Tag: “human dignity”

5th July 2017 Skopje, North Macedonia

Neda Chalovska Dimovska

Neda Chalovska Dimovska

Coordinator for programme on developing policies for social cohesion at the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Macedonia 

Do we have eyes for equality?

In a society where stereotypes and prejudices are much present, one of the main challenges is to work on social cohesion of the vulnerable groups. Often it is a challenge itself to explain to people what is social cohesion, and what is diversity? Social cohesion is when we look at what all of us can […]

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11th April 2014

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Modern slavery: Church and State working together

“An open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge on upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity”. With these words, Pope Francis addressed the second international conference in the Vatican organised by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales and the Metropolitan Police on “Combating Human Trafficking: Church […]

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29th November 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Defending Women’s Rights and Dignity

The following is a guest blog by Sr. Eugenia Bonetti. Human trafficking is one of the greatest affronts to human dignity of our time. It claims an estimated 27 million victims globally, primarily women and children, many forced into prostitution. And it is a lucrative trade, generating roughly $32 billion annually for well organized crime […]

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