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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SEPTEMBER 2024 — GLOBAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE LIGHT OF THE PASTORAL ORIENTATIONS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Trafficking
SEPTEMBER 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — HUMAN TRAFFICKING — AN URGENT CALL TO ACTION DURING THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HOLY SEE
In the
SEPTEMBER 2024 — LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF THE “GLOBAL THEMATIC REPORT ON SPORT TRAFFICKING” RESEARCH PROJECT
Mission 89’s research into the issue will provide a detailed examination of the issue as it exists today, develop educational and vocational programs at grassroots level to empower those most vulnerable to exploitation, and establish a licensing and accreditation system to recognize legitimate institutions from sham organizations exploiting young athletes
OCTOBER 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT — MOBILISING HUMANITARIANS AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Trafficking
NOVEMBER 2024 — THE ACTIONS OF THE ORDER OF MALTA AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
In the
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ARMED CONFLICTS
BOYS & MALE SURVIVORS
25 APRIL 2023 — THE NEEDS AND STORIES OF MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
27 JUNE 2023 — MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: PRESENTATION OF ENA LUCIA MARIACA PACHECO’S RESEARCH
12 SEPTEMBER 2023 — BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, HEALING, COLLABORATION, AND PROGRAMMES FOR MEN & BOYS
5 DECEMBER 2023 — CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY, LEGISLATION, INVESTIGATION, AND VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MALE VICTIMS
DEMAND
13 APRIL 2021 — DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING — SEX TRAFFICKING & PROSTITUTION
20 APRIL 2021 — DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING — FORCED LABOR — THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL AND THE ROLE OF CONSUMER
12 OCTOBER 2021 — LEGAL APPROACHES TO REDUCING THE DEMAND BEHIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
14 JUNE 2022 — DEMAND FOR HT: WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS CONSUMERS OF FORCED LABOR AND SEXUAL SLAVERY. HOW CAN WE END THIS CYCLE ?
29 NOVEMBER 2022 — FORCED LABOR AND TRANSPARENCY OF SUPPLY CHAINS: TOWARDS PRESCRIPTIVE OR LEGAL MANDATORY APPROACHES?
FAITH
20 OCTOBER 2020 — THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
27 OCTOBER 2020 — RELIGIOUS WORKING IN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
8 DECEMBER 2021 — RELIGION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
6 OCTOBER 2022 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LAUDATO SI’:
TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY,
TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
6 DECEMBER 2022 — FAITH AND FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TESTIMONIES OF SISTERS WORKING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
7 MARCH 2023 — ANTHROPOLOGY — FABRICE HADJADJ — VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLDS: HOW TO INHABIT THE DEVASTATED EARTH?
16 MAY 2024 — THE ESSENTIAL ACTION OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN CARING FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE URGENT NEED TO SUPPORT THEM
3 JULY 2024 — TESTIMONY OF THE WINNERS OF THE SISTERS ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARDS 2024: RELIGIOUS SISTERS’ BEST PRACTICES AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
FORCED LABOR & SUPPLY CHAINS
HEALTH
01 DECEMBER 2020 — HEALTH IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TRAUMA
08 DECEMBER 2020 — HEALTH IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: HEALING
18 MAI 2021 — ASSISTANCE HUMANITAIRE ET SOCIALE DES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
12 OCTOBER 2023 — LES SOINS DES TROUBLES DU STRESS POST-TRAUMATIQUE POUR LES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS — PTSD CARE FOR HT VICTIMS
LEGAL & PROSECUTION
16 FEBRUARY 2021 — WHERE ARE WE NOW? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
23 FEBRUARY 2021 — WHAT CAN BE DONE? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
2 MARCH 2021 — BEST PRACTICES? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
11 MAI 2021 — ASPECTS JURIDIQUES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
28 JUNE 2022 — JUSTICE & HT: THE GAP BETWEEN THE LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN PRACTICE
LEGAL & SUPPLY CHAINS
MIGRATION
NEW PARADIGM
6 OCTOBER 2022 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LAUDATO SI’:
TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY,
TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
7 MARCH 2023 — ANTHROPOLOGY — FABRICE HADJADJ — VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLDS: HOW TO INHABIT THE DEVASTATED EARTH?
14 MARCH 2023 — FROM MOTIVATION TO VOCATION: BRIAN ISELIN’S JOURNEY AGAINST SLAVERY
PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES
SEX TRAFFICKING
TECHNOLOGY
TESTIMONIES
20 OCTOBER 2020 — THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
27 OCTOBER 2020 — RELIGIOUS WORKING IN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
8 DECEMBER 2021 — RELIGION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
8 FEBRUARY 2022 — SEXUAL SLAVERY — TESTIMONY AND DEFENDING VICTIMS — MIDDLE EASTERN AND NIGERIAN WOMEN ENSLAVED
8 MARCH 2022 — WOMEN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
6 DECEMBER 2022 — FAITH AND FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TESTIMONIES OF SISTERS WORKING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
UN GENEVA & NEW YORK
27 MARCH 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS
4 JULY 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — NON-PUNISHMENT OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
ENHANCING PROTECTION OF VICTIMS
20 SEPTEMBER 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — RAISING AWARENESS ON CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY
11 DECEMBER 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — REFUGEE PROTECTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM 2023
11 JANUARY 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT UN NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS — HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CARE OF VICTIMS
20 JUNE 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — MOBILIZING AGAINST TRAFFICKING, EXPLOITATION, AND MODERN SLAVERY IN SPORT — A CALL TO ACTION
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF OUR ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
20 OCTOBER 2020 — THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
27 OCTOBER 2020 — RELIGIOUS WORKING IN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING — Video
01 DECEMBER 2020 — HEALTH IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TRAUMA
08 DECEMBER 2020 — HEALTH IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: HEALING
16 FEBRUARY 2021 — WHERE ARE WE NOW? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
23 FEBRUARY 2021 — WHAT CAN BE DONE? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
2 MARCH 2021 — BEST PRACTICES? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
13 APRIL 2021 — DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING — SEX TRAFFICKING & PROSTITUTION
20 APRIL 2021 — DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING — FORCED LABOR — THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL AND THE ROLE OF CONSUMER
5 MAY 2021 — ROOT CAUSES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING — THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
11 MAI 2021 — ASPECTS JURIDIQUES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
18 MAI 2021 — ASSISTANCE HUMANITAIRE ET SOCIALE DES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
22 JUNE 2021 — MODERN SLAVERY AND DECENT WORK
12 OCTOBER 2021 — LEGAL APPROACHES TO REDUCING THE DEMAND BEHIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
16 NOVEMBER 2021 — MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
8 DECEMBER 2021 — RELIGION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
8 FEBRUARY 2022 — SEXUAL SLAVERY — TESTIMONY AND DEFENDING VICTIMS — MIDDLE EASTERN AND NIGERIAN WOMEN ENSLAVED
8 MARCH 2022 — WOMEN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
14 JUNE 2022 — DEMAND FOR HT: WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS CONSUMERS OF FORCED LABOR AND SEXUAL SLAVERY. HOW CAN WE END THIS CYCLE ?
28 JUNE 2022 — JUSTICE & HT: THE GAP BETWEEN THE LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN PRACTICE
20 SEPTEMBER 2022 — COUNTERING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO RECRUIT AND CONTROL VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN
6 OCTOBER 2022 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LAUDATO SI’:
TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY,
TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
7 NOVEMBER 2022 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MIGRATION: CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF THE PERILOUS JOURNEY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
29 NOVEMBER 2022 — FORCED LABOR AND TRANSPARENCY OF SUPPLY CHAINS: TOWARDS PRESCRIPTIVE OR LEGAL MANDATORY APPROACHES?
6 DECEMBER 2022 — FAITH AND FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TESTIMONIES OF SISTERS WORKING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
7 MARCH 2023 — ANTHROPOLOGY — FABRICE HADJADJ — VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLDS: HOW TO INHABIT THE DEVASTATED EARTH?
14 MARCH 2023 — FROM MOTIVATION TO VOCATION: BRIAN ISELIN’S JOURNEY AGAINST SLAVERY
27 MARCH 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS
25 APRIL 2023 — THE NEEDS AND STORIES OF MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
27 JUNE 2023 — MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: PRESENTATION OF ENA LUCIA MARIACA PACHECO’S RESEARCH
4 JULY 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — NON-PUNISHMENT OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
ENHANCING PROTECTION OF VICTIMS
12 SEPTEMBER 2023 — BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, HEALING, COLLABORATION, AND PROGRAMMES FOR MEN & BOYS
20 SEPTEMBER 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — RAISING AWARENESS ON CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY
12 OCTOBER 2023 — LES SOINS DES TROUBLES DU STRESS POST-TRAUMATIQUE POUR LES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS — PTSD CARE FOR HT VICTIMS
30 NOVEMBER 2023 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN RIGHTS
5 DECEMBER 2023 — CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY, LEGISLATION, INVESTIGATION, AND VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MALE VICTIMS
11 DECEMBER 2023 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — REFUGEE PROTECTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM 2023
11 JANUARY 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT UN NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS — HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CARE OF VICTIMS
16 MAY 2024 — THE ESSENTIAL ACTION OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN CARING FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE URGENT NEED TO SUPPORT THEM
20 JUNE 2024 — SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — MOBILIZING AGAINST TRAFFICKING, EXPLOITATION, AND MODERN SLAVERY IN SPORT — A CALL TO ACTION
3 JULY 2024 — TESTIMONY OF THE WINNERS OF THE SISTERS ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARDS 2024: RELIGIOUS SISTERS’ BEST PRACTICES AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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Speakers
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.
Executive Director and Founder of MISSION 89 aiming to reduce child trafficking in sports by keeping sports training academies accountable for the safety and well-being of the children they care for. M.A. in Sport Administration from the AISTS in Lausanne, Switzerland and a B.A. in International Studies & Economics from the University of Miami, Florida.
OBE. Founding Member and Global Strategy Director, Santa Marta Group (an anti-trafficking charity that aims to act as a catalyst for law enforcement). 30 years experience of police investigation. From 2010, Head for the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking response in UK and from 2014 to May 2018, first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner for the UK government, from 2018, Ireland’s representative to the Council of Europe Independent Group of Experts for Trafficking (Greta).
Professor of Practice in Modern Slavery Law in The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. specialist in modern slavery law and a world-leading expert on the law relating to human trafficking for the United Nations, the Council of Europe and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Senior Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Modern Slavery Project. Trafficking in Persons Hero Award 2015.
Safeguarding Senior Manager, FIFA, responsible for developing and overseeing the FIFA Guardians Programme for Member Associations to help raise safeguarding standards within football. Prior to that, Kathryn worked at the United Nations for ten years at the global and national level. With the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children in New York, she worked on a number of global initiatives and partnerships to promote children’s rights and international standards for child protection. Master of Arts in Development Studies and Bachelor of Political Science in Government and Public Policy (human rights, social policy, public law).
Survivor of child sexual abuse, certified Trainer and Life Coach for the Self-Talk Institute, voice for the voiceless he is the founder of “An Athlete’s Silence”. As an athlete, he silently endured sexual abuse and trafficking from the adults entrusted with his training while winning gold medals at the Norway and Danish Cups. He broke his silence with the TedTalk, “An Athlete’s Silence” and developed the Predatory Grooming Trifecta© and Predatory Internet Grooming© (PIG). He has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CBC news, and has been interviewed for TIME Magazine and for the George Clooney Productions Company. Board member of The Army of Survivors, author of two novels depicting his story, “Surface Tension” and “Cracked Surface”.
Certified Safeguarding Officer Integrity Officer World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC, Liaison of Athletes’ Commission, Diversity and Inclusivity Commission, and Integrity Commission. Ewha Womans University, Korea. International Olympic Academy.
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
20
20.06.2024
ROOM 24
UN GENEVA
14:00 -
15:00
(CEST)
SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — MOBILIZING AGAINST TRAFFICKING, EXPLOITATION, AND MODERN SLAVERY IN SPORT
A CALL TO ACTION
Trafficking in human beings is present in all areas; its development in sports and around major sporting events remains unknown; it poses complex challenges that will be discussed during our event with a panel of experts and a victim’s testimony
OPENING REMARKS:
H.E. Ambassador Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Prof. Parosha CHANDRAN, Moderator, Professor of Practice in Modern Slavery Law in The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
Kevin HYLAND, OBE, Founding Member and Global Strategy Director, Santa Marta Group (an anti-trafficking charity that aims to act as a catalyst for law enforcement)– 30 years experience in police investigation. From 2010, Head for the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Human Trafficking response in the UK (including the security of the 2012 Olympics in London), and from 2014 to May 2018, first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner for the UK government; from 2018, Ireland’s representative to the Council of Europe Independent Group of Experts for Trafficking (Greta)
John-Michael LANDER, Survivor of child sexual abuse, certified Trainer and Life Coach for the Self-Talk Institute, voice for the voiceless he is the founder of “An Athlete’s Silence”. As an athlete, he silently endured sexual abuse and trafficking from the adults entrusted with his training while winning gold medals at the Norway and Danish Cups. He broke his silence with the TedTalk, “An Athlete’s Silence”
Kathryn LESLIE, Safeguarding Senior Manager, FIFA
Amy Eun BYUL PARK, Certified Safeguarding Officer Integrity Officer World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC, Liaison of Athletes’ Commission, Diversity and Inclusivity Commission, and Integrity Commission. Ewha Womans University, Korea. International Olympic Academy.
Lerina BRIGHT, Executive Director and Founder of MISSION 89
03
Wednesday
03.07.2024
18:00 -
19:30
(CSTC)
TESTIMONY OF THE 2024 WINNERS OF THE SISTERS ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARDS: RELIGIOUS SISTERS’ BEST PRACTICES
In the 20th century, many Catholic religious orders established programs to combat human trafficking. Guided by a belief in universal human dignity, sisters refuse to abandon anyone in need of help. Arise, UISG and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation co-host the annual Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards. The selected laureates were awarded in Rome on 23 May 2024 in Rome
OPENING REMARKS:
H.E. Ambassador Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sisters, Winners of the Anti-Trafficking Awards 2024, to be nominated in Rome on 23 May 2024
Sr. Marie Claude Naddaf, Regional Coordinator of Wells of Hope, part of the Talitha Kum Network in the Middle East. Upon assuming the role of Mother Superior at the Good Shepherd Convent in Damascus in 1994, 2 years later, she established Syria’s inaugural facility for trafficking and domestic violence survivors, the “Oasis Shelter.” Its success led to the creation of additional shelters, backed by full government support. Sr. Marie Claude also introduced Syria’s first women’s hotline, offering round-the-clock counseling, legal assistance, and temporary shelter.Her advocacy led to a pivotal shift in the government’s approach, from viewing trafficking survivors as criminals to recognizing them as victims deserving of support
Sr. Anne Victory, Member of Humility of Mary (HM) Leadership Team for a term of 4 years. Director of education and founder Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. In 2007, Sr. Anne helped establish the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on education, advocacy, and connecting services for trafficked individuals. She played a crucial role in developing awareness programs and actionable steps for the community. As a founding member of US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking (now Alliance to End Human Trafficking), Sr. Anne collaborates with Talitha Kum to address trafficking’s root causes
Sr. Grasy Luisa Rodrigues, Founding member of the newly formed NGO “Mukti Kiran” near Goa in India (Ray of Liberation). The organization works with the Goa Police to prevent human trafficking. Sr. Gracy has been combating human trafficking for 13 years across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa. She focuses on protecting marginalized groups, such as slum children and transgenders, by conducting awareness sessions
Sisters, Winners of the Anti-Trafficking Awards 2024, awarded in Rome on 23 May 2024