A human rights attorney in the movement to end violence against women and girls, Yasmin Vafa is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Rights4Girls.  She has led work at the intersection of race, gender, violence, and law, including the award-winning No Such Thing campaign to eliminate the concept of “child prostitute” in language, law, and media.  Ms.Vafa advises policymakers and the judiciary on policies to protect women and girls at the margin, has testified before the U.S. Senate and international human rights bodies, and has successfully advocated for passage of anti-trafficking laws at the federal level. She has also served on the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and was honored by the U.S. Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus for her advocacy on behalf of trafficking victims.