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- Jul 12, 2020
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English cardinal backs new campaign targeting modern slavery in UK
- Jul 10, 2020
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has backed an anti-slavery campaign launched by Crimestoppers UK.
Report marks 20th year of U.S. efforts to address trafficking worldwide
- Jul 3, 2020
Government-sponsored trafficking is “a perversion of any government’s reason for existence,” which is “to protect rights, not crush them,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during the release of the 20th annual Trafficking in Persons Report.
Pandemic has led to rise of modern slavery in Brazil, missionaries say
- Jun 24, 2020
Catholic missionaries in Brazil are warning the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the numbers of vulnerable people subjected to forced labor.
Papal aide sees whole drama of trafficking in one Sierra Leone woman
- Jun 19, 2020
Augusta Ngombu had been orphaned as a child. Exploited and abused by a family member, she fled her home and ended up as a prostitute in the streets in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, where over 50 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty.
Advocates fight traffickers who continue to thrive despite pandemic
- May 14, 2020
Advocates fighting human traffickers are alerting children, parents and vulnerable adults that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed traffickers into new venues, potentially endangering more people to being exploited.
Religious sisters fight human trafficking in Mozambique
- Apr 1, 2020
While world attention has been focused on the growing coronavirus pandemic, millions of people continue to suffer due to human trafficking networks.
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