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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, on the subject matter discussed by the CPA, it has become quite prevalent that these days we speak about current affairs. One of the things that have happened in the world today is called human trafficking. Slavery has come back through the back door in a modern way. Human trafficking has become a big problem in the world and it is being spoken everywhere. However, we have not reached a good solution on how to stop it. Madam Temporary Speaker, many years ago, William Wilberforce debated and finally succeeded in the passage of a law that abolished slavery. When he spoke, he said that he was on a mission to do two things. One was to abolish slavery and the other to reform manners. I want to dwell on the later. Unless we change and reform inwardly, we will continue to enslave fellow human beings. Slavery has been used to demean other human beings. Madam Temporary Speaker, slavery has been cascaded to the lowest levels. When you look at labour laws and relations on the way employees are treated, we still have a little remnant of wanting to enslave other people. Unless we reform ourselves and let go of tendency to enslave fellow men, we will continue to deal with these matters. I, therefore, encourage that we read this report and find out what African countries of the CPA came up with in dealing with subjects like human trafficking and human rights that touch on the very existence of issues that affect us as African countries. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the things that we could use as an African Chapter of the CPA is to grow our numbers which are our advantage. We have the biggest number of memberships as a block. Therefore, we can use it to gain positions and influence decisions in the CPA. I encourage Members to pick their membership of the CPA, read more about it now that they have rights and privileges and also follow what is being discussed. These are fellow parliamentarians from all over Africa who made this report. I, again thank the Mover and the Seconder. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support."
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