Restoring Trafficked Victims to Life
As international coordinator, Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino leads religious in Talitha Kum networks throughout the world to end human trafficking.
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Tag: human trafficking
African Bishops Lament Inability to Stop Young People from Leaving
Bishops in Africa express “pain” at seeing young people migrate to lives of uncertainty.
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Stop Trafficking, U.S. Politician Urges World Leaders
At an international gathering, Representative Chris Smith says human trafficking is worsening, cites Ukrainian and U.S border crises.
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2020 Deadliest Year for Rohingya Refugees at Sea
Many refugees are marooned for months on unseaworthy boats, falling prey to abuse by smugglers....
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Fighting Human Trafficking Requires Interventions of Care, Sisters Say
Talitha Kum campaign seeks to rally forces against human trafficking to dismantle “systems that enable oppression and exploitation.”
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Campaigning Against Human Trafficking
A Maryknoll sister in Zimbabwe works to combat sex trafficking there and around the world. Bridget...
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Pope Says Markets Need Regulation to Promote Justice
An economy without human trafficking will require “the courage of patient construction, of planning that does not look always and only at the very short-term gains, but at the medium- and long-term fruits and, above all, at people,” Pope Francis said in a video message marking the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.
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Pandemic Increases Risks of Human Trafficking, Exploitation, Speakers Say
COVID-19-related financial problems families face around the world make people more vulnerable to...
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