Lockdown measures have increased the difficulty for trafficking victims of escaping and finding help when they are held in situations against their will, says Caritas International.
Repeat abortion rates among UK teenagers paint a heartbreaking picture of betrayal – Pro Life Campaign.
Garden sought to “shine a light" on people being evicted from lands in Central America, extractive industries polluting natural resources like water in Zimbabwe, and the work of human rights defenders in Israel/Palestine.”
At a Mass to celebrate the visit of the relics of St Anthony, Archbishop Martin criticised “unscrupulous people” who feel that “their financial supremacy can authorise them to take life through violence and exploitation”.
Christians err when they think there is a ‘theology of prosperity’ in which God “sees that you are just and gives you much wealth”.
“This vote is very welcome. Surrogacy, whether commercial or not, unavoidably turns children into commodities" - David Quinn.
Cardinal Nichols praises voluntary accreditation scheme saying it allows employers show they value their employees.
“I welcome Parliament’s recognition of the grave risks that this bill posed to the lives of our society’s most vulnerable people” - Archbishop Peter Smith.
Sexual Offences Bill will be an opportunity to “wreck the business model” for pimps and traffickers and ensure that Ireland is no longer a safe haven for such crimes.
Under a plan to be published on Wednesday, the EU is expected to impose migrant quotas on the 28 countries of the Union.
"See the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated”.
“In recent days the large scale loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea has once again highlighted human trafficking as a real and present problem” - Primate.
“I cannot celebrate the light of Christ without thinking of those students in Kenya singled out to be killed precisely because of their Christian identity" - Archbishop Martin.
Workplace exploitation, the unemployed's loss of dignity and the need for good politics highlighted by Pontiff in Naples address.
Archbishop tells members of Oireachtas and Diplomatic Corps that hidden in Irish society is a serious problem of people who are the victims of trafficking.
Catholic Primate says New Year's resolution should include personal and public awareness of what trafficking is and how it can be prevented.
Setting up of Charities Regulatory Authority “a watershed moment for transparency” for charities in Ireland.
Globally trafficking for sexual exploitation puts $99 billion into the pockets of criminals each year.
This social plague remains all too real in today’s world Pontiff warns.
Human trafficking is “an open wound on the body of contemporary society”.
Pagents put children at risk of grooming and exploitation Barnardos chief warns.
“In passing this resolution, the European Parliament is acknowledging the intrinsic link between prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation.”
