. Please refer to the end of the article for on and off-campus resources. Human trafficking is fundamentally modern slavery and deserves greater public awareness,...

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

By Dhruv Johri December 6, 2018

Policymakers must ensure their efforts to combat human trafficking prioritize victims of both sex and labor trafficking, School of Foreign Service centennial fellow Ambassador Mark Lagon said at an event...

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Students Stopping the Trafficking of People rallies to raise awareness about human trafficking, of which 62 cases were reported in the District in 2014.

Human Trafficking Still Plagues District

By Emma Rizk February 20, 2015

The District of Columbia experienced 62 reported cases of human trafficking in 2014, a similar number to that of previous years, while there was a 26 percent national increase in calls to the National...

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SFS Professor Mark Lagon (GRD ’91) will leave Georgetown to become the president of Freedom House this January.

GU Professor to Lead Freedom House

By Lucy Pash October 31, 2014

Ambassador Mark Lagon (GRD ’91), a professor in the School of Foreign Service, was selected as the new president of Freedom House in Washington D.C., an independent organization that addresses worldwide...

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Baroness Mary Goudie called for government regulation of human 
trafficking and support for its victims in McGhee Library on Thursday.

Baroness Exposes Prevalence of Human Trafficking

By Charlotte Allen October 10, 2014

Baroness Mary Goudie, a senior member of the House of Lords and the chair of the United Nations Women Leaders’ Council to Fight Human Trafficking, discussed the role that human trafficking plays...

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