Advisor and advocate for human rights, justice and smart development; mother of girls; lover of dogs; and fan of all things summer. Tweets are my own.
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Total USAID annual spending to provide food, medicine, shelter and other services to impoverished countries around the world: $38 billion
Total increase in Elon Musk's personal net worth since the November election: $156 billion
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Political violence is never justified - not anywhere under any circumstances, but most especially not in a democratic nation.
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📢📷BREAKING: @Europarl_EN approves #CSDDD
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is a historic law aimed at eradicating forced labour from global supply chains. This marks the second monumental victory against forced labour this week🎉
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“America has lost a patriot, and our family has lost a dear friend. In a dangerous world, Senator Lieberman understood the essential role of American leadership.” More from @McCainJack here: mccaininstitute.org/resource…
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"This wasn't a natural death, no matter what the medical events were of the last 24 hours— Putin acts with impunity, whether it's within his borders and prisons...This is increasingly the world we're living in."
— @RichardHaass reacts to the death of Alexei Navalny
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Navalny’s death brings to an end any serious opposition in Russia today. Putin believed that he could weather Western pressure over Navalny, and he was sadly proven right. That is exactly his strategy with his war in Ukraine. And it’s largely up to the US to prove him wrong.
If you want to understand what #humantrafficking really looks like in this country, read this @RollingStone piece. Spoiler: It's not like what you see in the movies.
After Two Decades Undercover, A Former FBI Agent is Ready to Tell the Real Story of Human Trafficking
Nikki Badolato led the the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force targeting some heinous criminals — now she wants Americans to know the truth.
Read: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
More evidence that social audits aren't the solution to major #HumanRights abuses in global supply chains. We must do more. Thank you @hannahdreier for another great piece.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/us/mi…
You wouldn't (knowingly) feed your family food pumped with pesticides and chemicals, so don't serve them seafood fished and processed by slave labor. Here's what you as a consumer and voter should do. #forcedlabor usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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Some U.S. lawmakers are calling for more restrictions on seafood imports from China following an investigation exposing grave human rights abuses throughout the country’s fishing industry.
semafor.com/article/10/10/20…
Audits don't prevent labor exploitation, nor does toothless legislation. Companies must identify risks of human rights abuses and be sanctioned for such violations. theguardian.com/global-devel…
👏 @UNODC and @IOM -- New (& maybe a tad wonky) data standards pave the way for a common approach to national data collection on human trafficking, helping us better shape anti-trafficking interventions. #EndHumanTrafficking
Combating human trafficking starts with solid evidence.
@UNODC and IOM’s new data standards pave the way for a united front against human trafficking.
Together, we're making each case count.
#EndHumanTrafficking
iom.int/news/iom-and-unodc-r…
Want solutions to #childlabor and #forcedlabor, listen to @WHD_DOL, @CivilRights, @Polaris_Project and @HTLegalCenter. It's not enough, but we ARE making progress via civil, criminal & regulatory actions against traffickers and companies profiting from child and forced labor.
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This #back2schoolseason, help the youth in your life develop healthy online habits. Explore trusted resources like @CommonSense and @MissingKids for conversation starters and tips to teach them how to navigate the digital world safely. For more, visit realfriendsdont.org.
Another horrifying investigation into migrant children working dangerous jobs for top U.S brands. Multiple systems failing children, incl. fact that DOL, which enforces federal #childlabor laws, has 750 investigators overseeing 11 MILLION workplaces nytimes.com/2023/09/18/magaz…
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McCain Institute’s @AbramsKL joined some of the world’s most impressive leaders—including @UN DSG @AminaJMohammed, @melindagates, Former PM of New Zealand @jacindaardern, and others—at the launch of the #WeTheWomen campaign, which aims to place women and girls at the center of the UN’s future. #womenriseforall
Disappointed that in the 10-page declaration just adopted at #UNGA #SDGSummit, not a single mention of #modernslavery, #forcedlabour, or #childlabour. Immediate course correction is needed to help some of the world's most vulnerable & prevent additional exploitation. #humanrights
World leaders adopted a political declaration to accelerate action to rescue the #GlobalGoals 🖋️
The agreement, adopted at #UNGA’s #SDGSummit, includes measures to improve developing countries’ access to finance, at least $500 billion annually.
👉news.un.org/en/story/2023/09…
A clear call for renewed efforts to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes and at the same time pass due diligence laws that force businesses to get serious about slavery in their supply chains | Gordon Brown theguardian.com/commentisfre… #HumanTrafficking #endforcedlabour
📢 Care about what can be done to address #childtrafficking? Give my op-ed 👇a read - I discuss 'Sound of Freedom' and propose real-life, not Hollywood, solutions. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday
