Santa Marta GroupSanta Marta Group calls on UK Parliament to strengthen anti-slavery legislation
The Santa Marta Group and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales made a submission to the Home Affairs Committee, drawing on the experience of the charities and agencies working with the Church to tackle modern slavery in England and Wales.
1 in 10 people in North Korea are in modern slavery report suggests
The Global Slavery Index 2018 reported that over 40 million people are living in modern slavery with over 24 million in forced labour and over 15 million in forced marriage, an issue that disproportionately affects women and girls .
Holy See: human trafficking is the “largest manifestation of modern slavery”
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva addressed a session on trafficking in persons on June 21 at the Human Rights Council.