Child marriage. Labor and sexual exploitation. Human trafficking.
Society ignores these topics all too often. Major news outlets may occasionally touch on the issues one day, only to forget they exist the next. And the next. And the next.
After all, why should we discuss complex global dilemmas that lack a quick fix when we can gossip about Miley Cyrus’ newest fashion statement?
What are we, as a society, actually doing to end these human rights violations?
Enough with the feigned interest. It’s time to take action.
Today, Catapult launched its new ad campaign appropriately titled Cover Stories. This incredibly powerful campaign markedly sends the message that global issues are more than ‘just a cover story.’ We need global action and we need it now.
I’ll let these Cover Stories speak for themselves.
TAKE ACTION AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE
TAKE ACTION AGAINST LABOR EXPLOITATION
TAKE ACTION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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3 Responses
Child marriage by definition is a crime against the girl child – being the vulnerable gender in this discussion, and it is a travesty to call it marriage. Rather it should be called an act of paedophilia, against which country so proscribed, economic sanctions should be applied. Since they are not applied it is because the padeophiles in government do not want attention drawn to their own serial activities with children.
Yes, we must continue to speak out against these abuses wherever however way we can.
Thanks for this post. As we approach Women’s day, it is right to champion all such abuses more than ever. The fact is also that, a lot of deaf ear is turned to our cry hence we must cry much louder. I just came across this article: Human trafficking: Cameroonian female student missing!! http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1097756
and to me the outrage is not on the country of the student, but on the prevalence of the practice even in those cities we once thought safe!