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May 2, 2015

Columban priest targets child traffickers in Philippine ministry

Columban Father Shay Cullen, founder and president of the PREDA Foundation, and Marlyn Capio-Richter, paralegal officer and social worker with the foundation and a survivor of sex trafficking, pose for a photo April 20 in Washington. The foundation works with children and young women rescued from human trafficking situations.

WASHINGTON - Arriving in the Philippines from Ireland in 1969 as a young missionary priest, Columban Father Shay Cullen hardly expected he'd end up fighting a burgeoning sex industry.

Published in International
June 7, 2014

Modern slavery conference examines human trafficking on the homefront

Karlee Sapoznik, the president and co-founder of the Alliance Against Modern Slavery.

TORONTO - Human trafficking is not limited to sexual slavery, says Karlee Sapoznik, and it occurs closer to home than Canadians believe.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA