Thursday, September 13, 2012

Learning More About Human Trafficking

UN General Assembly President Calls
                For Redoubled Efforts To End Human Trafficking


Reports of child trafficking cases are rising. Child victims of human trafficking helped by International Organization for Migration increased to 2,040 in 2011, up 27% from 1,565 in 2008.

The President of the 66th United Nations General Assembly His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser today called on Member States, civil society, the private sector and the media to step up efforts to bring an end to human trafficking, calling it "an appalling form of human rights abuse". 

To learn more about this problem and how you might help please visit this website:
http://www.humantrafficking.org/




Two-time Christy Award - winning Cathy Gohlke's newest novel Band of Sisters "was born of a passion to end modern-day slavery and most of all ask: What can I do to help....?

To begin reading Band of Sisters please visit Cathy's website:
http://authorcathygohlke.com/






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