The Good Shepherd Asia Pacific Justice and Peace network issued a Statement on Anti-Human Trafficking that was read at the Parallel session conducted by GS APJP Network entitled "United in a Bright Future" during the AP NGO Forum on Beijing+15 in Manila , Philippines.
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Good Shepherd Asia Pacific Justice Peace Network
Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
An NGO in special consultative status with ECOSOC, United Nations
Statement on Anti- Human TraffickingOctober 2009
ASIA- PACIFIC NGO FORUM ON
“Work zealously with women and children, especially those who are trafficked, forced to migrate and oppressed by abject poverty. We support projects for economic justice, confront unjust systems and take a corporate stance when appropriate”
Excerpt from the 29th Congregational Chapter Direction Statement, 2009
We, the Good Shepherd
From our experiences, we recognize human trafficking as an assault against the dignity of the human person and a violation of human rights.
We strongly condemn all forms of human trafficking, in particular the exploitation of women and children who are economically deprived and vulnerable
We call on our governments to take responsibility making anti-human trafficking laws where there are none and enforce laws where they currently exist
We urge governments to take a stand and commit themselves to anti-human trafficking initiatives through law enforcement and to address the poverty situation through the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
We commit ourselves to:
• Listen to the voices of trafficked women and girls whom we recognize ashaving much wisdom about their experience
• Conduct education and training programs on anti-human trafficking
• Promote campaigns and advocacy work on anti-human trafficking
• Provide women-friendly shelters in the
survivors of human trafficking
• Carry out comprehensive prevention, rehabilitation and repatriation
work to victims / survivors of human trafficking
• Develop and strengthen networking on the local, regional and
international levels in collaboration with NGOs and GOs and other faith based organizations
• Maximize sharing of our resources for the elimination of human
trafficking in persons
• Stop the demand side of human trafficking
• Provide alternative sources of livelihood to women through economicjustice projects
The Good Shepherd Sisters and their lay partners along with many other networks affirm that human trafficking is a very complex issue and a rapidly accelerating global problem. As such, we strongly advocate a systematic, integrated and holistic approach in order to take a corporate stance incombating human trafficking.
Download pdf file: APJP Statement on Anti Human Trafficking
Contact person: Maureen Catabian, RGS
Email: apjpnet@gmail.com or maureencat@gmail.com
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For Reference : Good Shepherd (GS) Asia-Pacific Justice and Peace (APJP) Network- Contact Person: Sr. Maureen Catabian, RGS
Email : apjpnet@gmail.com or maureencat@mail.com