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| Ambassador Jim Nicholson US Embassy to the Holy See, Rome, Italy. Ambassador Nicholson is a global leader in the fight against human trafficking whose pioneering work is building awareness and prompting action to combat modern-day slavery. Ambassador John R. Miller Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, US Department of State, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Miller is the Bush Administration’s envoy charged with leading the international fight against human trafficking. Dr. Terry Coonan Executive Director, Center for Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Coonan is the author of the 2004 report, “Florida Responds to Human Trafficking.” Francis Bok Former child slave from Sudan and author of “Escape from Slavery: Autobiography of a Child Slave,” Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Bok is a victim and survivor of human trafficking and is an associate with the American Anti-Slavery Group in Boston. Sister Eugenia Bonetti The Italian Union of Major Superiors (USMI), Rome, Italy. Sister Bonetti is a leader of Orders of Women Religious in the fight against human trafficking in Italy, and recognized as one of the world’s heroes in this battle. Douglas Molloy Chief Assistant, US Attorney’s Office, Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Molloy is a lead prosecutor in cases throughout Florida involving human slavery, public corruption, organized crime, and criminal civil rights cases. |
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"Escape from Slavery" Francis Bok has written an extensive account of being captured and enslaved by Arabs in Sudan. His best-selling autobiography, "Escape from Slavery" graphically details the North African slave trade as well as the genocide and mass killings that have become commonplace in Sudan during the civil war. |
