Photo above: Melissa Farley (right) is presented with the Prem Paul Award for Research in Anti-Human Trafficking by Anna Shavers (middle) and Sriyani Tidball.
Nebraska’s Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs presented the Prem Paul Award for Research in Anti-Human Trafficking to Melissa Farley, founder of Prostitution Research and Education, during the International Human Trafficking Research Symposium, Nov. 3 in the Nebraska Union. The inaugural award recognizes and individual whose research has advanced understanding of what causes human trafficking and how best to prevent it.
The award is named in honor of Prem Paul, Nebraska’s former vice chancellor for research and economic development, who died in September 2016. Paul was a key supporter of research and innovation at the university and a dedicated opponent of human trafficking.
