Lester Kiewit chats to Dr Simon Howell from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town about the kidnapping phenomenon in South Africa Original podcast page can be found here. Key Points: South African law makes clear distinction between kidnapping and abduction Experts are concerned that these crimes are being conflated Increase in kidnappings…
The current CEO of the Lands Authority, Robert Vella. Kurt Buhagiar, who was caught red-handed as one of three accomplices in a high-speed powerboat chase with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza in 2009 and was subsequently imprisoned on charges of human trafficking, was hired by the Lands Authority last year and is reportedly about to…
“Most of the victims are foreigners and, because of that, they face language and cultural barriers, as well as other issues, such as lack of documentation that becomes an obstacle to access psychological services,” Ali says. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new layers of vulnerability, according to Manuela. “There’s a need for more work opportunities…
Operation Storm Makers busts criminal networks profiting from the movement of vulnerable men, women and children across borders.
Human trafficking and the Indy 500: What race fans should know
This month, we want to celebrate just a few of the many AAPI colleagues and partners who are shaping our history as an organization and fighting to address disparities in their work ending child trafficking and helping support children in their vulnerabilities.
CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 30 years in federal prison for forcing women and children to engage in commercial sex acts in the city and suburbs. From 2012 to 2014, CHARLES FEARS and a co-defendant, SAMUEL NICHOLS, operated a sex trafficking business through which they used force, fraud, and…
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Dubrovnik (Croatia), 16 May 2022 – Human trafficking is a lucrative, global business that forces and tricks people of all ages to provide services in dangerous and degrading conditions for little or no pay.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is calling on social media companies to better police their platforms for people recruiting drivers to smuggle immigrants across the border. The Republican governor made the request Wednesday in a letter to the chief executives of the companies that run Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. He says…
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