Twenty-First Century Slavery - the Human Rights Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings
A message from John Paul to the participants in this 2002 international conference.
Vatican Interventions
Commission on the Status of Women
Holy See intervention at the 51st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2007 highlights new forms of violence and slavery.
UN Commission on Human Rights
This April 2004 intervention welcomes the entry into force of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and calls for a multilateral approach to combating trafficking in persons.
Guidelines for the Pastoral Care
These 2007 guidelines for pastoral care from the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant people include sections on ministry to prostitutes and street children.