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read moreOnce again, the Ad Laudato ‘Si Forum convenes leading lights in the work to combat Human Trafficking, by means of a series of Tuesday night webinars, commencing 16 February and thereafter, 23 February, 2 March and 13 April 2021, from 18:00 – 20:00 (CET). The webinars bring together academics, politicians, business, youth and civil society […]
APT/AMRI (Act to Prevent Trafficking) celebrated Mass on national TV, Monday, 8 February 2021, to honour the feast of St. Jospehine Bakhita, the International day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. Fr. Pat Murphy, SPS, Liz Byrne, IBVM and Mary Ryan, RSM shared the order of the Mass and the beautiful and appropriate fabric […]
As part of the global online prayer marathon to mark the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking and feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, Patron saint of trafficked persons, APT/AMRI are celebrating Mass at 10:30 a.m. Monday 8 February 2021. The Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Parish Church, Athy, Co. […]
Advances in technology and the COVID-19 crisis have made millions more people vulnerable to trafficking, says the UNODC whose 2020 TIP report launched 2 February 2021. Traffickers have integrated technology into their business models at every stage of the process, from recruiting to exploiting victims, according to the UNODC’s 2020 Global Report on Trafficking in […]