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The “Invisible Chains: Breaking the Ties of Trafficking in Persons” conference was a daylong event aimed at efforts to identify, address, and eradicate human trafficking. It was a step forward to free those in human bondage and find the seeds of solutions in our own backyard. Participants included world, national, and state leaders engaged in efforts to fight human trafficking, along with survivors and case workers battling on the front lines of this war. |
| Panels Breaking the Ties of Trafficking in Humans U.S. Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking Globally The Face of Human Trafficking in florida Living Proof of 21st Century Slavery Putting Lives Back Together |
| Panelists Included Francis bok, former child slave from Sudan Ambassador Jim Nicholson, U.S. Embasy to the Holy See, Rome, Italy Terry Coonan, Executive Director, Center for Advancement of Human rights, Florida State University Ambassador John, R. Miller, Director, Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. State Department Sister Eugenia Bonetti, 24-years as missionary in Kenya |
| Conference Moderator: Ms. Michele Gillen, Chief Investigative Reporter, WFOR-TV, Miami, Florida. Ms. Gillen is the Emmy-award winning producer/reporter of the “Invisible Chains” news series. |
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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. |
