Jonathan Todres, professor of law at Georgia State University, will be available to discuss the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, to be released Friday morning.

Todres has completed extensive research on a range of issues related to children's rights and child well being. He serves as a regular advisor to nongovernmental organizations working on legislative and policy initiatives to address trafficking and commercial exploitation of children, including as Child Rights Advisor to ECPAT-USA (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking). He serves as chair-elect of the Association of American Law Schools section on Children and Law. He served (2012-2013) on the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Committee on Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S. Todres holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Clark University.

For more information, including a link to his extensive research and other publications (located at the bottom of the page), visit http://law.gsu.edu/profile/jonathan-todres/.

Direct contact information for Jonathan Todres:Email: [email protected]

To obtain Todres by phone, please contact Jeremy Craig at 404-413-1374 or [email protected]; or Renee DeGross Valdes at 404-413-9259 or [email protected].