INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN THE LIGHT OF THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF “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
Our webinars are presented below by topics
Click on the topic to open the list of webinars dedicated to that topic. We develop each theme from one webinar to the next in order to provide a deeper understanding of each topic. Then click on the webinar of your choice to access its detailed program, video and transcripts
The videos and transcripts are translated into 7 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese) to promote the widest possible diffusion
You will find a list of all our on-demand webinar in the chronological order at the end of the list of topics
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
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.
Survivor of the “Lover Boy” Method to Traffick Women into Prostitution. Norak ist Mitglied von Sisters e.V.
former Australian soldier and federal agent, human right activist against modern slavery, Founder of Slave Free Trade and Iselin Human Rights, 30 years of international experience on all the various fronts of human trafficking.
German human rights activist, entrepreneur and second chairperson of the women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes and the Bavarian branch of the aid organization Solwodi.
Founder of SOLWODI, an international association that helps women in emergency situations.
Chair of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Anti-Slavery Taskforce Executive Team, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See from 2012 to 2016, QC, Queens Counsel at the NSW Bar and a barrister in Sydney.
Director of GSIF Good Shepherd International Foundation which won the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award for their work fighting the exploitation of children forced to work in mines in DR Congo.
Catholic Sicilian priest (Avola – 1963), President of Meter Association. In the dark and insidious part of the web he is engaged in the fight against the crime of pedophilia and child pornography. Member of the technical table of the National Observatory against pedophilia and online child pornography of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Member of the inter-institutional technical Group for the Fight against Pedophilia and Child Pornography of the Sicily Region. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Postal and Communications Police.
Director for Central and Eastern Europe for International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems.
Sister of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, member from 2022 of the congregational Chapter of the Order in Rome as Apostolic Councilor for Germany & Albania. Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She worked 30 years with survivors of trafficking in Germany and Albania. She is a workig board member of RENATE and of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
Secretary-General of the ICMC (International Catholic Migration Commission).
Argentine Catholic bishop, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
President of RENATE Network, Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation. Sr. Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) is a member of the English Province, who has been on mission in Albania for the last eleven years. Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation (RENATE) is a European network of religious and co-workers who work in all fields against trafficking in 31 countries of Europe.
Sister of Saint Louis, Winner of “Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards 2023” in London. Responsible of a Shelter for Returned Victims of Trafficking, the Bakhita House in Lagos (Nigeria). Pope Benedict XVI honoured Patricia Ebegbulem SSL in 2012 with the highest Papal honour for Consecrated persons, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal.
Coordinator / Psychologist at MWL Advice & Service Center of Tirana ASC (Albania).
Executive director of the organization Different & Equal, that provides sustainable and comprehensive services for the reintegration of victims of trafficking. 20 years of experience in addressing issues of trafficking and exploitation and Ht trainer in Albania. Main contribution to several initiatives in Albania in the field of anti-trafficking such as, awareness activities, training, policymaking, research, and standards of care for victims of trafficking.
Representative at the UN in NY for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. Sister Winifred Doherty spent 16 years in Ethiopia, empowering girls and women through education, economic activities and community development programs, providing alternatives to prostitution and lessening vulnerability to being trafficked.
UNODC, Project coordinator, Liaison Officer WHO Geneva.
Director of Edmund Rice International, committed to working for children and young people who are marginalised because of poverty, lack of access to education, legal status, environmental degradation, or involvement in armed conflict.
Director and Co-Founder ARISE Foundation, NGO preventing slavery in source communities by developing and supporting frontline groups and networks. Much of his professional life has focussed on the UK Parliament, where he is well known for his work in defence of human dignity.
African Project Coordinator of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Member of the UK Santa Marta Group. He will speak about his awareness campaign in the UK.
Responsible of a Shelter for victims of human trafficking in Valencia (Spain). She is the representative in Europe of the Talitha Kum Foundation and a Member of the RENATE core group.
Psychologist at “Different and Equal”, Art Therapy Treatment technique, counseling and treatment of trauma/postrauma , of sexual abuse, domestic violence, inprisoners and treatment for drogs addictions. Graduated for Clinic Psychology.
Lieutenant-Colonel of the National Gendarmerie and second-in-command of the Central Office for the Fight against Crimes against Humanity and Hate Crimes (OCLCH). Expert of the Council of Europe for the Project of Support to Independent Bodies in Tunisia” (PAII‑T) and the Program “Ensuring the Sustainability of Democratic Governance and Human Rights in the Southern Mediterranean” (South III Program), Nicolas Le Coz was a member (2008–2016) and president (2011–2016) of the Group of Experts of the Council of Europe on the fight against trafficking in human beings (GRETA).
Coordinator of the Collective “Together against human trafficking”, gathering 28 associations for Secours Catholique-Caritas France.
Member of the CNCDH, National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (France). Ad hoc administrator at the juvenile court of Nanterre in France (to defend the interests of minor victims).
Member of the coordination group of the global network Coatnet (Christians against human trafficking). Member of the Civil Society Platform created by the European Commission.
Deputy Secretary General of the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH). A graduate of Sciences Po, Cécile Riou-Batista specialized in political sociology and began her career as a research assistant at Cevipof. She joined the CNCDH in 2006, first as a project manager for “racism and discrimination”, and then as a project manager for the AFCNDH and the IFDL (formerly CEDRA). She then became advisor on “social issues, ethics and human rights education” and coordinator of the “fight against human trafficking”. She has been Deputy Secretary General of the CNCDH since October 2016.
Special Adviser of the Order of Malta, Member of the Migrants & Refugees Section and Integral Human Development Dicastery of the Holy See.
psychologist, project manager for the Consortium Il Nodo in Catania Italy, in charge of youth protection and migrants.
Head of Department of Banking and Finance and the Center of Competence in Sustainable Finance of the University of Zürich (Switzerland), after having been associate dean of HEC Paris, author of “The Permanent Crisis: The Financial Oligarchy and the Failure of Democracy”, for many years he has been developing a critical analysis of the financial sector and its consequences on the real economy and on the hostage-taking of democracies.
Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council since December 2019, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office at Geneva since December 2017, former Director General for Legal and Consular Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Tichy-Fisslberger has been the first Austrian National Coordinator on Combatting Human Trafficking as well as President of the Austrian Task Force on Combatting Human Trafficking since 2009.
Principal Advisor on Modern Slavery for International Justice Mission (IJM), leading IJM’s center of excellence in addressing slavery and developing globally applicable best practices from IJM’s extensive programmatic experience worldwide. Peter has ten years’ counter-slavery experience with IJM in the field, having led two IJM field offices in combatting modern slavery. Peter has a Ba/LLB(Hons) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and began his career as a Crown Prosecutor in Auckland.
Honorary President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Professor of International Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Milan. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, President of the Tribunal from 2005 to 2008. Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2017, Pocar was appointed Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
UNODC Criminal Justice Officer, Team Leader, Knowledge Development / Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling.
Director of the Provincial Anti-Human Trafficking Coordination Office housed in the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS, established to oversee and coordinate the implementation of Ontario’s Strategy to End Human Trafficking across government) — former HT victim.
Manna Foundation offers psychosocial, pastoral therapeutic assistance and advice on an outpatient basis about Loverboy and violence problems. Former policeman.
background in clinical psychology, and has worked for 4 years directly with victims of trafficking in the Organization Different & Equal. She has given contribution in different roles in the organization, organizing Art Therapy Sessions, which is a form of psychotherapy that uses art as its primary mode of expression and communication.
Human Trafficking Specialist, presently Project Lead, TIP National Action Plan (Trafficking In Persons Report), Barbados, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI).
Sociologist and co-founder of Trajectoires, an association specializing in the treatment of migrant populations living in slums and squats in France.
IOM-Berne’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Coordination Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein,
from 2007 Judge at the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, His research focuses on the legal implications of the inclusion of environmental and social policies in public procurement practices. He has delivered an expertise on Green Public Procurement in Switzerland (2006) and issued a working paper on how to integrate social aspects in public procurement processes (2009, 4th version 2017). He is one of four co-authors of the standard reference work on the practice of public procurement in Switzerland (“Praxis des öffentlichen Beschaffungsrechts”, 3rd edition 2013).
Former Coordinator of the intergovernmental consultations on migration, asylum and refugees (CIG). Vice-President of Henry Dunant University College (CUHD).
ICMC Director of Policy, Head Civil Society Coordinating Office, Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD). — Assessing the situation and making proposals from the point of view of Civil Society.
Eritrean Roman Catholic priest and refugees’ rights advocate. Referred to as “the migrant priest,” “guardian angel of the refugees,” and “refugees’ first responder,” Fr. Zerai advocates for solutions for migrants fleeing war, famine, and persecution across Africa and the Middle East. A 2015 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Fr. Zerai is the co-founder of Agenzia Habeshia, a global humanitarian organization that works with asylum seekers and refugees.
Counter Trafficking in Emergencies Specialist — Migrant Protection and Assistance Division International Organization for Migration.
Cardinal since 2016, President of the Episcopal Conference of Bishops of the Central African Republic, Co-founder of the Inter-religious Peace Platform of the Central African Republic, which he founded with the Imam and the Pastor of Bangui, bearing witness and taking action to avoid instrumentalization of religion by warlords and to promote reconciliation in the Central African Republic (CAR).
currently Imam of the Petevo mosque in Bangui and coordinator of Islamic Relief in Central African Republic, is the vice president and spokesperson of the Islamic Council in Central African Republic and the new Islamic Representative of the Inter-religious Peace Platform of the Central African Republic. Secretary General of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulemas, Abdoulaye is also adviser to the National Executive Board of the Communauté Islamique Centrafricaine (CICA).
Dicastery for Integral Human Development. Permanent Observer Emeritus in Geneva.
Swiss sociologist from Morocco, consultant to international organizations in Geneva, specialist in communication.
President, Geneva Spiritual Appeal, creator of the francophone speaking Liberal Community: GIL (Jewish Liberal Community of Geneva), writer.
Secretary General of Religions for Peace – the largest multi-religious leadership platform with 92 national and 6 regional Interreligious Councils, Professor of Religion and Development at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), of which she is a citizen, ‚served in intergovernmental, international and non-governmental organisations since the early 1990s, and has lectured in various academic institutions in Europe, North America and in the Arab region.
Journalist for the Nouvel Observateur, great reporter and specialist of the Middle East. Author, with Benoît Kanabus, of La Putain du Califat (published by Grasset 2020).
Emergency Management Coordinator / Instructor, Office of the Governor of California, former Special Deputy Attorney General California. He develops Anti-Trafficking Trainings for Law Enforcement and Emergency Management Personnel for the California Office of Emergency Services. Present research focusing on international terrorist organizations and how they are tactically utilizing trafficking to support their criminal enterprises (Groups like Boko Haram, Islamic State and Al-Shabaab al have added trafficking as a financial component).
Swiss lawyer and human rights defender, specializes in the defense of victims of armed conflict. He is the founder and Director of Civitas Maxima, an international network of lawyers and investigators, based in Geneva, which since 2012 represents victims of international crimes.
Visiting professor at the Center for Philosophy of Law of the Catholic University of Louvain and a professor at the Catholic University of Erbil, a former researcher of the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), a former teacher of philosophy and a visiting professor at several universities. Author, with Sara Daniel, of La Putain du Califat (ed. Grasset 2020).
OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. He represents the OSCE at the political level on anti-trafficking issues, and assists the 57 OSCE participating States in the development and implementation of anti-trafficking strategies and initiatives. His Office also has a co-ordinating function among OSCE structures and institutions involved in combating trafficking in human beings. Before joining the OSCE, Val worked for thirteen years as a prosecutor in Seattle handling sexual assault, child exploitation and human trafficking cases.
Executive Director of SOS Méditerranée Switzerland and member of the founders of the international entity. Previously Director of the Research Unit of MSF Switzerland, she worked in the field for Oxfam GB, the United Nations and MSF Switzerland. Head of mission in Iraq and Syria for MSF. Author of several books and research studies. She taught political science at New York University, Paris and at Sciences Po, Lille.
UNHCR’s Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation as of 1 June 2017. He assumed since 1 March 2013, the functions of Director of the Bureau for Europe of UNHCR. From 2 September 2015 to 1 January 2017, Mr. Cochetel had also assumed the function of UNHCR’s Regional Refugee Coordinator for the refugee crisis in Europe.”
(Report author), human rights practitioner with 14 years’ experience specialising in modern slavery, human rights and humanitarian law. She is the Director of Business and Human Rights Consultants and Head of Advocacy and Justice at World Vision. Rebekah is Chair of the New Zealand Human Trafficking Research Coalition, responsible for publishing the first research on worker exploitation in New Zealand. She is an advisory member for the New Zealand Centre for Research on Modern Slavery and a member of the Modern Slavery Leadership Advisory Group to the New Zealand Government.”
(Report author), lawyer and social scientist with 20 years’ experience spanning the public sector, governmental and non-governmental organisations, and academia in five countries. She is currently Professor in Law and Society at The Open University (United Kingdom/UK) and holds further academic affiliations in New Zealand, Australia and Cambodia. Natalia specialises in public international law and (international) human rights law, with a particular focus on corporate-related human rights responsibilities. She is a Chair of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR)’s Business and Human Rights Committee and a member of the Modern Slavery Leadership Advisory Group to the New Zealand Government.
Author of the Report Introduction “AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT”), UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner from May 2019 until April 2022 in succession to Kevin Hyland. Retired British police officer who was the first Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police and Vice-President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
, Catholic Sister of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is the Director of Safe-Child Advocacy (SCA), a social service institution owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi which provides multifaceted services to support, reintegrate, and promote accessibility for children in street situations. She has over 36 years of experience in the Social Work practice.
, Catholic Sister of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Permanent Representative of Daughters of Charity NGO at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. After the experience of congregational leadership at provincial level in Nigeria from 2001 to 2010, she opted for mission in the United Kingdom and thoroughly enjoyed working with families in difficult circumstances and training the young into volunteering for community development and leadership. She also engaged in spiritual accompaniment. Papal award “Benemerenti Medal” on the 19th of November 2022in the Diocese of Port Harcourt in Nigeria in recognition of my mission to women in difficult circumstances.
Director of the European Institute of Anthropological Studies in Fribourg (Switzerland). French writer, philosopher and dramaturge. He graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and holds an agrégation in philosophy. He is best known by critics for his essays on the issues of salvation, technology and the body. His passion for theater has led him to compose plays, while his strong taste for the visual arts has resulted in the writing of three books on art. His practice of music has also led him to compose several albums.
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).
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General. Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism established by Security Council resolution 2235 (2015) on the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria. She brings more than 30 years of experience and professional leadership on issues related to disarmament, peace and human security.
Chair, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, international human rights lawyer based in Tokyo where practicing family law with focus on women’s and children’s rights. Active in academic, research and teaching works. Member of the Executive Council of the Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law.
Manager of counter-trafficking projects, Caritas Ukraine and COATNET.
President of Catholic Action Romania, Romania.
Head of Protection Department, Caritas Lebanon and COATNET.
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”. Received the Liberator AWARD 2023.
Lived-Expert, Author, Survivor of child sex trafficking. Career in aerospace and after retiring, he has made a significant change in his life by serving others through ministry and beginning a writing career. The ministry vocation came naturally from volunteering throughout his life, but the writing career was birthed from detailing the struggle to heal from the pain of trauma brought about by being sex trafficked. The desire to help others traveling the same road as he has, led to the writing and publishing of his first book, “The Way of Escape: The True Story of a Teenage Boy’s Miraculous Escape from Sex Traffickers and a Healing Journey of Recovery”.
Independent Researcher, Trainer, Writer, Networker. Senior Researcher with up! International. For 25 years, he’s led INGOs and facilitated research listening to survivors of sexual exploitation, including men, women, boys, girls, and transgender people, as well as research with sex buyers. Glenn teaches graduate and PhD candidates, provides supervision, and advises the Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project (Chab Dai).
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”.
Martin is a survivor of child sexual abuse, author of “The Pumpkin Van” and public speaker, founder of MatrixMen, the first organization in South Africa to support male survivors of sexual abuse, also raising awareness about the threat to boys in the digital space.
Acting Coordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE.
U.N. Permanent Representative for Global Hope Network International (GILLP), US lawyer, solicitor (England & Wales), European registered lawyer (Czech Republic) and law professor, former criminal investigator, criminal prosecutor, private litigation lawyer, including trying civil and criminal trials in the United States and Czech Republic, transnational business environment specialist.
Deputy Director for Protection, UNHCR.
THB/SOM Specialist Interpol.
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.
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,
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.
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.
Psychologue du refuge genevois du « Cœur des Grottes », spécialisée en psychotraumatologie.
Responsable RSP HUG (RÉSEAU SANTÉ POUR TOUS).
Responsable de l’Unité Interdisciplinaire de Médecine et Prévention de la Violence (UIMPV—HUG).
Executive Director, Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue.
Director of the Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law, International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IHL).
Legal Consultant, TRIAL International.
Co-founder of “United Immigrants of New York” and “Mujeres en Resistencia”, advocate, speaker and educator for anti-trafficking initiatives. He is a survivor of international and domestic sex and labor trafficking. Cristian Eduardo’s inspiration for his social justice work is to give insight that victims always remain human beings. He a Lead Human Trafficking Consultant and Survivor with Shobana Powell Consulting.
Researcher, educator, communications and volunteer lead. She holds a BA Honours in Law from Carleton University and a MA Legal Studies Thesis surrounding the topic of police responses to Sex Trafficking in Ontario Canada. She is the Vice Chair of the Ottawa Coalition to End Human Trafficking, and the Chair of the Coalition’s Advocacy Committee.
Cranford is a survivor of child sexual abuse, public speaker and founder of LaBCaF — the FemVincible programs, teaching you to use what you already have to Fight, Survive, and THRIVE.
Laureate of the Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards 2023. Sister Francoise has opened two schools that protect young Thai women vulnerable to the sex trade. Sister Francoise’s activities aim to teach young women free vocational skills after high school and raise public awareness.
Winner of “Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards 2023” in London. Member of the Salesian Family from the Catechist Sisters of Mary Immaculate Help of Christians, founded on 12thDecember 1948, by Bishop Louis La Ravoire Morrow SDB in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India. Bishop Marrow saw the necessity of educated religious women to work among the women of his diocese owing to difficulties of priests not being able to reach out to the women in their homes, so wanted a group of sisters to visit homes in towns and villages. In 1992, they became an official member of the Salesian Family. Lawyer, Thomas launched from 2010 campaigns against human trafficking and attempts to make village women self-reliant.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Having received his PhD in philosophy from Harvard, Thomas Pogge is Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs and founding Director of the Global Justice Program at Yale while also holding a part-time position at the University of Central Lancashire. Pogge is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science as well as co-founder of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP), an international network aiming to enhance the impact of scholars, teachers and students on global poverty, and of Incentives for Global Health, a team effort toward developing a complement to the pharmaceutical patent regime that would improve access to advanced medicines for the poor worldwide (www.healthimpactfund.org).
Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram and Christ University, Bangalore, India. He also serves as Director of the Centre for the Study of World Religions and Chief Editor of the Journal of Dharma. Three Bachelor degrees in Philosophy, Geology, and Theology and an MA in Philosophy and Theology from Oxford University, as well as a Licentiate in Philosophy from Gregorian University, Rome. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from Warwick University, UK. His doctoral dissertation is titled Being Human from a Religious Point of View, after Wittgenstein.
Survivor of child sex trafficking and re-exploitation. She works globally to educate and support those impacted by trauma while advocating for ethical care for complex trauma survivors. In 2021, Kendall was invited to address the United Nations General Assembly. Her artwork and activism were also recently featured on CNN International, Amazon News, and BBC Radio. Founder of the University Alliance on Human Trafficking. Kendall Alaimo explores trauma across the life span, dissects common roadblocks to applying current treatment modalities, and provides clinical solutions to complex trauma care.
Head of the Knowledge Management Department of GSIF Good Shepherd International Foundation which won the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award for their work fighting the exploitation of children forced to work in mines in DR Congo.
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 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.
INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS
ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN THE LIGHT OF THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY
OF “LAUDATO SI”
AND OF THE NEW “FRATELLI TUTTI” ENCYCLICAL
Tuesday
20.10.2020
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RELIGIOUS HELPING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ALONG THE ROAD OF RECOVERY
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
INTRODUCTION ON “FRATELLI TUTTI” & HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Mgr. Robert Vitillo, Secretary-General, ICMC
Speakers:
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Sr. Maria Luisa Puglisi, AASC, Working with Victims of Trafficking in a Shelter (Fundación Amaranta y Henar Calleja) in Valencia (Spain)
Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, SSL, Working with Returned Victims of Trafficking in Lagos (Nigeria)
Father Mark Ehichioya Odion, African Project Coordinator, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales — Awareness Raising Campaign in the United Kingdom
Tuesday
27.10.2020
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RELIGIOUS WORKING IN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
“Charity has to go together with acting for Justice. Religious will explain to us how they try to be the voice for others, who can not speak for themselves. We will hear about networking, awareness raising activities, prevention work, training and advocacy.”
OPENING REMARKS — OM HUMANITARIAN DIPLOMACY AGAINST HT: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
INTRODUCTION ON ADVOCACY AND ROOT CAUSES: Mgr. Robert Vitillo, Secretary-General, ICMC
Speakers:
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Sr. Imelda Poole, IBVM, President of RENATE Network, OBE
Sr. Winifred Doherty, NGO Main Representative at the UN in NY, Good Shepherd Sisters
Brian Bond, Director of Edmund Rice International, committed to working for children and young people who are marginalised
CONCLUSION: Luke de Pulford, Director and Co-Founder ARISE Foundation
Tuesday
01.12.2020
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IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON HEALTH: TRAUMA
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Irena Kraja, , Psychologist at MWL Advice & Service Center of Tirana ASC (Albania)
Dr. Elizabeth Saenz, M.D., UNODC, Project coordinator, Liaison Officer WHO Geneva
Theo Hendrickx, Manna Foundation’ Founder. The Manna Foundation offers psychosocial, pastoral and therapeutic help and advices on polyclinical basis. The expertise bureau offers a wide range of assistance, training and scientific research with regard to human trafficking, specifically to Loverboy problems, domestic violence and honor related violence. Theo Hendrickx is also a former police official
Tuesday
08.12.2020
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IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON HEALTH: HEALING
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Mariana Meshi, Director of the shelter “Different & Equal” in Tirana Albania
Adelajda Alikaj, has a background in clinical psychology, and has worked for 4 years directly with victims of trafficking in the Organization Different & Equal. She has given contribution in different roles in the organization, organizing Art Therapy Sessions, which is a form of psychotherapy that uses art as its primary mode of expression and communication
Ornela Hinaj, Psychologist, Arttherapist of the shelter “Different & Equal”
Irena Kraja, Coordinator / Psychologist at MWL Advice & Service Center of Tirana ASC (Albania)
- Trauma: having been trafficked leads to severe trauma for the persons concerned.
- The steps of a long process of healing: in this Webinar we learn why the healing and reintegration process of victims of trafficking is so long and complex.
- Art therapy: we will learn more about a shelter for survivors of trafficking in Albania, and how this shelter provides reintegration services to their beneficiaries, with a highlight on art therapy, which is surprisingly effective for victims of trauma.
- Intercultural approaches: we will take a deeper look into practical methods and different approaches on how to help victims of trafficking, who find themselves in a culture which is very different from their own.
Tuesday
16.02.2021
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20:00
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WHERE ARE WE NOW? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Speakers:
Professor Michel Veuthey, Moderator, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Morgane Nicot, Discussant, UNODC Criminal Justice Officer, Team Leader, Knowledge Development / Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling
Kevin Hyland, 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). Currently Chair of the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment (the leverage of major international brands to promote responsible recruitment practices in the way that migrant workers are recruited) and senior advisor for the Santa Marta Group (Church and Law Enforcement Combatting Modern Slavery)
Dr. Olivia Smith, Human Trafficking Specialist, presently Project Lead, TIP National Action Plan (Trafficking In Persons Report), Barbados, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI). She served for several years in various capacities within the Government of Barbados, the CARICOM Secretariat (Caribbean Community) and as Executive Director of the Caribbean Anti-Human Trafficking Foundation
Brian Iselin, former Australian soldier and federal agent, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Tuesday
23.02.2021
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20:00
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WHAT CAN BE DONE? — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Speakers:
Professor Michel Veuthey, Moderator, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy, Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council since December 2019, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office at Geneva since December 2017, former Director General for Legal and Consular Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Tichy-Fisslberger has been the first Austrian National Coordinator on Combatting Human Trafficking as well as President of the Austrian Task Force on Combatting Human Trafficking since 2009
Kevin Hyland, 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). Currently Chair of the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment (the leverage of major international brands to promote responsible recruitment practices in the way that migrant workers are recruited) and senior advisor for the Santa Marta Group (Church and Law Enforcement Combatting Modern Slavery)
Jennifer Richardson, Director of the Provincial Anti-Human Trafficking Coordination Office housed in the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS, established to oversee and coordinate the implementation of Ontario’s Strategy to End Human Trafficking across government) — former HT victim
Peter Wiliams, Principal Advisor on Modern Slavery for International Justice Mission (IJM), leading IJM’s center of excellence in addressing slavery and developing globally applicable best practices from IJM’s extensive programmatic experience worldwide. Peter has ten years’ counter-slavery experience with IJM in the field, having led two IJM field offices in combatting modern slavery. Peter has a Ba/LLB(Hons) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and began his career as a Crown Prosecutor in Auckland
Brian Iselin, former Australian soldier and federal agent, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Tuesday
02.03.2021
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BEST PRACTICES — INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Speakers:
Professor Michel Veuthey, Moderator, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Sr. Mirjam Beike, Discussant, Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (RGS) — board member of RENATE and of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Msgr. Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Argentine Catholic bishop, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Fausto Pocar, Honorary President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Professor of International Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Milan. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, President of the Tribunal from 2005 to 2008. Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2017, Pocar was appointed Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
Morgane Nicot,UNODC Criminal Justice Officer, Team Leader, Knowledge Development / Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling
Brian Iselin, former Australian soldier and federal agent, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Don Fortunato Di Noto, Catholic Sicilian priest (Avola – 1963), President of Meter Association. In the dark and insidious part of the web he is engaged in the fight against the crime of pedophilia and child pornography. Member of the technical table of the National Observatory against pedophilia and online child pornography of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Member of the inter-institutional technical Group for the Fight against Pedophilia and Child Pornography of the Sicily Region. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Postal and Communications Police
Tuesday
13.04.2021
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DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING – SEX TRAFFICKING & PROSTITUTION
OPENING REMARKS — DEMAND’S RESPONSIBLITY: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
INTRODUCTION ON DEMAND’S ROLE: Brian Iselin, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Sandra Norak, Survivor of the “Lover Boy” Method to Traffick Women into Prostitution
Sr. Lea Ackermann, Founder of SOLWODI, an international association that helps women in emergency situations
Inge Bell, German human rights activist, entrepreneur and second chairperson of the women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes and the Bavarian branch of the aid organization Solwodi
Tuesday
20.04.2021
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DEMAND AS ROOT CAUSE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING – FORCED LABOR, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL BY PRODUCERS AND THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS
OPENING REMARKS — DEMAND’S RESPONSIBLITY: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Speakers:
Brian Iselin, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
John Anthony McCarthy, Chair of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Anti-Slavery Taskforce Executive Team, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See from 2012 to 2016, QC, Queens Counsel at the NSW Bar and a barrister in Sydney
Cristina Duranti, Director of GSIF Good Shepherd International Foundation which won the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award for their work fighting the exploitation of children forced to work in mines in DR Congo
Wednesday
05.05.2021
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19:30
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ROOT CAUSES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING – THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator
Speakers:
Andrea Marchesani, Special Adviser of the Order of Malta, Member of the Migrants & Refugees Section and Integral Human Developpment Dept. of the Holy See
Don Fortunato Di Noto, Catholic Sicilian priest (Avola – 1963), President of Meter Association. In the dark and insidious part of the web he is engaged in the fight against the crime of pedophilia and child pornography. Member of the technical table of the National Observatory against pedophilia and online child pornography of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Member of the inter-institutional technical Group for the Fight against Pedophilia and Child Pornography of the Sicily Region. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Postal and Communications Police
Brian Iselin, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Shawn Kohl, Director for Central and Eastern Europe for International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems
Mardi
11.05.2021
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ASPECTS JURIDIQUES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
INTRODUCTION : Professeur Michel Veuthey, Ambassadeur de l’Ordre de Malte pour lutter contre la traite des êtres humains
Intervenants :
Nicolas Le Coz, Lieutenant-Colonel de la gendarmerie nationale et commandant en second de l’Office central de lutte contre les crimes contre l’humanité et les crimes de haine (OCLCH)
Morgane Nicot, Officier de justice pénale de l’ONUDC, Chef d’équipe, Développement des connaissances / Traite des êtres humains et trafic de migrants
Geneviève Colas, Responsable de la traite des êtres humains au Secours Catholique, Membre de la commission nationale consultative des Droits de l’Homme (France)-Caritas France
Mardi
18.05.2021
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ASSISTANCE HUMANITAIRE ET SOCIALE DES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS
INTRODUCTION : Professeur Michel Veuthey, Ambassadeur de l’Ordre de Malte pour lutter contre la traite des êtres humains
Intervenants :
Geneviève Colas, Responsable de la traite des êtres humains au Secours Catholique, Membre de la commission nationale consultative des Droits de l’Homme (France)-Caritas France
Cécile Riou-Batista, Secrétaire générale adjointe de la Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l’Homme (CNCDH)
Cristina Duranti, Directrice de la Fondation Internationale du Bon Pasteur, qui a remporté le prix Stop Slavery de la Fondation Thomson Reuters pour son travail de lutte contre l’exploitation des enfants forcés de travailler dans les mines en République Démocratique du Congo
Olivier Peyroux, Sociologue et cofondateur de Trajectoires, association spécialisée dans la prise en compte des populations migrantes habitant en bidonville et squats en France
Nicolas Le Coz, Lieutenant-Colonel de la gendarmerie nationale et commandant en second de l’Office central de lutte contre les crimes contre l’humanité et les crimes de haine (OCLCH)
Tuesday
22.06.2021
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20:00
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MODERN SLAVERY AND DECENT WORK
Join us for a better understanding of the growing phenomenon of modern slavery, through the intersecting perspectives of an economist Professor Marc Chesney, a victim assistance expert Cristina Duranti and a supply chain specialist Brian Iselin, a representative of the Vatican’s Migrants & Refugees — Integral Human Development section Andrea Marchesani and a psychologist Dr. Gabriele Spina helping migrants and young people who work in a hyper-competitive economy that all too often functions with underpaid jobs. As our previous seminars have demonstrated, a new approach based on the demand for goods and services related to human trafficking should be developed by all actors, governments, to reduce and eradicate modern slavery.
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Sr. Mirjam Beike, RGS, Moderator, Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She worked 30 years with survivors of trafficking in Germany and Albania
Speakers:
Brian Iselin, Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor
Cristina Duranti, Director of GSIF Good Shepherd International Foundation which won the Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award for their work fighting the exploitation of children forced to work in mines in DR Congo
Andrea Marchesani, Special Adviser of the Order of Malta, Member of the Migrants & Refugees Section and Integral Human Development Dicastery of the Holy See
Dr. Gabriele Spina, psychologist, project manager for the Consortium Il Nodo in Catania Italy, in charge of youth protection and migrants
Prof. Marc Chesney, Head of Department of Banking and Finance and the Center of Competence in Sustainable Finance of the University of Zürich (Switzerland), after having been associate dean of HEC Paris, author of “The Permanent Crisis: The Financial Oligarchy and the Failure of Democracy”, for many years he has been developing a critical analysis of the financial sector and its consequences on the real economy and on the hostage-taking of democracies
Tuesday
12.10.2021
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LEGAL APPROACHES TO REDUCING THE DEMAND BEHIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
While law enforcement responses to human trafficking are the clear focus globally, they are entirely supply side. Supply-side measures can deter, displace, and disrupt specific operations, but do not impact either the size of the nature or the illicit markets for labor. They also fail to counter the perpetual upward spiral of demand that drives the trafficking of people. This overwhelming supply-side focus has meant legal responses on the demand side of the equation are seriously lacking. This webinar is designed to provoke ideas about how the law is used to drive demand-side responses, reducing the driving force for all forms of human trafficking.
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Claire Potaux Vesy, IOM-Berne’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Coordination Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Speakers:
Brian Iselin, Moderator,Founder of Geneva-based Slave Free Trade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor, specialist and promoter of demand-side responses, reducing the driving force for all forms of human trafficking. Former Australian soldier and federal agent, 30 years of experience in the fight against human trafficking at the international level
Judge Marc Steiner, from 2007 Judge at the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, His research focuses on the legal implications of the inclusion of environmental and social policies in public procurement practices. He has delivered an expertise on Green Public Procurement in Switzerland (2006) and issued a working paper on how to integrate social aspects in public procurement processes (2009, 4th version 2017). He is one of four co-authors of the standard reference work on the practice of public procurement in Switzerland (“Praxis des öffentlichen Beschaffungsrechts”, 3rd edition 2013)
John Anthony McCarthy, Chair of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Anti-Slavery Taskforce Executive Team, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See from 2012 to 2016, QC, Queens Counsel at the NSW Bar and a barrister in Sydney
Tuesday
16.11.2021
18:00 -
19:30
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MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING — ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT SITUATION AND PROPOSALS OF EXPERTS
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Moderator
Speakers:
Professor Siobhán MULLALLY, U.N. Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children. Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway. From 2017–19, Professor Mullally was the President of the Council of Europe treaty monitoring body, the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking (GRETA)
Kelly RYAN, Former Coordinator of the intergovernmental consultations on migration, asylum and refugees (CIG). As a senior official of the United States Federal Government, from 2010 to 2013, she was acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for immigration and border security at the Department of Homeland Security. Vice-President of Henry Dunant University College (CUHD)
Andria KENNEY, Counter Trafficking in Emergencies Specialist — Migrant Protection and Assistance Division International Organization for Migration. Prior to managing global projects from IOM’s headquarters, Andria has assisted vulnerable migrants in conflict-affected environments including Libya, South Sudan, Somalia, and Kenya. She co-chairs the Global Protection Cluster Anti-Trafficking Task Team
Mgr. Robert VITILLO, Secretary-General, International Catholic Migration Commission — Assessing the situation and making proposals on behalf of ICMC, an worldwide organization whose constituents are the national conferences of Catholic Bishops
Stéphane JAQUEMET, ICMC Director of Policy, Head Civil Society Coordinating Office, Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD). — Assessing the situation and making proposals from the point of view of Civil Society
Father Mussie ZERAI, Roman Catholic priest known for his work with migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe during the European migrant crisis
Wednesday
08.12.2021
18:00 -
20:00
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RELIGION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Religions take an important role in denouncing modern slavery, in protecting, rescuing and rehabilitating victims of human trafficking. Religious Leaders and religious congregations take a large part in the fight against modern slavery.
This webinar will present:
- the “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking” proposed by Pope Francis and The Migrants & Refugees Section of the Vatican after a consultation with church leaders, academics and practitioners and partner organizations working in this field
- the assessment of the present situation and proposals of representatives of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths in order to promote action at the international, regional and national levels
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Moderator
Speakers:
Sister Mirjam BEIKE, U.N. RGS, Moderator, Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She worked 30 years with survivors of trafficking in Germany and Albania. She will present the “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking”
H.E. Cardinal Dieudonné NZAPALAINGA and Imam Abdelouaye OUASSELEGUE, bearing witness and taking action to avoid instrumentalisation of religion by warlords and to promote reconciliation in the Central African Republic (RCA)
Dr. Reda BENKIRANE, sociologist, doctor in philosophy, is an international consultant in Geneva who lives between Switzerland and Morocco. Author of books on Complexity, interdisciplinary and intercultural issues, he is the founder and editor of the knowledge portal archipress.org and the research workshop Iqbal
Rabbi François GARAÏ, GIL, President, Geneva Spiritual Appeal
Prof. Azza KARAM, Secretary-General, Religions for Peace
Tuesday
08.02.2022
18:00 -
20:00
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SEXUAL SLAVERY — TESTIMONY AND DEFENDING VICTIMS — MIDDLE EASTERN AND NIGERIAN WOMEN ENSLAVED
For two years, Marie, a 38-year-old Iraqi woman, was a sex slave and servant of soldiers. Sold and resold, defiled, tortured, raped by monsters from Iraq to Syria, she changed masters more than twelve times. The “Whore of the Caliphate” is the heartbreaking story of a woman who wants to live. Who tries to escape, who fights, who resists and refuses to be broken. Marie died twice: when she was torn away from her family and when she returned to them. Today, she wants to forget, to rebuild this bruised body. After the horror, hope.
The book “La Putain du Califat” (The Whore of the Caliphate) which tells the terrible story of Marie, written by Sara Daniel and Benoît Kanabus, was published by Grasset & Fasquelle in January 2021.
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Alain Werner, Swiss lawyer and human rights defender, specializes in the defense of victims of armed conflict
Sara Daniel, journalist for the Nouvel Observateur, great reporter and specialist of the Middle East. Author, with Benoît Kanabus, of La Putain du Califat (published by Grasset 2020
Benoît Kanabus, Author, with Sara Daniel, of La Putain du Califat (ed. Grasset 2020)
Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, Responsible of a Shelter for Returned Victims of Trafficking, the Bakhita House in Lagos (Nigeria). Pope Benedict XVI honoured Patricia Ebegbulem SSL in 2012 with the highest Papal honour for Consecrated persons, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal
Benjamin Greer,Emergency Management Coordinator / Instructor, Office of the Governor of California, former Special Deputy Attorney General California. He develops Anti-Trafficking Trainings for Law Enforcement and Emergency Management Personnel for the California Office of Emergency Services. Present research focusing on international terrorist organizations and how they are tactically utilizing trafficking to support their criminal enterprises (Groups like Boko Haram, Islamic State and Al-Shabaab al have added trafficking as a financial component)
Tuesday
08.03.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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WOMEN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
On International Women’s Day 2022, this webinar brings together a panel of women who are making a strong commitment against human trafficking. They share their experiences in encouraging local communities and the international community to better defend victims of human trafficking.
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sr. Imelda Poole,President of RENATE Network, Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation. Sr. Imelda Poole IBVM (Loreto) is a member of the English Province, who has been on mission in Albania for the last eleven years. Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation (RENATE) is a European network of religious and co-workers who work in all fields against trafficking in 31 countries of Europe
Inge Bell, German human rights activist, entrepreneur and second chairperson of the women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes and the Bavarian branch of the aid organization Solwodi
Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, Responsible of a Shelter for Returned Victims of Trafficking, the Bakhita House in Lagos (Nigeria). Pope Benedict XVI honoured Patricia Ebegbulem SSL in 2012 with the highest Papal honour for Consecrated persons, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal
Tuesday
14.06.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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DEMAND FOR HT: WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS CONSUMERS OF FORCED LABOR AND SEXUAL SLAVERY. HOW CAN WE END THIS CYCLE ?
In order to end human trafficking, it is essential that we target demand, rather than focusing purely on supply-side measures. Whilst the status quo is to employ supply-side measures, these can only ever be reactive. Whereas, demand-side measures are proactive in the prevention of human trafficking, as demand is a root cause of trafficking and therefore must be pursued in the fight to end this affront to human rights and dignity
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Inge Bell, A German human rights activist, entrepreneur and chairperson of the women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes and the Bavarian branch of the aid organization Solwodi. She is an advocate for the reform of prostitution laws in Germany, a move towards the Nordic model, which focuses on demand, by penalizing the buyers of sexual slavery
Brian Iselin, Moderator, Founder of Geneva-based slavefreetrade, a nonprofit working on leveraging the might of the blockchain to rid the world of slave labor, specialist and promoter of demand-side responses, reducing the driving force for all forms of human trafficking. Former Australian soldier and federal agent, 30 years of experience in the fight against human trafficking at the international level
Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. He represents the OSCE at the political level on anti-trafficking issues, and assists the 57 OSCE participating States in the development and implementation of anti-trafficking strategies and initiatives. His Office also has a co-ordinating function among OSCE structures and institutions involved in combating trafficking in human beings. Before joining the OSCE, Val worked for thirteen years as a prosecutor in Seattle handling sexual assault, child exploitation and human trafficking cases
Tuesday
28.06.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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JUSTICE & HT: THE GAP BETWEEN THE LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN PRACTICE
Assessment of the present situation and proposals of experts trafficking
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Alain Werner, Swiss human rights lawyer, specialized in the defence of victims of armed conflicts. Founder and Director of Civitas Maxima (CM), an international network of lawyers and investigators based in Geneva that since 2012 represents victims of mass crimes in their attempts to obtain justice
Professor Fausto Pocar,Honorary President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Professor of International Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Milan. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, President of the Tribunal from 2005 to 2008. Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2017, Pocar was appointed Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
Kevin Hyland, 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)
Tuesday
20.09.2022
18:30 -
19:30
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COUNTERING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO RECRUIT AND CONTROL VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN
“It’s also important to address and to dismantle the infrastructure that is facilitating all of this. The online platforms, the sexual service websites, the pornography platforms where people are trafficked for forced pornography or other locations need to be dismantled or prevention measures need to be applied to make sure that these platforms are not facilitating and making this whole exploitative industry much more efficient. It’s like operating a bookstore versus operating Amazon. The difference between the speed and efficiency and scale of the online market is so tremendous that if you don’t dismantle that infrastructure, you’re going to have a very, very hard time combating it. I think there’s a number of things I could say in this, but that would be the number one thing that I think needs to go alongside of the policies around buying and selling of sex or around traffickers and how they should be punished.” Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings” — 14 June 2022
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Don Fortunato Di Noto, Catholic Sicilian priest (Avola – 1963), President of Meter Association. In the dark and insidious part of the web he is engaged in the fight against the crime of pedophilia and child pornography. Member of the technical table of the National Observatory against pedophilia and online child pornography of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Member of the inter-institutional technical Group for the Fight against Pedophilia and Child Pornography of the Sicily Region. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Postal and Communications Police
Prof. Paolo Campana, University of Cambridge and Oxford, United Kingdom, author of the GRETA report “Online and technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings” of April 2022
Thursday
06.10.2022
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19:30
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LAUDATO SI’:
TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY,
TO PREVENT AND ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
What we need to do is to build a new economic and social model where the human person is at the center: Pope Francis calls this an “economy of care”.
What is this economy of care required by Pope Francis, and how we could achieve it from a Christian perspective?
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Rev. Fr. Fabio Baggio, Under-Secretary of the Refugees and Migrants Section of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development since 1 January 2017
Andrea Marchesani, Coordinator of the Research Office of the Migrants and Refugees Section. He also serves as External Advisor for the Foreign Affairs Department of the Order of Malta regarding migration, human trafficking, issues in the digital world, and human rights
Monday
07.11.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MIGRATION: CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF THE PERILOUS JOURNEY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
A panel of experts will give their analysis on the current situation of the very important migratory flow through the Mediterranean Sea, a nightmare for migrants, forgotten by our media and our politicians
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Dr. Caroline Abu Sa’Da, Executive Director of SOS Méditerranée Switzerland and member of the founders of the international entity. Previously Director of the Research Unit of MSF Switzerland, she worked in the field for Oxfam GB, the United Nations and MSF Switzerland. Head of mission in Iraq and Syria for MSF. Author of several books and research studies. She taught political science at New York University, Paris and at Sciences Po, Lille
Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR’s Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation as of 1 June 2017. He assumed since 1 March 2013, the functions of Director of the Bureau for Europe of UNHCR. From 2 September 2015 to 1 January 2017, Mr. Cochetel had also assumed the function of UNHCR’s Regional Refugee Coordinator for the refugee crisis in Europe
Father Mussie Zerai, Roman Catholic priest known for his work with migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe during the European migrant crisis. Head of the refugee rights organization Habeshia. Nobel Peace Prize nominee in 2015
Tuesday
29.11.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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FORCED LABOR AND TRANSPARENCY OF SUPPLY CHAINS: TOWARDS PRESCRIPTIVE OR LEGAL MANDATORY APPROACHES?
The imperative need for changes in international and national legal frameworks to address modern slavery in supply chains from a voluntary to prescriptive or mandatory approach is presented in a recent expert report to the New Zealand government, supported by Dame Sara Thornton DPE QBM, UK’s independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. You can download this report HERE.
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Professor Dame Sara Thornton DPE QBM, (Author of the Report Introduction “AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT”), UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner from May 2019 until April 2022 in succession to Kevin Hyland. Professor of Practice In Modern Slavery Policy, The Rights Lab, University Of Nottingham. Retired British police officer who was the first Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police and Vice-President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
Rebekah Armstrong, (Report author), human rights practitioner with 14 years’ experience specialising in modern slavery, human rights and humanitarian law. She is the Director of Business and Human Rights Consultants and Head of Advocacy and Justice at World Vision. Rebekah is Chair of the New Zealand Human Trafficking Research Coalition, responsible for publishing the first research on worker exploitation in New Zealand. She is an advisory member for the New Zealand Centre for Research on Modern Slavery and a member of the Modern Slavery Leadership Advisory Group to the New Zealand Government
Professor Natalia Szablewska, (Report author), lawyer and social scientist with 20 years’ experience spanning the public sector, governmental and non-governmental organisations, and academia in five countries. She is currently Professor in Law and Society at The Open University (United Kingdom/UK) and holds further academic affiliations in New Zealand, Australia and Cambodia. Natalia specialises in public international law and (international) human rights law, with a particular focus on corporate-related human rights responsibilities. She is a Chair of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR)’s Business and Human Rights Committee and a member of the Modern Slavery Leadership Advisory Group to the New Zealand Government
Tuesday
06.12.2022
18:00 -
19:30
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FAITH & HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TESTIMONIES OF SISTERS WORKING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
How the power of faith can help in the long struggle to rehabilitate victims?
OPENING REMARKS:Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Sister Olivia Umoh, Catholic Sister of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is the Director of Safe-Child Advocacy (SCA), a social service institution owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi which provides multifaceted services to support, reintegrate, and promote accessibility for children in street situations. She has over 36 years of experience in the Social Work practice
Sister Patricia Ebegbulem, Sister of Saint Louis, Responsible of a Shelter for Returned Victims of Trafficking, the Bakhita House in Lagos (Nigeria). Pope Benedict XVI honoured Patricia Ebegbulem SSL in 2012 with the highest Papal honour for Consecrated persons, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal
Sister Francesca Edet, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Permanent Representative of Daughters of Charity NGO at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. After the experience of congregational leadership at provincial level in Nigeria from 2001 to 2010, she opted for mission in the United Kingdom and thoroughly enjoyed working with families in difficult circumstances and training the young into volunteering for community development and leadership. She also engaged in spiritual accompaniment. Papal award “Benemerenti Medal” on the 19th of November 2022in the Diocese of Port Harcourt in Nigeria in recognition of my mission to women in difficult circumstances
Sister Mirjam Beike, Moderator, Sister of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She worked 30 years with survivors of trafficking in Germany and Albania. She is a workig board member of RENATE and of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Tuesday
07.03.2023
18:30 -
20:30
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ANTHROPOLOGY — FABRICE HADJADJ — VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLDS: HOW TO INHABIT THE DEVASTATED EARTH?
Fabrice Hadjadj, Director of the European Institute of Anthropological Studies in Fribourg (Switzerland) presents the dangers of metavers and the conditions of education to give back to young people the possibility to dream and build a future of common good — How to built a better word?
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER:
Professor Élisabeth Parmentier, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, University of Geneva
Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Fabrice Hadjadj, Director of the European Institute of Anthropological Studies in Fribourg (Switzerland). French writer, philosopher and dramaturge. He graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and holds an agrégation in philosophy. He is best known by critics for his essays on the issues of salvation, technology and the body. His passion for theater has led him to compose plays, while his strong taste for the visual arts has resulted in the writing of three books on art. His practice of music has also led him to compose several albums
Tuesday
14.03.2023
18:00 -
19:30
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FROM MOTIVATION TO VOCATION: BRIAN ISELIN’S JOURNEY AGAINST SLAVERY
Testimony and experience of 30 years of struggle against HT with Brian Iselin — Founder of Iselin Human Rights and Slavefreetrade
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Brian Iselin, former Australian soldier and federal agent, human right activist against modern slavery, Founder of Slave Free Trade and Iselin Human Rights, 30 years of international experience on all the various fronts of human trafficking
Monday
27.03.2023
11:00 -
12:00
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LIVE BROADCAST — SIDE EVENT AT UN GENEVA — HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS
Preventing conditions of trafficking of human beings in armed conflicts and supporting the victims is vital
CO-ORGANIZERS: Caritas Internationalis, Secours Catholique — Caritas France, Sovereign Order of Malta
INTRODUCTION BY THE MODERATOR: Geneviève Colas, Secours Catholique — Caritas France and COATNET
OPENING REMARKS: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-GeneralGlobal priorities to combat trafficking in human beings arising from armed conflict
Natalia Holynska, Manager of counter-trafficking projects, Caritas Ukraine and COATNET
Codruta Fernea, President of Catholic Action Romania, Romania
Preventing human trafficking at the borders and in neighbouring countries
Hessen Sayah, Head of Protection Department, Caritas Lebanon and COATNET, Lebanon — Preventing human trafficking at the borders and in neighbouring countries
Mikiko Ōtani, Chair, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, international human rights lawyer based in Tokyo where practicing family law with focus on women’s and children’s rights. Active in academic, research and teaching works. Member of the Executive Council of the Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law
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Tuesday
25.04.2023
18:00 -
19:30
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THE NEEDS AND STORIES OF MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The difficult journey of male survivors: discussion based on the book “The way of escape” and the testimony of its author Jeffrey Tennant a male survivor of child sex trafficking, explaining his journey by recounting his suffering, his hope, and the need to find true compassion and understanding, emphasizing the need for training in order to avoid putting victims in successive revictimizations
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”
Jeffrey Tennant, Lived-Expert, Author, Survivor of child sex trafficking. Career in aerospace and after retiring, he has made a significant change in his life by serving others through ministry and beginning a writing career. The ministry vocation came naturally from volunteering throughout his life, but the writing career was birthed from detailing the struggle to heal from the pain of trauma brought about by being sex trafficked. The desire to help others traveling the same road as he has, led to the writing and publishing of his first book, “The Way of Escape: The True Story of a Teenage Boy’s Miraculous Escape from Sex Traffickers and a Healing Journey of Recovery”
Dr. Glenn Miles, Independent Researcher, Trainer, Writer, Networker. Senior Researcher with up! International. For 25 years, he’s led INGOs and facilitated research listening to survivors of sexual exploitation, including men, women, boys, girls, and transgender people, as well as research with sex buyers. Glenn teaches graduate and PhD candidates, provides supervision, and advises the Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project (Chab Dai)
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Tuesday
27.06.2023
18:00 -
19:30
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MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: PRESENTATION OF ENA LUCIA MARIACA PACHECO’S RESEARCH
This exploratory research interviewed first-hand accounts of 40 male survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and 30 field experts specializing in male child sexual abuse and human trafficking. This study uncovers and identifies the social interactions that harm and aid male survivor recovery and healing. During COVID, suicides of men went up 95%, an astounding number
This paper also examines the roles played by female CSEA perpetrators, including the characteristics of female abusers, traffickers, and buyers (exploiters and abusers)
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”
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” 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”
Jeffrey Tennant, Lived-Expert, Author, Survivor of child sex trafficking. Career in aerospace and after retiring, he has made a significant change in his life by serving others through ministry and beginning a writing career. The ministry vocation came naturally from volunteering throughout his life, but the writing career was birthed from detailing the struggle to heal from the pain of trauma brought about by being sex trafficked. The desire to help others traveling the same road as he has, led to the writing and publishing of his first book, “The Way of Escape: The True Story of a Teenage Boy’s Miraculous Escape from Sex Traffickers and a Healing Journey of Recovery”
Cranford Blackmon, Cranford is a survivor of child sexual abuse, public speaker and founder of LaBCaF — the FemVincible programs, teaching you to use what you already have to Fight, Survive, and THRIVE
Martin Pelders, Martin is a survivor of child sexual abuse, author of “The Pumpkin Van” and public speaker, founder of MatrixMen, the first organization in South Africa to support male survivors of sexual abuse, also raising awareness about the threat to boys in the digital space
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Tuesday
04.07.2023
09:00 -
10:00
(CEST)
NON-PUNISHMENT OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
ENHANCING PROTECTION OF VICTIMS
SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA
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.
This side event takes place inside the Palais des Nations at the UN in Geneva.
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Geneviève Colas, Secours Catholique — Caritas France and COATNET
Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Patrick Eba, Deputy Director for Protection, UNHCR
Dr. Charlie Lamento, United Nations Permanent Representative for Global Hope Network International (GILLP) and former prosecutor
Olivia Smith, Executive Director of the Caribbean Anti Human Trafficking Foundation
Andrea Salvoni, United Nations Acting Coordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE
Patrick Eba, Deputy Director for Protection, UNHCR
Ena Maria Lucia Pacheco and Silvia De Rosa, INTERPOL Representatives
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Tuesday
12.09.2023
18:00 -
19:30
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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
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
JEUDI
12.10.2023
17:00 -
18:30
(CEST)
LES SOINS DES TROUBLES DU STRESS POST-TRAUMATIQUE POUR LES VICTIMES DE LA TRAITE DES ÊTRES HUMAINS — PTSD CARE FOR HT VICTIMS
Les impacts post-traumatiques peuvent bouleverser à ce point le comportement d’une victime qu’elle se retrouve dans l’incapacité de témoigner concrètement sur son historique et les sévices vécus, dans une attitude objective qui va contre son intérêt lors des premiers contacts avec les personnes et autorités qui doivent qualifier son statut juridique de victimes de la traite. La rémission et la diminution de ces impacts est un processus très long de soins dont la qualité est essentielle pour permettre à terme une réinsertion dans la société. Les clés de succès de ce processus sont importantes à connaître par toutes les parties en contact avec la victime pour éviter un processus de retraumatisations successives, de traiter la victime comme une criminelle, une personne ayant perdu son équilibre dont les propos sont peu cohérents et à la limite du mensonge
INTRODUCTION & MODÉRATION : Professeur Michel Veuthey, Ambassadeur de l’Ordre de Malte contre la traite de personnes
Intervenants :
Joana Herrmann, psychologue du refuge genevois du « Cœur des Grottes », spécialisée en psychotraumatologie
Doctoresse Sophie Durieux, Responsable RSP HUG (RÉSEAU SANTÉ POUR TOUS)
Docteur Emmanuel Escard, Responsable de l’Unité Interdisciplinaire de Médecine et Prévention de la Violence (UIMPV—HUG)
Co-organisateurs : Ordre de Malte, Foundation du Coeur des Grottes et association Astrée, refuges pour victimes de la traite à Genève et à Lausanne
30
Thursday
30.11.2023
10:00 -
12:00
(CET)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Human trafficking involves recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving people for the purpose of exploitation, whether through force, coercion, fraud, or some other form of deception. It is a form of modern-day slavery, a scourge that affects every region of the world. Human Trafficking is a grave violation of human rights, affecting more than 50 million individuals worldwide
OPENING REMARKS & INTERVIEWER: Professor Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Speakers:
Dr. Umesh Palwankar, Executive Director, Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Introductive Remarks
Mgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Secretary General, ICMC
Claudio Delfabro, Director of the Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law, International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IHL)
Paola Fudakowska, Legal Consultant, TRIAL International
Alisa Gbiorczyk, International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) Member, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and CEO & Founder,
CYBER NITEWATCH
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”
05
Tuesday
05.12.2023
18:00 -
19:30
(CET)
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”
Cristian Eduardo, Co-founder of “United Immigrants of New York” and “Mujeres en Resistencia”, advocate, speaker and educator for anti-trafficking initiatives. He is a survivor of international and domestic sex and labor trafficking. Cristian Eduardo’s inspiration for his social justice work is to give insight that victims always remain human beings. He a Lead Human Trafficking Consultant and Survivor with Shobana Powell Consulting
Holly Wood, Researcher, educator, communications and volunteer lead. She holds a BA Honours in Law from Carleton University and a MA Legal Studies Thesis surrounding the topic of police responses to Sex Trafficking in Ontario Canada. She is the Vice Chair of the Ottawa Coalition to End Human Trafficking, and the Chair of the Coalition’s Advocacy Committee
11
Monday
11.12.2023
12:00 -
14:00
(CET)
SIDE EVENT AT UNITED NATIONS GENEVA — REFUGEE PROTECTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM 2023
This event aims to shed light on the complex dynamics that refugees face when they become vulnerable to human trafficking and calls for holistic, comprehensive and rights-based responses. The Global Refugee Forum 2023 provides a unique opportunity for more solidarity sharing and enhanced access to protection and solutions for refugees who are victims of trafficking or at risk of being trafficked
OPENING REMARKS:
H.E. Ambassador Michel Veuthey, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Geneviève Colas, Secours Catholique France – Caritas France, COATNET
Speakers:
H.E. Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the UN and OIs
H.E. Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative to the UN and IOs, Switzerland
Prof. Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children
Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR’s Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation
H.E. Anna Ekstedt, Ambassador for combating Traffikcing in Persons, Sweden
Yitna Getachew, Head of the Protection Division, IOM
Belancille Mukamusigali, Head of Anti-trafficking and Migration Sector, Caritas Rwanda
Tory Clawson, Director, Migration & Displacement Initiative, Save the Children
Grainne O’Hara, Senior Human Rights Adviser, UN OHCHR
Devota Nuwe, Head of Programs, Refugee Law Project, Uganda
Francesca Pizzutelli, Deputy Director and Head of the Refugee and Migrant’s Rights Team, Amnesty International — International Secretariat
11
Monday
11.01.2024
10:00 -
13:00
(UTC−5)
SIDE EVENT AT UN NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS — HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CARE OF VICTIMS
This event aims to foster the exchange of pragmatic and actionable solutions that can be readily implemented to alleviate the suffering of victims and survivors
The conference was organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations in New York in collaboration with Global Strategic Operatives, and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of France, Mexico, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines as well as FAST Initiative (Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking)
OPENING REMARKS:
H.E. Dr. Paul Beresford-Hill, Permanent Observer of the Mission Sovereign Order of Malta to the UN, New York
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Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Michel Veuthey, Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Sovereign Order of Malta, Geneva, Switzerland
Mrs. Deborah O’Hara-Rusckowski, DM Special Advisor on Human Trafficking for the Sovereign Order of Malta to the UN, NY; Founder & President, Global Strategic Operatives, The O’Connell House
Kevin Hyland, OBE, Santa Marta Group, London
H.E. Mr. Antonio Manuel Revilla Lagdameo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
H.E. Mrs. Diarra Dime-Labille, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of France
Mr. Mauricio Reza Bautista, Attaché & Human Rights Expert, Permanent Mission of Mexico
Hilary L. Chester, Ph.D., formerly with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Ms. Alice Eckstein, Project Director, Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST)
16
Thursday
16.05.2024
DONATE TO HELP:
Sister Mirjam Beike:
The account in Dollars:
Bank: Intesa Sanpaolo Bank
Account Name : Te Ndryshem & Te Barabarte
IBAN: AL 57 20 811 00 800 00 00 10 33 83 18 02 USD
Account number: 1033831802
Swift Code : USALALTR
The account in Euro:
Bank: Intesa Sanpaolo Bank
Account Name : Te Ndryshem & Te Barabarte
IBAN: AL30 20 811 00 800 00 00 10 33 83 18 03 EUR
Account number: 1033831803
Swift Code : USALALTR
Sister Olivia Umoh:
Bank Name: Zenith Bank
Bank Agency/Branch Address: 176 Bogyawe Road, Adum — Kumasi
Account Name: Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, Safe- Child Advocacy
Bank Account Number: 604 100 4065
SWIFT Code: ZEBLGHAC
Sister Patricia Ebegbulem:
Sisters of St. Louis (Bakhita Project)
Account number: 5080524198
Bank Zenith Bank
Corresponding Bank in London
Bank: CITIBANK N.A LONDON
Swift code: ZEIBNGLA
IBAN: GB87CITI18500808663076
18:00 -
19:30
(CEST)
THE ESSENTIAL ACTION OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN CARING FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE URGENT NEED TO SUPPORT THEM
The Sisters will present their work with victims of trafficking (women, men, and children), the importance of faith in giving them the strength to act, and the fact that they are often the only ones to protect and help victims when the needs are overwhelming and the appropriate resources (human and material) are lacking
OPENING REMARKS:
H.E. Prof. Michel Veuthey, Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Sovereign Order of Malta, Geneva, Switzerland
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Speakers:
Sister Mirjam Beike, Sister of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, member from 2022 of the congregational Chapter of the Order in Rome as Apostolic Councilor for Germany & Albania. Representative at the UN in Geneva for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She worked 30 years with survivors of trafficking in Germany and Albania. She is a workig board member of RENATE and of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Sister Francoise Jiranonda, Sister of St. Paul of Chartres, Laureate of the Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards 2023. Sister Francoise has opened two schools that protect young Thai women vulnerable to the sex trade. Sister Francoise’s activities aim to teach young women free vocational skills after high school and raise public awareness
Sister Olivia Umoh, Catholic Sister of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She is the Director of Safe-Child Advocacy (SCA), a social service institution owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi which provides multifaceted services to support, reintegrate, and promote accessibility for children in street situations. She has over 36 years of experience in the Social Work practice
Sister Patricia Ebegbulem, Sister of Saint Louis, Winner of “Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards 2023” in London. Responsible of a Shelter for Returned Victims of Trafficking, the Bakhita House in Lagos (Nigeria). Pope Benedict XVI honoured Patricia Ebegbulem SSL in 2012 with the highest Papal honour for Consecrated persons, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal
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