Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Asia is made up of over 50 countries and is home to a diverse range of cultures, languages, and religions. Some of the major countries in Asia include China, India, and Russia. Asia has a long and rich history, and it has played a significant role in the development of global politics, economics, and culture. Today, Asia is a major economic and political region and is home to many of the world’s largest and most influential cities, such as Beijing, Mumbai, and Tokyo.

Contributing to the International Body of Knowledge: Counter Human Trafficking Practices disrupting the Development Sector
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Contributing to the International Body of Knowledge: Counter Human Trafficking Practices disrupting the Development Sector

Join us on this week on Friday at the 2021 Research in Development Impact (RDI) Network conference. Our board chair will discuss the topic of Counter Human Trafficking Practices in Disaster Response and Recovery. We will explore opportunities for disrupting the development sector in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.   This is a fantastic event where pathways…

A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you
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A front-row seat to the Nigerian sex trade on a screen near you

In a Human Trafficking Prevention Month installment for At the Edge of the Margins, CATW’s Medium publication, Executive Director Taina Bien-Aimé interviews Nigerian Director Kenneth Gyang about his film “Òlòturé,” available now on Netflix. They discuss his inspiration for the critically acclaimed movie, the realities of the Nigerian sex trade, sex trafficking within and from his country, and…

The impact of COVID-19 on human rights
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The impact of COVID-19 on human rights

I want to focus on how COVID-19 has changed the structural environment in Latin America and what this means for human rights. Also, what it means for crime and anti-crime policies and consequently on human rights issues. Let me first start with those structural changes. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect so far…

Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows

“The report was undertaken for a simple reason: if we want to succeed in confronting human trafficking in all its manifestations, we must better understand its scope and structure,” said Yury Fedotov, UNODC’s Executive Director as he presented the report in New York. “We need to appreciate where human trafficking is happening, who are its…

Meet Rob Morris, The Leader Who Fights Human Trafficking From The Hallway
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Meet Rob Morris, The Leader Who Fights Human Trafficking From The Hallway

  Rob Morris traveled to Southeast Asia in 2002 to learn more about the growing human trafficking advocacy movement. While on the trip, the drummer-turned-advocate was given a rare experience of joining an undercover team to a brothel investigation. There, he saw the girl who would change the course of his life. While standing shoulder-to-shoulder with predators,…

Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children
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Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children

The study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, draws on information from 142 countries, examining trafficking trends and patterns. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, said that “human trafficking has taken on horrific dimensions as armed groups and terrorists use it to spread fear and gain victims to offer as incentives…

China’s Forced Labor Problem
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China’s Forced Labor Problem

In China, forced labor is sensitive topic. Years pass between the odd case of forced labor that sees the light of day in local media. Local labor NGOs rarely approach incidents of serious coercion in forced labor terms. Nobody knows the real extent, and surprisingly few, from China as well as abroad, prioritize exploring this…

Faculty and Students Working to Combat Trafficking in Persons
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Faculty and Students Working to Combat Trafficking in Persons

A variety of faculty and students across the University of New Haven have an interest in combating Trafficking in Persons and using forensic science and related technologies to fight this epidemic. Below is a sampling of the people who conduct research and do work in this area of expertise and who will serve as resources…

Faculty and Students Working to Combat Trafficking in Persons
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Faculty and Students Working to Combat Trafficking in Persons

A variety of faculty and students across the University of New Haven have an interest in combating Trafficking in Persons and using forensic science and related technologies to fight this epidemic. Below is a sampling of the people who conduct research and do work in this area of expertise and who will serve as resources…

Agonising film SOLD shows the brutality of child trafficking | Daily Mail Online
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Agonising film SOLD shows the brutality of child trafficking | Daily Mail Online

‘Trafficking children for sex is an abomination of humanity’: Gillian Anderson admits being shocked at the scale of the slave trade in India Up to 46 million people globally live as slaves, generating an estimated $150 billion in illegal profits a year An estimated 1.8 million children are sold into the sex trade every year …