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Human trafficking by the numbers: New reports estimate millions of daily victims
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Human trafficking by the numbers: New reports estimate millions of daily victims

Trafficking and exploitation: how countries rank The Global Slavery Index, which includes forced marriage, ranks North Korea the worst: More than 1 in 10 people are estimated to be in conditions of modern slavery. In Eritrea, about 9 in 100 people are estimated to be modern slaves. About 3 in 100 people in Mauritania are…

The Harrowing State of Women's Rights in Lebanon – Arab Center Washington DC
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The Harrowing State of Women's Rights in Lebanon – Arab Center Washington DC

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…

Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com
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Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com

Colombo, Sri Lanka — The writer is Campaign Manager – Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law In September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka was married off by her relatives to a much older man. A local women’s rights group reported this case to…

U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies
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U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies

When working as a cook in the Sudanese embassy in London, Fatima Benkharbouche faced exploitation: her employer failed to pay her minimum wage, withheld some of her salary and breached working time rules. She made an employment tribunal claim, but because her employer had diplomatic immunity, her claim was originally dismissed.   The law is…

Human Trafficking: Simulation of Victim’s Referral Process for Better Protection
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Human Trafficking: Simulation of Victim’s Referral Process for Better Protection

The first large-scale regional simulation exercise to be organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of its joint programmes with the European Union and in partnership with the Government of Malta is taking place from 23-29 October in Valletta, Malta. It represents a unique approach to improve the coordination, detection and referral of…

Major trafficking ring in Portugal dismantled – InfoMigrants
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Major trafficking ring in Portugal dismantled – InfoMigrants

Authorities in Portugal have arrested a total of 35 people on human trafficking charges in addition to allegations of money laundering and falsifying documents. Dozens of migrants were reported to have fallen prey to the trafficking ring. The suspects reprimanded by the police include both Portuguese nationals and others from other parts of Europe. They…

Report: Chinese workers overseas trapped in state-backed projects – Axios
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Report: Chinese workers overseas trapped in state-backed projects – Axios

  The Chinese government and international labor laws have failed to protect Chinese laborers working in state-backed infrastructure projects overseas, according to a new report. Why it matters: Overseas workers can be caught in a no man’s land between China’s labor laws and those of host countries, putting thousands of workers at risk of exploitation….

Police in Portugal arrest 35 suspected human traffickers in massive operation – Al Arabiya
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Police in Portugal arrest 35 suspected human traffickers in massive operation – Al Arabiya

Thirty-five people suspected of involvement in human trafficking have been arrested in a massive operation that mobilized around 400 officers in Portugal’s southern Alentejo region, Portuguese police said on Wednesday. A total of 65 raids were carried out, resulting in the arrest of alleged members of a human trafficking ring that illegally brought migrants to…

The Nigerian migrants stirring to be deported from Agadez – Nigeria Abroad
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The Nigerian migrants stirring to be deported from Agadez – Nigeria Abroad

For several weeks, the repatriation of migrants expelled from Algeria to Niger has been very slow, and the transit camps in the region are overwhelmed, reports Infomigrants. he Malians left. The Guineans followed them. Other migrants from half a dozen other African countries, all expelled from Algeria, have also returned home thanks to the voluntary…

At least 29000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014: UN researchers
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At least 29000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014: UN researchers

More than 29,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014, with 5,000 deaths in the last two years, the International Organization for Migration said in a report Tuesday. The United Nations agency’s Missing Migrants Project spoke of “increasing numbers of deaths seen on routes across the Mediterranean, on land borders to Europe and…