INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN THE LIGHT OF THE “LAUDATO SI”
AND OF “FRATELLI TUTTI” ENCYCLICALS
Networking of international experts in the fight against human trafficking to promote common understanding and research of this scourge
Anthropological research to rebuild the “Common House” and give hope
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12 SEPTEMBER 2023 — BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, HEALING, COLLABORATION, AND PROGRAMMES FOR MEN & BOYS
This session will highlight best practices around the world with Ena Lucia Mariaca Pacheco and with testimonies from survivors who are now involved in the fight and training against the abuse of male children
20 SEPTEMBER 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — RAISING AWARENESS ON CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY
Victims of human trafficking often face multiple forms of abuse, exploitation, and trauma. It is crucial to establish a comprehensive framework that not only supports victims but also prevents their punishment or criminalization for the crimes they were forced to commit. Twenty-three years after the Palermo Protocol (United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women, and Children), the scourge of human trafficking is far from being defeated
5 DECEMBER 2023 — CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY, LEGISLATION, INVESTIGATION, AND VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MALE VICTIMS
This session will highlight challenges in human trafficking policy, legislation, investigation, and victim support services for male victims
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Watch good practices leaders for victims of human trafficking
The Ad Laudato Si Forum brings together international ethical’s top academics, politicians, business, youth, and civil society leaders to engage in addressing the most pressing issues linked to the future of our common world.
Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to monitor and combat human trafficking. President of the Foundation Collège Universitaire Henry Dunant (CUHD). Doctor of Laws of the University of Geneva, Professor of International Law at Webster University Geneva. From 2010 to 2019, Vice-President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo. He worked in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1967 to 2000, as head of the Division of International Organizations, Delegate General for Europe and North America, Regional Delegate for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean and as Assistant to the President.
Ambassador at large, Ofice to Monitor and Combat Traficking in Persons — US. Department of State. human rights advocate and lawyer with three decades of experience working at the local, national, and international levels to prevent and respond to human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Former Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC) and former Vice President for Human Rights at Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international NGO advancing women’s leadership. She began her career at the local level serving as a specialized domestic and sexual violence prosecutor in Dallas, Texas for more than 13 years
Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Human Rights Council, UN Geneva. Japanese scholar of international law and human rights, specialising in transnational organised crime, human trafficking and modern slavery. Prof. Oboka currently serves as Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Keele University, and previously taught at Queen’s University Belfast and Dundee University.
IOM Chiel of Mission. Coordination Ollice for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Between 2016 and 2021, Ms Fernández-Alfaro was Senior Project Manager for the European Readmission Capacity Building (EURCAP) Facility, funded by the European Commission (DG HOME).
Project Director of the FAST initiative. Former Programme Manager for the Modern Slavery Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York. Previously, Alice was Executive Director at New York University’s School of Professional Studies’ Center for Global Affairs.
Organisers
The Foundation Henry Dunant University College (CUHD), based in Geneva (Switzerland), in the hearts of the international community, organizes the platform “adlaudatosi” to promote its webinars on the themes of integral ecology and the fight against human trafficking as well as to contribute to the promotion of a true culture of human rights and human dignity. A new hope is needed to give new impetus to our societies in crisis: a culture that promotes the dignity and integral development of the person must be taught to build a just world and a future for every human being. The theme of integral ecology is central to our thinking. Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Order of Malta to monitor and combat trafficking In persons, is CUHD’s President and the initiator of the adlaudatosi project. The Henry Dunant University College Foundation is recognized as a public utility and is controlled by the Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations; its donors benefit from tax deductions.
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INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS
ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN THE LIGHT OF “LAUDATO SI”
AND OF THE “FRATELLI TUTTI” ENCYCLICALS
05
Tuesday
05.12.2023
18:00 -
19:30
(CEST)
CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY, LEGISLATION, INVESTIGATION, AND VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MALE VICTIMS
This session will highlight challenges in human trafficking policy, legislation, investigation, and victim support services for male victims
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Ena Lucia Mariaca Pacheco, Researcher and advocate for justice, specifically for boys and men who are survivors of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Member of Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars (GAHTS). Author of “The needs and stories of male survivors of child sexual abuse, exploitation and human trafficking”
Experts & Survivors presentations and discussion
20
Wednesday
20.09.2023
15:00 -
16:00
(CEST)
RAISING AWARENESS ON CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY
Victims of human trafficking often face multiple forms of abuse, exploitation, and trauma. It is crucial to establish a comprehensive framework that not only supports victims but also prevents their punishment or criminalization for the crimes they were forced to commit. Twenty-three years after the Palermo Protocol (United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women, and Children), the scourge of human trafficking is far from being defeated
OPENING REMARKS & MODERATOR: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Dr. Berta Fernandez-Alfaro, IOM Chiel of Mission. Coordination Ollice for Switzerland and Liechtenstein
H.E. Cindy Dyer, Ambassador at large, Ofice to Monitor and Combat Traficking in Persons — US. Department of State
Prof. Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Human Rights Council, UN Geneva
Alice Eckstein, Project Director of the FAST initiative. Former Programme Manager for the Modern Slavery Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York
Organizers:
Sovereign Order of Malta
IOM Switzerland
Cosponsors:
U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and other International organizations in Geneva
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
12
Tuesday
12.09.2023
18:00 -
19:30
(CEST)
BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, HEALING, COLLABORATION, AND PROGRAMMES FOR MEN & BOYS
This session will highlight best practices around the world with Ena Lucia Mariaca Pacheco and with testimonies from survivors who are now involved in the fight and training against the abuse of male children
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Ena Lucia Mariaca Pacheco — Moderator, Researcher and advocate for justice, specifically for boys and men who are survivors of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Member of Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars (GAHTS). Author of “The needs and stories of male survivors of child sexual abuse, exploitation and human trafficking”
Francesco Cecon, Head of the Global Boys Initiative at ECPAT International and leads the programme design and implementation with members and partners since May 2022. Previously, he worked for several years with Save the Children as a Child Protection Advisor across West Africa, Europe and Central America in both development and humanitarian contexts, focusing on case management services for child survivors of sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking, along with child-centred psychosocial support interventions. Francesco holds a master’s degree from the University of Warwick and speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian
Perry Power, Actor, Speaker and entrepreneur, Perry Power raises awareness of intra-familial abuse and inspires survivors to break their silence. Perry co-founded “We Rescue Kids” (a U.S‑based charity giving free mental healthcare to child survivors of sexual abuse), is a trustee for “We-Together” (a UK-based charity building a tool that allows victims to self-report), and runs a self-publishing company called “Powerful Books”, helping trauma survivors to write and publish their own book
Nathan Earl, Researcher, advocate and public health consultant with a passion for co-building resilient communities immune to exploitation. Under the giantslayer. brand, Nathan leverages more than 20 years of lived and professional experience to help organizations and communities prevent violence against boys and men, as well as 2SLGBTQ+ young people. Mr. Earl’s research focus areas include drug-facilitated commercial sexual exploitation, mental health challenges experienced by those impacted by human trafficking, and male victimization syndemic to substance dependency, PTSD and HIV. In 2014, Mr. Earl operationalized one of the first outreach and housing programs for male youth survivors of human trafficking presenting with substance dependency. Nathan currently serves as a Consultant with National Youth Law Center, The National Center on Child Trafficking, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Equity and Human Trafficking Technical Assistance Centers, is the co-founder of the U.S. Council on Violence against Men and Boys and is a Board Director at Love 146