To combat human trafficking in Vietnam, Catholic sisters support survivors and act to protect vulnerable people by establishing avenues to employment and sustainable livelihoods.
For more than 30 years, Sr. Martha Pelloni has been defending the rights of women and children who are victims of violence, abuse and trafficking. She also has been confronting government corruption.
As volunteers for LifeWay's community housing program, Our Lady of the Missions Srs. Claudia Stecker and Kate O'Neill help human trafficking survivors put their lives back together.
As the nation marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan. 11, women religious in the U.S. are combating modern slavery with prayer and education.
From A Nun's Life podcasts - Human trafficking survivors walk a long road — but with the right support, as St. Francis Sr. Margaret Kruse relates, there is hope for a new life.
From A Nun's Life podcasts - Some older Catholic sisters are supporting anti-trafficking efforts by knitting scarves and gloves for a respite center that serves trafficking victims.
During the 2023 conference of the renamed Alliance to End Human Trafficking, advocates and survivors exchanged stories, resources, and solutions to help end global human trafficking.
At an event organized by the Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious, sisters shared experiences of helping victims and other work against human trafficking, a "profound violence to the body of humanity."
The Life: July 30 is the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity.