PRESS RELEASES

• 20th February - Chair of STOP THE TRAFFIK Appointed as United Nations Special Advisor
  Following the delivery of the STOP THE TRAFFIK Global Declaration, signed and endorsed by more than 1.5 million people, to the opening session of the United Nations GIFT (Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking) conference in Vienna last week, Steve Chalke MBE has been appointed as the UN.GIFT Special Advisor on Community Action against Human Trafficking … [more>>]
• 13th February - STOP THE TRAFFIK delivers over 1.5 million declarations to the UN
  Your text message, your signed postcard, your freedom wall, your facebook sign up, your web sign up, your hand raised and commitment ALL COUNT … [more>>]
• 13th February - STOP THE TRAFFIK demands for traffik free chocolate
  STOP THE TRAFFIK is a global coalition of over 1000 member organisations and active in over 50 countries and who delivered over 1.5 million declarations to the UN to call for change on February 13th 2008 … [more>>]
• 21st November - STOP THE TRAFFIK Turns Job Fair Visitors Into Red Light District Prostitutes
  Every year, thousands of young women are tricked into prostitution through the false promise of a better job abroad … [more>>]
• 27th July - Conference calls for urgent action to address link between witchcraft and child trafficking
  A two day conference organised by AFRUCA—Africans Unite Against Child Abuse has ended in London with a call for urgent action to explore the link between the branding of children as witches, child abandonment and the risks of child trafficking with a view to devising better safeguarding mechanisms for vulnerable children … [more>>]
• 24th July - STOP THE TRAFFIK wins new media award
  Winner: Advocacy Award, New Stateman New Media Awards 2007. STOP THE TRAFFIK was recognised for its innovative use of new media at the New Stateman’s New Media Awards 2007, held in Westminster Abbey College Gardens on 24th July … [more>>]
• 4th July - STOP THE TRAFFIK features on BBC1's Newsnight
  Anti-Slavery campaigners STOP THE TRAFFIK (STT) have started a nationwide schools campaign to educate children that nearly half of the chocolate in their tuck shop comes from cocoa plantations that use slave labour … [more>>]
• 24th March - 24-7 Prayer supports STOP THE TRAFFIK
  24-7 Prayer (24-7) is partnering STOP THE TRAFFIK (STT) and is committed to encouraging and inspiring people around the world to pray against human trafficking … [more>>]
• 28th February - Cocoa industry can't guarantee Easter without slavery
  Children turned their back on Easter eggs to launch a campaign against child slavery at chocolate manufacturer Nestle's Headquarters … [more>>]
• 28th February - School children demonstrate outside Nestle Headquarters against slave trade chocolate
  Pupils from London schools and youth clubs will be protesting outside Nestle Headquarters to stop the sale of slave trade chocolate … [more>>]
• February 2007 - ‘William Wilberforce Freedom Ale’ launched by Westerham Brewery Co. to mark the 200th anniversary of Abolition of Slave Trade in England
  The Westerham Brewery is pleased to announce the launch of one of the only Fairtrade beers available on draught … [more>>]
• 23rd January 2007 - Blair to Sign Convention
  STOP THE TRAFFIK welcomes the formal announcement by Prime Minister Tony Blair that the UK will sign the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings … [more>>]
• 6th November 2006 - STOP THE TRAFFIK Tour
  A multi-media media presentation of the plight of women and children who are victims of human trafficking … [more>>]
• 1st October 2006 - UK Conservative Party Endorses STOP THE TRAFFIK
  Shadow Foreign Secretary and former leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague MP endorsed the Stop the Traffik campaign at a fringe event of the 2006 Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth … [more>>]
• 26th August 2006 - STOP THE TRAFFIK and Greenbelt
  Tonight on main stage at Greenbelt, Daniel Bedingfield performed an array of his songs including ‘James Dean’, ‘If You're Not The One’ and ‘I'm Never Gonna Leave Your Side’ … [more>>]
• 22nd May 2006 - STOP THE TRAFFIK at the World Cup
  You can help us make a real difference to the lives of up to 40,000 women who could be trafficked to Germany for sex with punters during the World Cup this summer … [more>>]
• 21st March 2006 - Daniel Bedingfield Launches Global Coalition
  Human trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are forced into slavery and is the third largest source of income for organised crime, exceeded only by drugs and arms trafficking ... [more>>]