ATLEU is one of more than 60s NGOs calling for a renewed commitment to ending modern slavery in the UK and around the world.

Our client has made a successful claim against a local authority for failing in their duties as a public authority and first responder by not recognising her indicators of trafficking and ensuring her safety.

Our tenth anniversary celebration last month was an inspiring evening of hope and determination, and a chance to reflect on how the past decade can inform our fight for justice in the future. Hear from our Lived Experience Group, Lord McColl and Victoria Marks and Pragna Patel from ATLEU.

A case brought by ATLEU’s client, JW successfully challenged the adverse impact of the financial threshold for legal aid, which would have forced them to choose between their recovery and access to justice.

ATLEU has brought a legal challenge to the government’s Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme on the grounds that it breaches Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

ATLEU has brought a legal challenge to the government’s Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme on the grounds that it breaches Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Julia Quecano Casimiro, who entered the UK on a seasonal worker visa, has been issued with an initial decision from the Home Office confirming that there are reasonable grounds for believing she may have been a victim of trafficking.

ATLEU joins over 90 civil society organisations condemning the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill as contrary to the rule of law and an abuse of Parliament’s role.

Anti-trafficking lawyers are facing huge challenges that impact on their mental wellbeing and the ability of survivors to access justice for the harms they have suffered, according to a new report, Working in the crossfire by Dr Samantha Currie.

ATLEU has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s latest consultation on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Although the Scheme was amended in 2012 to explicitly include survivors of trafficking, few are able to access the Scheme and fewer still are able to obtain compensation.

Five months after ATLEU’s success at the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which confirmed the unlawfulness of the ‘Family Worker Exemption’, and following sustained coalition campaigning with partners, the government has finally taken measures to implement its March 2022 commitment to scrap the Exemption from National Minimum Wage regulations.

ATLEU is delighted to announce that it will be running ATLAW, its online anti trafficking training and mentoring programme for lawyers, from November 2023 to March 2024.