People are seen at a makeshift store in Canaan, a community on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 17. Canaan, now with an estimated 250,000 inhabitants, emerged soon after the 2010 earthquake when the government said people could relocate there. (CNS photo / Bob Roller)
“You have to accompany them. For each one, the journey is different.”
- Ursuline Sr. Rita Giaretta speaking about her work at Casa Rut, a safehouse in Italy for women who have been trafficked; she is quoted in Italian convents act as safe houses in trafficking portal by Megan Sweas, published on Global Sisters Report Jan. 12, 2015.
Feb. 20 is U.N. World Day of Social Justice; the theme for 2015 is ending human trafficking and forced labor.
