Africa

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, covering about 11.7 million square miles. It is located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres, and is bordered by the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Africa is home to a diverse array of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and has a rich history and heritage. The continent is known for its natural beauty and wildlife, including the savannas of the Serengeti, the pyramids of Egypt, and the Victoria Falls. Africa is also home to many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations, and faces a number of challenges, such as poverty, conflict, and disease.

Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21
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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21

First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth
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Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

On 23 May, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued an arrest warrant for Wycliffe Onguti Magara. Magara had been identified as the head of a local human trafficking network that recruits East Africans online with the promise of job opportunities in Southeast Asia. But once they arrive, victims are forced to work for cybercrime…

For Virginia survivors, the scars of human trafficking may include a criminal record they can’t erase
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For Virginia survivors, the scars of human trafficking may include a criminal record they can’t erase

After that, rape became a regular part of her life. But landlords and employers don’t see the years Holmes spent as a human trafficking victim. They just see the litany of charges — including identity theft and drug possession — that came about as a …

CR Ep 094: Human Trafficking Preventucation with Billy Joe Cain and NASA UAP Report with Mike Turber
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CR Ep 094: Human Trafficking Preventucation with Billy Joe Cain and NASA UAP Report with Mike Turber

Posted on September 20, 2023 Read the original on CuriousRealm.com here. In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes founder of Radical Empathy Education Foundation and co-founder of PBJ Learning, Billy Joe Cain. We discuss recent developments in the cause of human trafficking prevention, and how groundbreaking technologies like Virtual Reality can…

Researchers tipped on solution-finding – New Vision Official
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Researchers tipped on solution-finding – New Vision Official

Researchers across the country have been urged to focus on solution-finding-based research in order to ensure the development of communities. According to Makerere University School of Public Health deputy dean Prof. Elizeus Rutebemberwa, research should aim at bettering societies and combating community challenges. This, he said would help society develop at faster rates. “Problems of today are because…

China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams
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China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams

Chinese threat actors breached Japan’s cybersecurity agency Earlier this month, Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy, or NISC, disclosed a data breach exposed emails to a third-party. The Financial Times’ sources say the Japanese government believes China’s People’s Liberation Army orchestrated the attack. It’s believed the hack took place in October 2022, but…

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into cyber scamming in Southeast Asia, UN says
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Hundreds of thousands trafficked into cyber scamming in Southeast Asia, UN says

More than 200,000 people are being forced to carry out cyber scams in Southeast Asia, the United Nations estimates. A report published Tuesday by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights documents the monumental scale of trafficking into an illicit industry that took off following the pandemic and shows no sign of slowing…

UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking
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UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking

A recent UN report reveals hundreds of thousands of vulnerable migrants have been forced to participate in online scams. It confirms allegations made in a previous FBI report. The new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has exposed the full scale of horrific human rights abuses taking place inside Southeast Asia’s shadowy network of…