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**More Attention Turns to Sexual Trafficking Victims
**By Father John Flynn, LC
ROME, JUNE 28, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican and groups of women religious have long been actively working to stop the trafficking of persons, and a recent message of support sent by Benedict XVI to a meeting on the issue held in Rome this month reiterated that this is a Church priority.
The Pontiff said it is important to bring about “a renewed awareness of the inestimable value of life and an ever more courageous commitment to the defense of human rights and the overcoming of every type of abuse.”
The issue is also being debated in England. A June briefing published by the Christian Institute explained that the government’s Policing and Crime Bill includes significant changes to the law regarding prostitution in England and Wales. The changes are designed to deal particularly with the problem of sex trafficking.
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**By Father John Flynn, LC
ROME, JUNE 28, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican and groups of women religious have long been actively working to stop the trafficking of persons, and a recent message of support sent by Benedict XVI to a meeting on the issue held in Rome this month reiterated that this is a Church priority.
The Pontiff said it is important to bring about “a renewed awareness of the inestimable value of life and an ever more courageous commitment to the defense of human rights and the overcoming of every type of abuse.”
The issue is also being debated in England. A June briefing published by the Christian Institute explained that the government’s Policing and Crime Bill includes significant changes to the law regarding prostitution in England and Wales. The changes are designed to deal particularly with the problem of sex trafficking.
More…