Vatican City, 10 April 2014 (VIS) –
The Declaration of Commitment following the “Second International
Conference on Combating Human Trafficking: Church and Law Enforcement
in Partnership”, which took place in the Vatican's Casina Pio IV,
is published in full below:
“On this date 10 April 2014 in the
Vatican, senior law enforcement officials and representatives of the
Catholic Church met to plan ways of together combating human
trafficking and slavery.
The Holy Father Pope Francis has
endorsed this event and has stated:
“I exhort the international community
to adopt an even more unanimous and effective strategy against human
trafficking, so that in every part of the world, men and women may no
longer be used as a means to an end, and that their inviolable
dignity may always be respected.
As senior law enforcement officials
within the international community, we commit to eradicate the
scourge of this serious criminal activity, which abuses vulnerable
people. This conference is part, of a process where we work together
on the international stage to develop strategies in prevention,
pastoral care and re-integration, placing the victim at the centre of
all we do.
I make a personal commitment to
developing partnerships with the Church and civil society to bring to
justice those who are responsible for these horrendous crimes and to
alleviate the suffering of the victims”.
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