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2016 Trafficking in Persons report released

This week, the U.S. State Department released the 2016 Trafficking in Persons report. The report details the challenges and strategies of combating human trafficking, as well as how well specific countries work to prevent trafficking and modern slavery. “If there is a single theme to this year’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report , it is the conviction that there is ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 1 July, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Key Documents, Official Reports | Tags: anti-trafficking, EndSlavery, human trafficking, John Kerry, TIP, trafficking in persons

U.S. Anti-Trafficking Ambassador addresses Vatican Summit

A Vatican summit of legal experts from around the world discussed ways of combating human trafficking and organized crime. The two day meeting was organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and included an audience with Pope Francis and the signing of a final declaration. Over a hundred judges, magistrates, prosecutors, and representatives of legal organizations from ...

By U.S. Embassy Holy See | 1 June, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights, Interviews, U.S. & Holy See | Tags: EndSlavery, TIP, trafficking in persons, Vatican Radio