Posts by Emily Ann Milnes

Chief of Staff

Topics of Interest: Human Trafficking, Forced Labor, Genocide & Reconciliation, Migration, Human Dignity

Emily Ann Milnes

11 posts

Emily Milnes is an attorney and Chief of Staff for the Libertas Council. As an immigration lawyer, she specialized in forced labor and human trafficking cases. She also worked with the International Justice Mission in East Africa designing a program addressing crimes of violence against women and children, and led program relations for Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. In addition to her law degree, she holds a Master of Public Policy and a Master of Laws in dispute resolution focusing on genocide and reconciliation. Emily speaks frequently on vocation, human rights law, and policy.

Libertas Council Welcomes Victoria Jones…

March 3, 2026

Victoria Jones The Libertas Council welcomes Victoria Jones as a 2026 Clapham Fellow. Victoria is a J.D. Candidate at Vanderbilt…

Will Governments Prioritize the Fight fo…

January 29, 2026

United ambassadors call for an increased focus on combating human trafficking. When the United States’ Trafficking Victims Protection Act became…

How “Genocide” Became Recogn…

December 19, 2025

Names are important. We cannot fight what we do not name. It is impossible to triage, diagnose, and treat illness…

Envisioning Afghanistan’s Future

December 16, 2025

Pictured: Dr. Sibghatullah Ghaznawi, Mr. Aref Dostyar (Global Libertas Fellow), and Ms. Abigail Tacker (Libertas Council Clapham Fellow) Ignoring Afghanistan…

South Sudan on the Brink: Avoiding War,…

April 30, 2025

Webinar | Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. (ET) The opinions expressed throughout this webinar by program participants do…

MP Dr. Gudrun Kugler joins the Libertas…

February 10, 2025

Gudrun Kugler The Libertas Council is honored to welcome MP Dr. Gudrun Kugler as an inaugural Global Libertas Fellow. The…

Mr. Aref Dostyar joins the Libertas Coun…

January 21, 2025

The Libertas Council is honored to welcome Mr. Aref Dostyar as an inaugural Global Libertas Fellow. The Global Libertas Fellowship…

The Libertas Council Welcomes the Inaugu…

November 22, 2024

The Libertas Council welcomes Abigail Tacker, Kenzie Winton, and Ellen Yates as the inaugural cohort of Clapham Fellows. The Clapham…

William Wilberforce: Celebrating the Inc…

August 24, 2024

August 24th marks the birthdate of William Wilberforce, one of the great abolitionist heroes. Today, Wilberforce’s name and abolition go…

10 Things To Know About Human Trafficking

Only 20 Percent of People Live in Free C…

February 1, 2024

An Analysis of Freedom House’s 2023 Report The desire for freedom is enduring and universal. Against long histories of authoritarians,…

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The Libertas Council Testifies Before Co…

November 14, 2023

On November 14, 2023, the Libertas Council’s president, John Cotton Richmond, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittees on…