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Criminalising Asylum Seekers provide a ‘charter for trafficking,’
Bishop William Kenney CP has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel with a strong message about the UK Government’s New Plan for Immigration.
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Pandemic creating “vast reservoirs” of trafficking victims
Cardinal warns that COVID-19 has led to distress and poverty – something traffickers are exploiting.
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Cardinal: Pandemic and Environmental change increase Human Trafficking
Cardinal speaks at re-launch of the Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse at St Mary’s University.
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Survivor well-being key priority of Santa Marta Group
Kevin Hyland’s keynote for Caritas India’s webinar on the ‘Impact of Covid-19 on Trafficking in Persons’.
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Santa Marta Group backs Crimestoppers campaign to combat Modern Slavery
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Santa Marta Group, has added his voice to the Crimestoppers’ #SlaveryonYourDoorstep campaign.
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Workers protecting communities during COVID-19 are at increased risk of exploitation
Senior Adviser to the Santa Marta Group gave an update on modern slavery in context with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Letter to the UN on sexually exploited persons and COVID-19
Organisations fighting trafficking have written to the UN Secretary-General to ask that sex trafficked, prostituted and sexually exploited persons are included in its response to COVID-19.
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Seasonal Agricultural Workers Seminars
Seasonal agricultural workers can fall victim to human trafficking and modern slavery. Kent is an area where some workers face tough conditions. The Santa Marta Group has organised two events in the county.
Criminalising Asylum Seekers provide a ‘charter for trafficking,’
Bishop William Kenney CP, a member of the Santa Marta Group, has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel with a strong message about the UK Government's New Plan for Immigration. ...
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Pandemic creating “vast reservoirs” of trafficking victims
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, preaching in Westminster Cathedral at a Mass for the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, warns that the COVID-19 pandemic has created an order of people in dis...
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Cardinal: Pandemic and Environmental change increase Human Trafficking
Launch of the Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse at St Mary’s University Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of both the Bishops’ Conference...
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Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/04/charities-fear-rise-in-modern-slavery-as-uk-lockdown-eases @Hestia1970 @SophieHayesFndn @PassageCharity @santamartagroup
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
The Santa Marta Group under the auspice of the International Department is establishing in five Dioceses a programme which aims to combat the exploitation experienced by seasonal agricultural workers.
Training Seminar on Combatting Trafficking, Argentina
This short subtitled film shows some of the training for the police cadets as Argentina continues to take the lead on combatting trafficking.
Kevin Hyland highlights measures needed to eradicate human trafficking in report to the NSW Government
During his visit to Australia, Kevin Hyland provided a detailed report to the NSW Government.