Robert Pattinson Gives Anti-Slavery a Hand

Several celebrities—including Robert Pattinson (shown here), Sienna Miller, Kim Cattrall and Matt LeBlanc—gave artistic renditions of their handprints to The Body Shop, U.K., in support of the cosmetic chain’s anti-slavery campaign, “Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People.” See a slideshow of all the celebrity handprints here. As part of this campaign, The Body […]
August 23, 2010

Several celebrities—including Robert Pattinson (shown here), Sienna Miller, Kim Cattrall and Matt LeBlanc—gave artistic renditions of their handprints to The Body Shop, U.K., in support of the cosmetic chain’s anti-slavery campaign, “Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People.”

See a slideshow of all the celebrity handprints here.

As part of this campaign, The Body Shop launched a petition calling for a “safe harbor” law that would protect victims of child sex trafficking from being charged with prostitution—and instead, given opportunities for rehabilitation through shelters and social services. The cosmetics chain also created the Soft Hands Soft Heart moisturizer cream and the Stop Sex Trafficking Bag for Life tote bag whose proceeds go to support the work of Somaly Mam and ECPAT.

(Editor’s note: Want to artistically declare your commitment to a slave free world? Write the word “Free” and snap a photo of it. Every Friday, we share a Free” photo on our blog!)

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