#trafficking

Europol: “organized crime has never posed as high a threat in the EU”. Drugs most profitable business, followed by corruption and online frauds

Pope Francis: end human trafficking, “a crime against humanity”

Since the beginning of his pontificate Pope Francis made the fight against trafficking in human beings – “the most extensive…

Latin America’s unrest in the eyes of Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Argentinean Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980, while detained by the ruling military junta. At…

Drug markets in Europe estimated to be worth $30 billion. A thriving market that empowers organized crime, posing a threat to society as a whole

EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction), Europol, released the latest findings on the production and use of…

EU Anti-Trafficking Day: Pejcinovic Buric (Council of Europe), “ensure victims receive compensation”

Pope Francis: Gisotti (Press Office), “Stations of the Cross texts entrusted to Sister Eugenia Bonetti”. Focus on victims of human trafficking.

Human trafficking: COMECE and Salesians, Conference in Brussels on Catholic initiatives for prevention, contrast and care of persons

Pope Francis: “Movements of people, although entailing challenges and sufferings, are enriching our communities”

Great Britain, nuns and priests against slavery. Safe shelters to victims of human trafficking

Since 2007 sixteen religious Congregations in England and Wales have provided safe accommodation to children, men and women rescued from…

Ten million “young slaves” in the world. “Survival sex” cases in Ventimiglia, street prostitution and labour exploitation 

In 2016 an estimated 10 million children worldwide were victims of forced labour, exploited for sexual purposes and in the…

UK: the government reducing support for victims of human trafficking. Mgr. Lynch (Bishops Conference), “big disappointment”