A hundred-and-fifty years ago Josephine Bakhita was born in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. When she was just nine years old she was taken captive and she was sold...

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In late January 2017 Pope Francis did a long and interesting interview with a Spanish newspaper. Among the many questions he was asked was about his reaction to violence against...

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Listen to Ruth Kilcullen of APT speak to Miriam Gormally from Soul Waves Radio about the upcoming International Day of Prayer and Awareness Raising for Human Trafficking. Ruth and Miriam...

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January 15th was marked as World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The theme for this year was Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless. On Sunday, in St. Peter’s Square,...

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A further positive step for anti-human trafficking activists today as the Sexual Offences Bill passed the committee stage of the Dáil. This Bill, once enacted, will introduce essential Nordic Model...

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The recent 5-day meeting in Rome of representatives from 27 countries of Europe to address issues related to human trafficking has been as source of great encouragement and inspiration to...

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The UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced that the UK government is allocating £14 million (roughly €15,000,000) to tackle people trafficking. She made this announcement during her speech at a...

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Since 2007, European Anti-Trafficking Day has been marked by the European Commission, as well as activists and organisations across Europe working against this crime, on October 18th. This is an opportunity for...

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A four week course, commencing on October 17th, is available free online for anyone interested in learning about contemporary forms of slavery and how we as a society can abolish...

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Cindy McCain, wife of former US presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, is a business woman who is also a tireless campaigner against human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Speaking recently to almost 900...

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