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		<title>ACRATH Members Head to Melbourne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking the National Agenda Forward ACRATH member will gather in Melbourne on Monday 20th February for their AGM and National Conference.  During the gathering members will review the work that has been done over the last year and devise a strategic plan for furthering the mission of ACRATH in the coming year.  Workshop topics on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2184/acrath-members-head-to-melbourne/</link>
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		<title>Successful ACRATH Fund Raising Concert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Western Australian ACRATH Concert ACRATH WA held a very successful fund raising concert on Sunday February 5th 2012 at the  Loreto Nedlands Primary School auditorium.  A crowd of over 75 attended and commented on the moving music and beautiful performance. Merlyn Quaife is committed to working against human trafficking.  She volunteered her talents and time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2176/successful-acrath-fund-raising-concert/</link>
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		<title>Women held as Sex-Slaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tip-off Leads to Arrest After a tip-off to the Salvation Army, three young Thai women brought to Australia with the promise of student visas,have been rescued from sex-slavery and are now in the care of the Red Cross.  Their alleged captor has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police and charged with human trafficking offenses. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2174/women-held-as-sex-slaves/</link>
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		<title>Crack down on Human Trafficking in Western Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Police Launch Operation In Western Australia Federal Police in Western Australia have launched an operation to rescue people trafficking into  WA for forced labour, prostitution and servile marriages.  A report in The West Australian newspaper commented that &#8220;there are fears that an increasing number of women are being brought to Perth and forced into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2167/crack-down-on-human-trafficking-in-western-australia/</link>
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		<title>RENATE Conference &#8211; When We Hear the Cry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RENATE &#8211; Religious In Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation In September 2011 RENATE held her first European Conference on Human Trafficking.  The goal of the conference was to meet, interact with and learn from experiences of Religious engaged in counter-trafficking work, across Europe.  The theme of the conference wasWhen We Hear the Cry.  A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2151/renate-conference-when-we-hear-the-cry/</link>
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		<title>Modern Slavery Documentary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SBS Two Screens Documentary on Modern Slavery Modern Slavery, a three part documentary screened on SBS Two, highlights the fact that despite being illegal in all countries slavery still exists and is a global problem.  Part 1 was screened on Thursday 26th January but if you missed it, for a limited time, it can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2149/modern-slavery-documentary/</link>
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		<title>ACRATH Meets With International Advocates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ACRATH National Projects Co-ordinator Visits Geneva Christine Carolan, ACRATH National Projects Co0-ordinator, recently spent some time in Geneva.  During her time there she met with advocates against human trafficking from Franciscan International who helped her to connect with other organisations including UN officials addressing trafficking in persons, the Permanent Mission of Australia, Permanent Observer of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2129/acrath-meets-with-international-advocates/</link>
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		<title>Chocolate&#8217;s Child Slaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chocolate Industry Responds The CNN documentary &#8220;Chocolate&#8217;s Child Slaves&#8221;, premiers Friday January 20, 9 CET on CNN International.  CNN correspondent, David McKenzie, went to the Ivory Coast to investigate children working in the cocoa fields. Responses from the world&#8217;s major chocolate companies can be read here.]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2131/chocolates-child-slaves/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Human Trafficking Newlstter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 10 No 1 The latest issue of The Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter highlights how world events are often interwined with human trafficking. Click here to access the January 2012 issue]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2121/anti-human-trafficking-newlstter/</link>
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		<title>Solwodi Newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solwodi Newsletter No 90, December 2011 The latest newsletter released by Solwodi (Solidarity with Women in Distress) reports on justice being dispensed in a German court for victims of some Romanian victims of trafficking. Click here to read the newsletter &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://acrath.org.au/2115/solwodi-newsletter-3/</link>
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