Tag: exploitation

10th February 2016

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Against Modern Slavery: working with the Holy See

Pope Francis is on record as calling modern slavery “a crime against humanity”. Over 200 years since the British Parliament abolished the transatlantic slave trade and began an international campaign, led by the Royal Navy, to eradicate it, the Home Office estimates that there are around 13,000 potential victims of modern slavery in the UK […]

25th November 2014

by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

Violence against women, migration, and values

The following is a guest blog by Simona Prete, Policy and Communication Officer, British Embassy to the Holy See Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Last week, I attended a roundtable discussion held during the VII World Congress of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, focused […]