Tag Archives: Suzanne Tomatore
Working with Law Enforcement from a Victim-Centered Perspective – by Lorena Ramirez
by CBJC StaffSeptember 22, 2016
On September 21st, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women and Children Project hosted a panel discussion on the experiences of professionals working with victims and law enforcement on human trafficking cases at the New York City Bar Association.
Read moreHuman Trafficking Victim Obtains Successful Settlement in Federal Court
by CBJC StaffJanuary 22, 2016
From the time she was five years old, Miriam (not her real name), a Nigerian victim of human trafficking, lived with an aunt’s family where she was mistreated and abused, especially by an older cousin.
Read moreImmigrant Women & Children Project Helps Reunite Trafficking Survivors with their Children – by Suzanne Tomatore
by CBJC StaffAugust 18, 2015
Angelica (names changed for privacy and safety) came to the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) in 2013 seeking legal assistance because she was a victim of international labor trafficking.
Read moreImmigration Women & Children Project in Vienna
by CBJC StaffNovember 17, 2014
Suzanne Tomatore, the project director of the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children (IWC) Project, was one of only four U. S. representatives from service providers to attend the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) October 22 & 23 meeting in Vienna, Austria, on the role of recruitment fees and recruitment agencies in trafficking in persons.
Read moreLabor Migration and Human Trafficking
by CBJC StaffOctober 3, 2014
Last month, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women and Children Project visited with a group of legal, labor rights and government agency leaders that work on issues of labor migration and human trafficking.
Read moreImmigrant Women & Children Project Honored by Volunteer
by CBJC StaffJune 20, 2014
The Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) at the City Bar Justice Center was recently honored by one of our volunteers, Sandra Edmund, an Administrative Legal Assistant at Time Warner Corporate, with a donation of $5000.
Read moreImmigration Relief for Crime Victims: The U Non-Immigrant Visa – by Suzanne Tomatore
by CBJC StaffMay 12, 2014
Jenny, a forty-year-old mother of two, recently had some wonderful news: her employment authorization card was approved by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service. This card will allow her to apply for a Social Security number and will open many doors for Jenny and her family.
Read moreSpecial Report: Spotlight on 150 Human Trafficking Cases
by CBJC StaffDecember 3, 2013
Today the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) released a Special Report, Spotlight on 150 Human Trafficking Cases, that reflects over a decade of direct representation of low-income immigrant survivors of human trafficking in the New York City metropolitan area and informs the Justice Center’s advocacy and policy recommendations.
Read moreShine the Light on Slavery Day
by CBJC StaffApril 9, 2013
Today, in honor of Shine the Light on Slavery Day, President Obama’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons released a draft five-year strategic plan.
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