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Senate approves human trafficking bill 99-0; Next up vote on Loretta Lynch nomination with Vitter and Cassidy opposed
May 14, 2015 · By By Bruce Alpert, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 22, 2015 at 6:51 PM, updated April 22, 2015 at 7:32 PM
WASHINGTON — For a bill that passed 99-0 Wednesday (April 22), it sure took a long time. The Senate finally passed the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act after nearly six weeks of delay resulting from a dispute over contentious anti-abortion language added to the bill by Republicans. That issue was finally resolved this week. […]
Read More...Mayor of Seoul and Preda Fair Trade Founder Celebrate World Fair Trade day.
May 11, 2015 ·
Seoul, South Korea. Preda Fair Trade founder and general manager Father Shay Cullen was the special guest of Park Won-Soon, the mayor of Seoul, South Korea on World Fair Trade Day, Saturday 9th May. It was celebrated in Seoul, South Korea with a Fair Trade festival. Booths were set up by many fair trade non-government […]
Read More...FR.SHAY CULLEN TESTIFIES BEFORE US CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
April 24, 2015 ·
FR.SHAY CULLEN TESTIFIES BEFORE US CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE On Wed. April 22nd, Shay Cullen testified before the U.S. Congress to the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. The purpose of this hearing is to provide input to the US State Department’s Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. See link […]
Read More...Fr. Shay’s Cullen Testimony At The US Congress.
April 24, 2015 ·
Good Afternoon. I am Fr. Shay Cullen, Catholic Columban Missionary and President and Founder of the PREDA Foundation, Inc., a Philippine social development organization. Hon. Chairman, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), ranking member, and all the members of this distinguished sub-committee, I thank you for inviting me to be here again. Today, I will share with […]
Read More...Father Shay is In Washington DC to testify before the US congress this week.
April 17, 2015 ·
Father Shay is In Washington DC to testify before the US congress this week. Father Shay Cullen is in Washington this week to speak at a conference and testify before the US Congressional sub-committee on human rights. On Thursday he and Marlyn Capio-Richter gave a sideshow presentation to the officials of the United States conference […]
Read More...UK: Fr Shay contributes to newly published book
April 8, 2015 ·
A new book published April 17, 2015, highlights the role that faith is playing in combatting human trafficking. Over two hundred years ago William Wilberforce felt compelled to fight the evil of slavery that blighted society. Today, people with the same passion and desire for justice are working to fight modern slavery with modern tools […]
Read More...Fr Shay talks at German “Fair Breakfast”
April 1, 2015 ·
Father Shay spoke at a “Fair Breakfast” at the Mitterfelden parish community centre about the often shocking lives of the children from the Philippines and about his ongoing fight for justice which began in 1974 when he founded children rights organisation “Preda”. Many visitors accepted the invitation of the Worldshop-Team, as well as mayor Hans […]
Read More...Support From an Irish Soccer Hero!
March 31, 2015 ·
If you watched the most recent European qualifier between Ireland and Poland, you would have seen Irish soccer hero Shane Long score the equalising goal which he describes as a goal which keeps Ireland in with a chance of qualifying for the Euro 2016 championship. But, did you know Shane Long is also a big […]
Read More...Report: Mindanao Mango Growers Monitoring 2015
March 27, 2015 ·
Between March 4 and March 7, 2015, Mr. Donard Angeles, PREDA Pro Fair Trade Producer’s Development Officer, together with Mr. Francis Bermido, PREDA’s Executive Director, conducted a monitoring visit to Davao mango growers. Among the activities conducted were the following: ORIENTATION ON CHILDREN AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS MONITORING OF MANGO DELIVIERIES AWARDING OF FAIR TRADE PREMIUM […]
Read More...SC suspends Olongapo judge over attempted bribery
March 26, 2015 · By Ina Reformina for ABS-CBN
The Supreme Court preventively suspended an Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Judge on allegations of attempted bribery, inefficiency, and engagement in activities that presented conflict-of-interest. In a resolution (A.M. No. 15-02-49-RTC) dated March 9, 2015, the Court held that the preventive suspension against Judge Norman V. Pamintuan of Branch 73, Regional Trial Court, Olongapo City, […]
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