Widespread protests have erupted across India following the arrest of two Catholic nuns in Chhattisgarh state on controversial charges of human trafficking and religious conversion.
In 2024, as many as 236,860 people in Asia were prevented from falling victim to human trafficking, according to Talitha Kum, a network established in 2009 by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG).
Sister Laurentina Suharsih, an Indonesian nun, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indonesian government for her anti-trafficking work last December.
On International Women’s Day, the Ambassadors of Hope from the global network advocating for the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking launched a Call to Action to confront the ongoing crisis of modern slavery.
On February 8, 2025, the world marks the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, shining a light on global efforts to end modern slavery.
During the two-day meeting (November 9-10, 2024), the Talitha Kum Vietnam team visited families and children in Lam Dong (Da Lo-Nghet Parish, Bao Loc) to spread the message of proactively nurturing family happiness and protecting children from social pitfalls and the risk of abuse.
The Catholic Church and other religious communities observed the National Interfaith Day Against Trafficking in Persons on August 20, 2024, with the theme "Moral Education Through Religions to Prevent Trafficking in Persons in the Digital Era."
The CBCP Cluster Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT) hopes the annual NDPAHT will help heighten the consciousness of faith communities on the issue “and will encourage them to protect their respective families, particularly women and children, against trafficking.”
The North East Diocesan Social Forum (NEDSSS) and Caritas India zonal office at Guwahati, Assam state, organized a joint conference on June 10 to identify areas to combat human trafficking in northeast India.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) published the statement on human trafficking on May 18, 2022.
Catholic nuns who work against the human trafficking of people have decided to use digital technology to prevent the menace and gender-based violence in Indonesia.
The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the bishops’ conference of Bangladesh plans to partner with the Talitha Kum International Network to offer pastoral care to victims of human trafficking.
Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church’s social service organization, called on governments around the world to provide safety nets against human trafficking amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
