{"id":1799,"date":"2015-02-13T00:21:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T00:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2020-04-29T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:56:12","slug":"database-established-legal-advocacy-resources-human-trafficking-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/2015\/02\/13\/database-established-legal-advocacy-resources-human-trafficking-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Database Established: Legal Advocacy Resources for Human Trafficking Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/\">Freedom Network<\/a> member organization <a href=\"http:\/\/advocatingopportunity.com\/\">Advocating Opportunity<\/a> has aligned with various expert organizations in justice and law to form the national <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/htprobono.org\/vsdatabase\/\">Vacatur &amp; Expungement Database<\/a>.\u00a0 Advocating Opportunity provides legal services and whole person advocacy for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/unodc\/en\/human-trafficking\/what-is-human-trafficking.html\">human trafficking victims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The database provides a centralized resource for attorneys and advocates assisting trafficking victims seeking to vacate criminal convictions for crimes they were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jan\/28\/slavery-victims-prosecution-immunity-minor-crimes-police-shaun-sawyer\">forced to commit<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past eight years, more than half of the states in the U.S. have adopted laws allowing trafficking victims to vacate or expunge convictions arising from trafficking. The\u00a0Vacatur &amp; Expungement Database\u00a0includes cases, articles, redacted court documents,\u00a0redacted briefs, and news reports pertaining to these laws.<\/p>\n<p>The database encourages submission of relevant materials, including redacted court documents and briefs, to the database.\u00a0 Please contact Alexandra Levy at <a href=\"mailto:alevy@htprobono.org\">alevy@htprobono.org<\/a> to submit materials or with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Access the <a href=\"http:\/\/advocatingopportunity.com\/blog\/\">original post<\/a> on Advocating Opportunity\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freedom Network member organization Advocating Opportunity has aligned with various expert organizations in justice and law to form the national Vacatur &amp; Expungement Database.\u00a0 Advocating Opportunity provides legal services and whole person advocacy for human trafficking victims. 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