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Pontifical academy calls for world anti-trafficking agency, campaign against prostitution
April 22, 2015
At the conclusion of a plenary assembly devoted to human trafficking, members of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences said at a press conference that there is an urgent need for an international agency to combat human trafficking.
In an interview with Vatican Radio, Margaret Archer, the academy’s president, also called for a media campaign against forced labor and prostitution, similar to campaigns against tobacco use.
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Further information:
- Vatican calls for world anti-trafficking agency (Vatican Radio)
- Agenzia mondiale contro la tratta (L’Osservatore Romano, p. 8)
- Combat human trafficking, Pope urges (CWN, 4/20)
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