Sr Joan Garner had the surprise of her life when she received a letter handed over to her personally informing her that The University of Malta will be conferring her an Honoris Causa Master of Letters Degree,
It is always so encouraging to receive updates from members of the Renate Network, and this week Sister Patricia Mulhall wrote to our Comms team with a wonderful update from her work over the last few months.
‘New Hope’ is the name of a tailor’s shop in the heart of Caserta, southern Italy, where eight women from different origins and backgrounds work together to give themselves the chance to be independent and live their lives freely.
In December, one of our participants got married!
She welcomed the New Year having a loving husband after all the tribulations she has been through,
11.1.22
In recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11, a New Jersey congressman is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan piece of legislation intended to combat what his office calls “modern-day slavery.”
“Human traffickers have benefitted from a culture of denial and a lack of awareness throughout our communities,” U.S.
WHEN : 24 January 2022, 15:00 – 17:00
WHERE : Zoom webinar (CEST time zone)
ORGANIZED BY : OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
The event will showcase the key components and new features of the updated NRM Handbook and highlight the importance of a human rights-based,
The victims were put through juju rituals and believed if they ran away the curse would cause their death and serious harm to their families
3.1.22
Two women at the centre of Ireland’s first sex trafficking prosecution are set for a legal battle over their prison sentences.
However many and however serious the disagreements were that Theresa May aroused as Home Secretary, there can be no doubting the passion with which she engaged with the issues of slavery and trafficking.
The Final Report of the Independent Review of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act, conducted by the Rt Hon Frank Field MP, Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Maria Miller MP was published on December 31st 2021.
The connections between migration, people smuggling, human trafficking and modern slavery are frequent topics of conversation in the anti-trafficking space and particularly when we focus on Europe’s transit routes.
Source: https://heuni.fi/-/sarah
As practitioners working with women who may have experienced exploitation and abuse, it is very important that we share and learn from one another,
