To honor Arthur Helton and memorialize his work, Arthur's family and the Council on Foreign Relations established the Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture. Speakers address pressing issues in the broad field of human rights and humanitarian concerns at this annual CFR event.
From debt bondage in India, forced labor in North Korea, and human trafficking in Europe and the United States, an estimated 40.3 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres discusses the current state of the world's refugees.
Related readings:
Protocol to the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees