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Iraqi Anti-Human Trafficking reveals human testicle price is $80,000.00 – Iraqi News
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Iraqi Anti-Human Trafficking reveals human testicle price is $80,000.00 – Iraqi News

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Interior arrested on Thursday suspects involved in sales of human organs between Iraq and Ukraine. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior issued a statement in which it mentioned that the human organ was a human testicle, and the deal was 80 thousand USD. In a televised interview, director of…

Cracking down on the human trafficking of women in Iraq – Al Jazeera English
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Cracking down on the human trafficking of women in Iraq – Al Jazeera English

https://youtu.be/lK0Bd2bQRzc From: People & Power A special police unit in Baghdad is dedicated to bringing the perpetrators of human trafficking to justice. The trafficking of young women for prostitution is a problem across the world. But in Iraq, it has reached such proportions that a special police unit in Baghdad is now dedicated to bringing…

GLO.ACT facilitates workshop on legislation and possible solutions to counter migrant smuggling in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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GLO.ACT facilitates workshop on legislation and possible solutions to counter migrant smuggling in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Erbil, KRI – 23 March 2022 – Over the past nine months, the issue of migrant smuggling and how best to address this crime has gained momentum in Iraq. To support counterparts in Iraq UNODC, under the framework of the Global Action against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (GLO.ACT-Asia and the Middle East),…

Developing legislation to address migrant smuggling: GLO.ACT facilitates the first drafting committee meeting
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Developing legislation to address migrant smuggling: GLO.ACT facilitates the first drafting committee meeting

Baghdad, Iraq – 20 April 2022 – The issue of migrant smuggling and how best to address this crime has gained momentum in Iraq. To support Iraqi counterparts UNODC, under the framework of GLO.ACT Asia and the Middle East organized workshops bringing together diverse stakeholders to identify pathways likely to facilitate the drafting of national…

GLO.ACT holds second police training on investigation techniques in cases of human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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GLO.ACT holds second police training on investigation techniques in cases of human trafficking and migrant smuggling

Sulaymaniyah, KRI – 28 March 2022– The second of a three-part series of training for police and judicial investigators on the “Investigation of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants” took place from 14 to 18 March 2022 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). 29 officers from Baghdad, Diyala, Salaheddin, Anbar, Al-Qadisya and the…

First Person: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia
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First Person: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia

Martin Reeve is a Regional Adviser for GLO.ACT a joint European Union-UNODC programme which focuses on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. He spoke to UN News from his base in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.