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    Sunday, July 20, 2008


Human Trafficking


What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. Examples of recent cases of human trafficking in the U.S. include adolescent Mexican girls trafficked to the U.S. for forced prostitution, Indian men trafficked for forced labor, and African women and children trafficked for domestic servitude, among others. (from USCCB/MRS website)

    CAST -- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
    Check their Links and Resources Page.

    ECPAT -- USA  End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes - USA.

    A Global World's Seedy Side, Trafficking in Humans and Drugs Is Booming - remarks by Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the U.N. Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC). Costa's remarks came during the launch on April 24, 2006 of the report "Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns." 

    Migration and Refugee Services of US Conference of Catholic Bishops has excellent resources and information on their website on this issue as well as links to other agencies and resources.

    StopTrafficking Newsletter - A monthly newsletter put out by Sr. Jean Schafer SDS
    Sisters of the Divine Savior, Anti-Trafficking Awareness Project.

    UNICEF - Child Protection/Child Trafficking
    This site offers excellent background information on the forms and means of Child Trafficking.

    U.S. Bishops Call for End to Human Trafficking. In a statement released September 12, 2007, Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, California, chairman of the episcopal Committee on Migration, asked that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), set to expire in October, be reauthorized.

    USCMA members passed a Resolution at 2006 Annual Meeting in conjunction with Africa Faith and Justice Network against child trafficking, especially in Africa.



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