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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.
Editor’s note: Reminder that all human trafficking statistics are difficult to gather, since it is a crime. We present the best information we can find, but data changes frequently and is often influenced by the group collecting the information and the amount of funding available. Sex trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery that occurs…
The problems facing women in Lebanon today have been further complicated by the financial, economic, and social crises that have been affecting the country since 2019. It is therefore not surprising that women were on the frontlines of the so-called Tishreen (October) Revolution in 2019, because their rights were central to these protests. The uprising…
Washington, D.C. January 27, 2023 Free the Slaves is excited to announce the addition of two new members to its board of directors. Their experiences with international anti-trafficking programming and advocacy and their passion for improving the global response to modern slavery will be significant assets to the Free the Slaves board of directors. Fanta…
NILES — Community health workers attended a survivor-led Human Trafficking Awareness Training on Friday hosted by a division of Mahoning County Public Health called The Mahoning Valley Pathways HUB inside Rust City Church in Niles. Teresa Merriweather, 41, of Lorain County, a survivor of human trafficking, walked the crowd through a comprehensive view into the…
BRATTLEBORO — Jean Marie Davis may not be a well-known name around town, she actually lives in New Hampshire. But she has an incredible story to tell. Davis is a mother, a 20-year survivor of human trafficking, and the executive director of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center at 26 Birge St. in Brattleboro. Branches is a…
Kenya Airways has launched its trafficking in persons (TIP) policy and public awareness campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. NAIROBI, March 7 (Xinhua) — Kenya Airways on Monday launched its trafficking in persons (TIP) policy and public awareness campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Imagine a seven-year-old girl, spending her days not in school, but cooking and cleaning for a family in a wealthy suburb. Or a young mother struggling to make ends meet, lured away from her children by an employment agency and forced into sex work abroad. For millions of people, this is a reality. Human trafficking…
Children who have been used by armed actors do not reintegrate easily. Depending on when they were used and how old they were at the time, they may return to civilian life still as children or as adults. Regardless, many of them will be viewed with suspicion, stigmatised, or outright rejected by their families, communities,…
Introduction Human Trafficking Statistics: Today, we reside in a modern world but yet there is not a single day when illegal activities do not happen. Unfortunately, illegal activities are focused more on girls and women. Sexual violence in such cases badly affects their physical, emotional as well as mental health. And surprisingly, even developed countries…
Factors behind human trafficking in the countries of IMBISA, he said, “are the issues we need to talk about as the church.” “All the causes point at poverty,” the Ugandan-born Catholic Bishop further said, adding that the victims of human trafficking are subjected to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual torture, thus the need for the…
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