The Global Fight to Stop Human Trafficking
Speaker:
Father Shay Cullen
23 Apr 2015
8:00 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union
Father Shay Cullen is a priest from Ireland who has worked protecting women and children and their human rights in the Philippines since 1969. He established the Preda Foundation in the Philippines in 1974 with projects to educate and free children from brothels and jails and give them a chance to heal in therapeutic recovery shelters and be reintegrated free from traffickers, violence and abuse. He is the author of Passion and Power, writes a weekly column in the Manila Times, is a media commentator on the issues of trafficking and human rights violations, and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize and other Human Rights Awards. World Affairs Series
Father Cullen has battled the sex Mafia, lived with death threats and survived an assassination attempt. He has testified before the U.S. Congress, the Philippine Senate and is a well known speaker and facilitator at numerous other international conferences. His mission for justice and peace is ecumenical open to people of all faiths. It is based on taking a stand for human rights and protecting the dignity of every person, in particular exploited women and children.
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