They will sign the Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders against ModernSlavery to underline that modern slavery, in terms of human trafficking,forced labour and prostitution, organ trafficking, and any relationshipthat fails to respect the fundamental conviction that all people are equaland have the same freedom and dignity, is a crime against humanity, andmust be recognised as such by everyone and by all nations. They affirmtheir common commitment to inspiring spiritual and practical action by allfaiths and people of goodwill everywhere to eradicate modern slavery. Thesignatories will be: - Catholic: Pope Francis - Hindu: Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) - Buddhist: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) (represented by Venerable Bhikkhuni Thich Nu Chan Khong) - Buddhist: The Most Ven. Datuk K Sri Dhammaratana, Chief High Priest of Malaysia - Jewish: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka - Jewish: Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KSG, CBE - Orthodox: His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (represented by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France) - Muslim: Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (represented by Dr. Abbas Abdalla Abbas Soliman, Undersecretary of State of Al Azhar Alsharif) - Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi - Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussain al Najafi (represented by Sheikh Naziyah Razzaq Jaafar, Special advisor of Grand Ayatollah) - Muslim: Sheikh Omar Abboud - Anglican: Most Revd and Right Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyA number of leaders from international organisations, including GFN partnerAndrew Forrest of the Walk Free Foundation, civil society organisations andbusinesses will witness the signing of the declaration on Tuesday.The Global Freedom Network is a faith-based global network with a visionand purpose to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking throughoutour world and for all time.For more information please visit: http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.org A satellite live stream of the ceremony will be provided on 2 December from10.30 to 12.30 CET:SATELLITE FEED EUTELSAT 7A 7 DEGREES EASTD/L Freq:11,126.8300D/L Polarity: YFEC: 3/4Symbol: 7.200Modulation: DVB-S2 8PSKMPEG: MPEG2 422Video Std: 1080i50Aspect Ratio: 16:9http://www.ctv.va/content/ctv/it/livetv.html http://youtu.be/RZytUtnpxYU http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.orgDuring and after the ceremony professional images and videos will beprovided free of charge on the GFN website:http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.orgPlease also visit our social media channels: Twitter @gfn2020 (#EndSlavery)About modern slaveryModern slavery is the systematic deprivation of a person's liberty, andabuse of his or her body, for example through mutilation or organ removal,for the purposes of personal or commercial exploitation. According to the2014 Global Slavery Index released by GFN's member partner Walk FreeFoundation, almost 36 million people are currently trapped in modernslavery. These are people who have lost their freedom and are beingexploited for personal or commercial gain. According to the InternationalLabour Organization the total profits obtained from the use of forcedlabour in the private economy worldwide amount to US$150 billion per year.The Global Freedom NetworkThe Global Freedom Network is a faith-based global network with a visionand purpose to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking throughoutour world and for all time. It was launched on 17 March 2014 at theVatican. The Memorandum of Agreement and Joint Statement establishing theGlobal Freedom Network had signatories from the Casina Pio IV, LambethPalace, Al Azhar Mosque and Walk Free Foundation.The Global Freedom Network has outlined six fields of action for achievingits vision. These include mobilising faith based communities, supply chainproofing to promote ethical purchasing arrangements, improving the care forvictims and survivors, advocating for law reforms and enforcement,facilitating and promoting education and awareness, and securing sizeablefunds in order to carry out its task.Press contactCNC - Communications & Network ConsultingMax Hohenbergmax.hohenberg@cnc-communications.com+49 172 899 6264Marie von Bismarck marie.bismarck@cnc-communications.com + 49 172 853 2927---------------------------------01.12.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - aservice of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at http://www.dgap-medientreff.de and http://www.dgap.de---------------------------------301009 01.12.2014

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Global Freedom Network: World faith leaders to declare their commitment towards the eradication of modern slavery by ...