Posts Tagged ‘child soldiers’
Stop Trafficking September 2023
The findings of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) are highlighted in the September 2023 issue of Stop Trafficking! The TIP Report, produced by the US State Department, is an annual update on the state of global anti-trafficking efforts. Articles in the latest issue of Stop Trafficking! include: In the September 2023 issue of…
Read MoreStop Trafficking July 2022
The July 2022 edition of Stop Trafficking! highlights the exploitation of children as soldiers in conflict. Between 2005 and 2020 more than 93,000 children were confirmed as recruited and used by parties for conflict, with children accounting for up to 60% of armed forces. The actual number of cases is probably much higher. Articles in…
Read MoreWe Cannot be Indifferent
From MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2016 ‘No one can claim to be indifferent in the face of new forms of slavery imposed by criminal organizations which buy and sell men, women and children as forced labourers in construction, agriculture, fishing or in other markets. How…
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