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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…

Govt bent on reaching TIP Tier 1 this year – Bangkok Post
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Govt bent on reaching TIP Tier 1 this year – Bangkok Post

The government has affirmed its determination to achieve an upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in the US’ Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP report), said Boonchob Suthamanuswong, the permanent secretary for labour. Mr Boonchob made the remark during a discussion with James L Wayman, a political adviser to the US ambassador to Thailand, on…

Taiwanese Human Trafficker Who Sold Victims to Casinos Sentenced to Prison
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Taiwanese Human Trafficker Who Sold Victims to Casinos Sentenced to Prison

Posted on: April 17, 2023, 08:29h. Last updated on: April 17, 2023, 08:52h. Erik Gibbs Human trafficking in Southeast Asia remains a huge problem, but a concerted effort is underway to stop it. The efforts are paying off, with a man from Taiwan who sold unwilling victims to casinos and other businesses in Cambodia on his…

Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House
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Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House

GOP lawmaker introduces bill to sanction those who promote organ harvesting. (Click here to watch video.) Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, introduced a bill to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ-harvesting industry, which is used in a prolific and profitable transplant business. Experts say China uses incarcerated prisoners of conscience as an organ donor…

The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water
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The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water

The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water Published in the UK for the first time, the Empire of Pain author’s tireless investigation of human trafficking from China to the US reveals the desperation of the migrants and the woman at the heart of it In 1993, a cargo…

BI intercepts 3 human trafficking victims; nabs Japanese fugitive
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BI intercepts 3 human trafficking victims; nabs Japanese fugitive

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted three suspected victims of human trafficking who attempted to leave the country disguised as tourists. Meanwhile, BI operatives also arrested a Japanese fugitive wanted by authorities in Tokyo for robbery, extortion and involvement in telecommunications fraud. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said…

Sister Kanlaya aiming for a Zero Waste, Zero Human Trafficking world – Vatican News
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Sister Kanlaya aiming for a Zero Waste, Zero Human Trafficking world – Vatican News

In the heart of Bangkok, a woman religious inspired by a Buddhist monk is transforming a school into a 0 Waste facility, and at the same time offers jobs to refugees at risk of human trafficking. By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp After 50 years in religious life, Sister Agnes Kanlaya Trisopa launched herself into…

Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?
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Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?

PRESS RELEASE: 23 January 2023 BANGKOK—35 participants from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, UAE, UK and the US from government, law enforcement, civil society, academia and the UN, attended a 3-days experts’ roundtable exploring how child sex offenders’ registries are used across various countries, learning from existing practices, and how these can…

BI rescues 3 human trafficking victims at NAIA – Manila Bulletin
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BI rescues 3 human trafficking victims at NAIA – Manila Bulletin

News/ National/ BI rescues 3 human trafficking victims at NAIA BI rescues 3 human trafficking victims at NAIA Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted three more victims of human trafficking who attempted to leave the country in the guise of being tourists. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said…