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Proc 8772ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8772

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2012

President Obama proclaimed January 2012 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, culminating in National Freedom Day on February 1. The proclamation commemorates the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment while urging Americans to educate themselves about modern slavery and participate in awareness programs, but contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 1007

Impact dates

  1. National Freedom Day (annual celebration, culmination of the month)

  2. Start of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; January 2012 designated as observance month

Near term (90d)

  • National Freedom Day observance on February 1, 2012

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely hortatory with no enforcement mechanism or resource commitment; 'urge' and 'call upon' language is non-binding
  • Reference to ongoing Administration strategy is descriptive of existing efforts, not directive
Proclamation 8772: National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2012 · Executive Orders