On Tuesday, CPAC Foundation’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking hosted the second annual International Summit Against Human Trafficking with Kaleido Charity at the U.S. Capitol.
The summit was a forum for lawmakers such as Utah Representative Burgess Owens and Wyoming Representative Harriet Hageman, activists including Rosi Orozco and Elizabeth Ameling, world leaders like President of Atlixco, Mexico Ariadna Ayala Camarillo, survivor and now Anti-Human Trafficking Director in the Office of the Virginia Attorney General Tanya Gould, and more to bring to light the cruelties of human trafficking and collaborate on solutions that end human trafficking and provide support for victims.
The correlating issue of border security was also taken up with former CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker, and investigative journalist Sara Carter, and U.S. and Mexico officials came together at the summit for productive solutions that engage leaders in both countries.
Human trafficking is a universal issue requiring international cooperation, and despite its increasing prevalence, it also still requires increased awareness. For the second year in a row, the CPAC International Summit Against Human Trafficking gave the occasion and platform for the necessary conversations that will bring us closer to holding traffickers accountable, aiding survivors, and making communities safer.
