Posts Tagged ‘human trafficking’
Press Releases
Courage Worldwide fights human trafficking with album
COURAGE WORLDWIDE FIGHTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING RAISING FUNDS WITH COMPLIATION ALBUM COME BACK HOME AVAILABLE ON iTUNES APRIL 30 NASHVILLE, TENN. –April 18, 2013 -Courage Worldwide rescues children who have been sold for sex by prov...
Press Releases
Slumdog Meets The O.C. in ‘Not Today,’ Human Trafficking Drama in Theaters April 12
Slumdog Meets The O.C. in ‘Not Today,’ Human Trafficking Drama in Theaters April 12 Contact: Michael Conrad, 214-616-0320, [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY, April 11, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — WHA...
Causes
White House council calls for action on modern-day slavery
A White House advisory council of religious leaders called for a global fund to address human trafficking and urged a new labeling system to help identify consumer goods that were not created with slave labor.
News
Lesbian provisions prompt Catholic bishops to oppose Violence Against Women Act
Five key Catholic bishops are opposing the newly authorized Violence Against Women Act for fear it will subvert traditional views of marriage and gender, and compromise the religious freedom of groups that aid victims of human ...
Arts & Culture
The ‘Untouchables’ come to NRB 2013 in Nashville
The Dalits, also known as the “untouchables” and “outcastes,” make up nearly one quarter of India’s 1.2 billion people. There are an estimated 250 million Dalits and they make up history’s longest-standing oppressed people group.
Arts & Culture
Author Jessica Kristie talks about new book, human trafficking
Twenty-seven million.
That's how many human slaves some say there are around the world.
When I say slaves, I don't mean indentured servants or people who trade their labor for money. I'm talking about people who are bough...
Mission leader cites the strategic importance of evangelizing in TransCaucasian nations
A church group appealed recently for stronger support for ministries in TransCaucasian nations such as Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, noting that these are areas of strategic advantages for evangelization. Russian Ministries ...
Arts & Culture
Church groups, government prepare to head off human trafficking at FIFA
Church groups and the South African government are working together to prevent the proliferation of human trafficking at the month-long South African World Cup which starts on June 11. It has been estimated that some 40,000 to ...
Commentary and News
Human Trafficking in America: a different kind of “drug war”
Human Trafficking within the United States is becoming as prevalent as international human smuggling.
Arts & Culture
“Sex + Money” Filmmakers to Release Full Length Documentary
Human trafficking: it’s not a fictional plot device created by talented scriptwriters for Hollywood action flicks like Taken and TV dramas like 24. It is a real, modern-day form of slavery in which individuals (women and young ...