Eyes on Trafficking

Human trafficking articles and commentary from different perspectives.

Zimbabwe detains 89 illegal immigrants from Malawi – The East African
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Zimbabwe detains 89 illegal immigrants from Malawi – The East African

Editor’s note: Illegal smuggling and immigration is NOT trafficking. This article is merely mentioning this is happening while trafficking is on the rise. Immigrants are VULNERABLE to trafficking. That’s the point here. By KITSEPILE NYATHI Zimbabwean police have detained 86 Malawians suspected trying to cross into South Africa illegally as cases of human trafficking continue…

Religious backlash threatens Somaliland’s progressive rape law
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Religious backlash threatens Somaliland’s progressive rape law

A group of religious leaders in Somaliland is behind an attempt to replace a progressive sexual offences law passed in 2018 with a revised version that protects rapists rather than survivors and allows child marriage. In August 2018, Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi signed Somaliland’s Rape and Sexual Offences Act into law. The first of…

Marco Rubio: State Department Should Have Listed China as a State Sponsor of Human Trafficking
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Marco Rubio: State Department Should Have Listed China as a State Sponsor of Human Trafficking

This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., released a statement following the release of a U.S. State Department’s “2022 Trafficking in Persons Report,” which did not name China as a state sponsor of human trafficking. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under the direct authorization of General Secretary Xi Jinping, unlawfully imprisoned more than a million…

Genuinely John Darnielle
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Genuinely John Darnielle

Editor’s note: we are presenting materials regarding pop culture’s “take” on the “Satanic Panic,” both historically and currently, as it relates to the zeitgeist to provide understanding of American culture. I’ve been meaning to pick John Darnielle’s brain for a long time — not just because of the literary brilliance on display in the catalog…

At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking
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At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders to step up global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking and all other forms of modern slavery. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition, marked on August…

ECPAT Sri Lanka’s urgent appeal
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ECPAT Sri Lanka’s urgent appeal

We must prioritise the protection of children during this period of economic and political instability Sri Lanka—As the crisis in Sri Lanka deepens, ECPAT International and our global membership are calling for increased protection of Sri Lanka’s children. A state of emergency has been declared as the country grapples with inflation and protesters take to […]

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PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin
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PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin

The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23. This was based on the recently-issued 2022 US TIP report which placed the…

Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International
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Combating human trafficking through awareness termed vital – The News International

Islamabad : Anti-Human Smuggling (AHS) Director Javed Akbar Riaz termed collective efforts in formulating awareness strategies and prevention against human trafficking, strengthening coordination between stakeholders, and improved information sharing on human trafficking and victim support activities ‘vital’. He said this while addressing a roundtable discussion with local journalists, media persons, and education and travel agents…

Migrants as Messenger project will support FG's effort to manage Irregular Migration – organizers
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Migrants as Messenger project will support FG's effort to manage Irregular Migration – organizers

The International Organization for Migration has held its close out event for its Migrants As Messenger MaM project, a peer to peer advocacy program where returned migrants raise awareness among their communities on safe migration pathways and the dangers of irregular migration. The event held in Ikeja-Lagos had 43 returned migrants from different states in attendance as they…