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Vatican ropes in global leaders to fight climate change, modern slavery

2015-07-26 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Catholic News Agency: Drawing dozens of mayors from major cities worldwide to discuss the link between slavery and climate change, this week's Vatican conference showed how secular leaders are responding to Pope Francis' lead in protecting the environment and, more importantly, the vulnerable. The Church has a role to protect the vulnerable, and if we follow the words of the Pope, we actually bring into account those who create the suffering of others, said Kevin Hyland, United Kingdom Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner...

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'Modern slavery' probe called for

2015-05-17 12:38:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The UK anti-slavery commissioner calls for more investigation of cases of "modern slavery" in the agriculture sector.

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Freedom Project: Slavery at sea

2015-05-11 07:26:44| Apparel - Topix.net

You may not know her name, but chances are you have seen Ubah Hassan in commercials for Macy's or Ralph Lauren. This short film takes you into the world of this up-and-coming model, whose life has not always been picture perfect.

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Climate change pushes India's poorest children into slavery

2015-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Disasters resulting from climate change are pushing poor Indian families into poverty so deep that they are lured by traffickers into selling their children into bonded labour or prostitution, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi said on Thursday. "I have witnessed many incidents where the children became the worst victims of environmental disasters caused by climate change and these kind of things," Satyarthi told Reuters TV on the sidelines of a conference on climate change. "It has resulted...

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Disgraced anti-sex slavery crusader Mam unveils plans for new ...

2014-12-25 02:43:22| IT Services - Topix.net

Cambodian activist Somaly Mam accepts a "Woman of the Year" award with a child she rescued from sexual slavery, in New York City October 30, 2006. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK, Dec 24 - Disgraced Cambodian anti-sex trafficking activist Somaly Mam, who was forced to resign from her own foundation seven months ago amid reports her dramatic life story was fabricated, has unveiled plans to launch a new organisation in January.

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