We all know that our words carry weight, but what does that mean when we are talking about sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and prostitution? World Without Exploitation is a “community of organizations and individuals who share a vision and seek to leverage their unique skills and different backgrounds in the fight to end human trafficking[continue reading]
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Plight of the Holy Family
Throughout this Advent season, I have been reflecting a lot on migrants and the ways in which they are one of the most vulnerable populations. Simultaneously, I have also been thinking about the plight of the Holy Family – Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We have often failed to uphold migrants’, refugees’, and survivors’ of human[continue reading]
Anti-Trafficking Efforts of the UN
The Daughters of Charity are committed to the fight against human trafficking. As a part of this, we are engaged in numerous anti-trafficking efforts at the United Nations, including being a part of the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons (CSTIP). CSTIP is engaged in awareness-raising (often through panels) and conducts other forms of[continue reading]
COVID & Trafficking
What do COVID-19 and human trafficking have in common? While the similarities may not be obvious, they are significant: worldwide, insidious, indiscriminate, isolating, deadly, and most dangerous to the most vulnerable among us. However, while COVID-19 has caught the attention and awareness of every single person on earth, human trafficking remains under the radar of[continue reading]
Nights of Terror for a Trafficking Victim
On Saturday evening, August 29, 2020, I gave a virtual bilingual presentation on anti-human trafficking to Cursillo groups in several states, followed by a time for questions. The next day, I received a call from a friend who is a physician. She had attended to my presentation and, afterward, received a call from a family in[continue reading]