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March 24, 2017

Panel: After rescue, trafficking victims need help addressing trauma

Human trafficking victims from Myanmar are held in a detention cell near the Thailand-Malaysian border, Feb. 13, 2014.

UNITED NATIONS – It's not enough to rescue victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation – they must be given supportive care to address their trauma, and tools to live economically independent lives free from abuse.

Published in International
September 9, 2016

Data needed to help deal with trafficking in Africa, says Caritas rep

Internally displaced women gather in early February at New Kichigoro camp outside Abuja, Nigeria. People displaced through violence "are extremely vulnerable to trafficking," said Albert Mashika, regional coordinator for Caritas Africa.

ABUJA, Nigeria – A lack of reliable data on human trafficking in Africa hinders aid reaching people who desperately need it, said the continental coordinator for Caritas Internationalis.

Published in Canada