Firm Origins

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Human Rights Lawyer Will Speak on "Modern Day Slavery: Trafficking in Women" at University of Richmond

February 9th, 2006
Lisa Johnson-Firth, a lawyer who consults on human rights issues and handles cases, will lead a discussion on “Modern Day Slavery: Trafficking in Women” Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at University of Richmond’s Jepson Hall, room 118. The presentation wi… Read More

AIDS is Focus of Human-Rights Violations Exposure (The Daily Colonial)

December 4th, 2004
The focus of the panel declared the interaction between HIV/AIDS and violence against women indeed an enormous human rights violation that should not be ignored. Lisa Johnson-Firth, the Amnesty Stop Violence Against Women coordinator for Virginia, se… Read More

Refugee Reports — IOM Panel Examines the Experiences of Female Migrants

June 30th, 2003
Lisa Johnson-Firth discussed the mission and work of her organization to provide direct services and advocacy support to exploited and enslaved domestic workers from Asia, Africa and Latin America who worked in the Washington, DC area. She said that… Read More

Maids, Slaves, and Prisoners: To be employed in a Saudi home - forced servitude of women in Saudi Arabia and in homes of Saudis in US (National Review)

February 24th, 2003
A compelling review of horror stories of immigrant women domestic workers in the homes of Saudi employers based in the United States. But, the Department of Justice has shown a willingness to combat the abuse of domestic workers. “The DOJ has been… Read More

I Want to Be Treated Like a Human Being (Boston Globe)

April 15th, 2001
Fleeing abuse to save herself and her children, Meral, a 22 year old Turkish woman, is seeking asylum to save the life of herself and her children from her abusive husband and his family. When she appears before a judge in Boston later this week, Mer… Read More
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