| Resolution Number: | 2000-A057 |
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| Title: | Support Efforts to Stop Trafficking of Women, Girls, and Boys |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention recommend that every diocese bring to the attention of its members the domestic and international problem of trafficking in women, girls, and boys; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention commend the ongoing work of the Executive Council's Committee for the Status of Women in developing educational materials to be used by congregations and dioceses; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention support non-violent efforts to stop this abuse, to protect the victims, and prosecute the perpetrators of this injustice.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 198. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A057)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention recommend that every diocese bring to the attention of its members the problem of trafficking in women, girls, and boys, urging efforts to achieve national and international policies to prevent the injustice, protect its victims, and prosecute its perpetrators.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention recommend that every diocese bring to the attention of its members the domestic and international problem of trafficking in women, girls, and boys; urging efforts to achieve national and international policies to prevent the injustice, and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention commend the ongoing work of the Executive Council's Committee for the Status of Women in developing educational materials to be used by congregations and dioceses; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention support non-violent efforts to stop this abuse, to protect its the victims, and prosecute the perpetrators of this injustice.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #15)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #11 on HD Message #15 on Resolution A057 (Recognition of the Problem of Trafficking in Women, Girls, and Boys) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #91)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 8.
| Report Reference: | Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women, Reports to the 73rd General Convention, 2000, pp. 119-182. |
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| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention recognizes the problem of and supports efforts to stop trafficking of women, girls, and boys. |