SW News: The President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has warned about the increase in human trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the re-launch of the Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation, and Abuse at St. Mary's University, Cardinal Nichols described human trafficking as 'wounds in the body of humanity' and 'wounds in the body of Christ.’ He addressed the need for a research institute capable of bringing different disciplines together in order to work against human trafficking. The Cardinal said: "The spread of poverty and instability is being utilized by the international criminal networks pushing forward modern slavery. Levels of basic hunger are widespread; people living without a basic income; millions left jobless: all lead to a profound vulnerability open to the most terrible exploitation." The Cardinal praised the Catholic insight of the University in using the "pursuit of excellence" in service of humanity, focusing on those on the margins of society. Originally established in 2015, the re-launched center aims to be a 'flagship' research base into anti-slavery and human trafficking policy in the UK and internationally.

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