On April 27, 2022, Shamere McKenzie testified before Congress, delivering a courageous and deeply compelling testimony.
With unwavering clarity, she exposed a painful truth: far too many victims and survivors of human trafficking are still being prosecuted for crimes they were forced to commit under the control of their traffickers. Instead of receiving the protection and support they deserve, they are met with handcuffs and courtrooms.
Her words were not just testimony, they were a call to action—a call to reform policies that criminalize survival, a call to see survivors not as offenders but as individuals deserving justice, dignity, and healing.
Click here to read her full testimony and stand with us in the fight to change the narrative.