Posts by Jane Lasonder

Jane Lasonder is a survivor of child sexual exploitation and trafficking who has dedicated her life to international advocacy, training, and speaker engagements. She serves as the Chair of the International Survivor of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) for OSCE-ODIHR and Chair of the Hope for Justice Survivor Leaders Council. Jane is also a member of the Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre (MSPEC) at Oxford University and the Interparliamentary Task Force on Human Trafficking (ITHT). An accomplished author of three books, her latest work, Health and Slavery, was published internationally by Springer. In October 2024, she was honored by the Human Trafficking Foundation with the Anti-Slavery Award for "Outstanding Contribution to the Fight Against Modern Slavery" in the Empowering Survivor Voices category. She was also a runner-up for the global Freedom United Storytelling for Freedom Award. Jane writes this in her own capacity as a survivor voice.