Br. Xavier Plassat , of the Pastoral Land Commission of Episcopal Conference of Brazil (a CRS partner). Photo by Jim Stipe/CRS Catholic Relief Services partner, Br. Xavier Plassat, is being honored today by the Department of State as one of seven heroes in the fight against human trafficking. Br. Xavier, a Dominican Friar, is coordinator [...]
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Posted June 15th, 2010 in by: John Lindner | No Comments »
Sunday, January 11, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Voices will run at least a few posts on the topic. The first order of business is to define the issue. Future posts will refer back to this formal definition. For simplicity sake, here are the three key components that together constitute trafficking: The action of: [...]
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Posted January 9th, 2009 in Slavery, Trafficking by: John Lindner | 3 Comments »
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