On the Record

On Combating Human Trafficking

On the Record

Show Notes

In this episode, panelists discuss cross-sector efforts to combat human trafficking.

Host: Rachel B. Vogelstein, Associate Professor of Professional Practice; Director, Women’s Initiative, Institute of Global Politics, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

Guests: Diana S. Gerson, Associate Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis

Shadi Kourosh, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School; CFR Member

Mary Graw Leary, Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America

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