"The Cut" Blog, New York Magazine

January 23, 2013

Vogue Magazine has a history of publishing offensive and exploitative fashion editorials.  The editors of New York Magazine's fashion blog, The Cut, take a look at some of the most egregious photo spreads, and highlight Sanctuary's efforts to call out Vogue for glamorizing violence against women in a recent cover shoot.

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The Katie Show

January 14, 2013

Katie Couric interviews a sex trafficking survivor and client at Sanctuary for Families, who speaks about the realities of sex trafficking in the United States.

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The New York Post

January 3, 2013

A new video educates Taxi and Limousine Commission-licensed drivers on the harms of sex trafficking and new regulations that will punish drivers who take part in facilitating forced prostitution. “The TLC and the City Council should be commended for taking this vital issue so seriously," said Sanctuary Executive Director Laurel W. Eisner.

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The Wall Street Journal

December 23, 2012

New York is one of only a handful states in the U.S. where a license or professional degree acquired during a marriage is considered property. Now, a growing number of lawyers and others are calling on the state legislature to address how the law treats licenses and degrees and other matrimonial issues when it convenes in January. Sanctuary Matrimonal Project Attorney Amanda Norejko comments.

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The Hill

December 5, 2012

Women immigrants are at risk. Changes to two significant bills – the Violence Against Women Act and the STEM Jobs Act – threaten to endanger this vulnerable group in the final days of the lame duck Congress.  Laurel W. Eisner and Julie Dinnerstein examine the implications of these laws for immigrant victims of domestic violence.

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