Archives for December 2014 | Stop Human Trafficking

Presentation of Pope’s Message for the World Day of Peace in Poland

The Catholic News Agency (KAI) in Poland presented the Pope’s message for the World Day of Peace at the press conference on 10th December 2014.

December 16, 2014

Reports from the Vatican Symposium for Young People

Youth Against Prostitution & Human Trafficking in Vatican, 15-16 Nov. 2014
Reports available here:
Report from Vatican Symposium by Irena Kraja
Report from Vatican Symposium by Sr.

December 15, 2014

Cross Cultural Exchange in Bled Lake, Slovenia, 24th – 28th November 2014

The Medaille Trust, who runs several shelters in the UK, invited Different and Equal, the NGO running the shelter for trafficked victims in Albania, to come together with 10 people from Albania and 10 from the UK to participate at the workshop ‘Cross cultural exchange’ organized between the UK,

December 8, 2014

Churches Call on the EU for Action on a Wider Front

COMECE-CEC Dialogue Seminar on Human trafficking
An estimated 800,000 women, men, and children are victims of human trafficking within the EU today.

December 5, 2014

5th Annual International Symposium on Preventing Human Trafficking

Delegates from RENATE attended the Symposium in Brussels, on Thursday, 27^th November 2014, where practitioners, senior officials, non-state actors and policy/decision makers at EU,

December 3, 2014

COMECE Dialogue Seminar: Fighting against Trafficking in Human Beings

The Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community – COMECE – held an evening dialogue seminar on Wednesday, 26^th November, 2014 at which RENATE representatives were present.

December 3, 2014

Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders Against Modern Slavery

For the first time in history, leaders of the world’s largest faiths have come together. Their goal is to end slavery.

Committed to the dignity and freedom that is the birthright of all humankind,

December 2, 2014

Report from RENATE Training in Romania 2nd – 7th November 2014

A week-long training programme on Labour Trafficking & Migration took place in Romania from 2^nd to 7^th November 2014,

December 2, 2014

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2nd December

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others of 2 December 1949.

December 2, 2014

Republic of Ireland introduces legislation making it illegal to pay for sex

Ireland joins other European Union member States by introducing legislation which makes it illegal now in Ireland, to pay for sex.
Minister for justice,

December 1, 2014