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Chinese nationals involved in illegal activities, including human trafficking, in Nepal
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Chinese nationals involved in illegal activities, including human trafficking, in Nepal

Chinese nationals in Nepal are involved in illegal activities from hacking the banking system to heinous crimes such as human trafficking, epardafas.com reported citing Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau Kathmandu. According to the Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau Kathmandu, the Nepalese were duped by Chinese nationals and were illegally sent to Laos with offers of high salaries….

Saving girl-child from being endangered | Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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Saving girl-child from being endangered | Blueprint Newspapers Limited

Again, the rights of the girl-child is being canvassed for at a time that the society and indeed many states do not regard that gender with dignity. IDACHABA SUNNY ELEOJO reports. In every home in this country, there is a female gender either in the form of a child, teenager, wife or a mother. Not…

How universities on Cyprus have joined the human trafficking game – InfoMigrants
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How universities on Cyprus have joined the human trafficking game – InfoMigrants

 By Sertan Sanderson Published on : 2022/11/25 The Republic of Cyprus is battling with a migrant influx which is overwhelming the small EU country’s resources. Now, a dubious higher education scheme in the north of the island has been found to be among the factors responsible for the trend. Human traffickers meanwhile are lining their…

How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others
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How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others

Radical Empathy Education Foundation (REEFcares.org) licenses their virtual reality empathy training software, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, to trainers and groups across the world. We are so impressed to see all the ways our licensees have created educational opportunities with our learning tools!  Screenshot of Lisa’s neighborhood in the interactive experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective…

Regulating cryptocurrency ATMs is necessary to combat illicit cyber activities – Bollyinside
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Regulating cryptocurrency ATMs is necessary to combat illicit cyber activities – Bollyinside

Using crypto ATMs for criminal activities According to a research by the GAO, because cryptocurrency ATMs are less closely regulated than cryptocurrency exchanges, they contribute to the surge in criminal activities. As a result, it is challenging to follow transactions made at ATMs. FBI officials believe that the growth of the cryptocurrency industry would increase…

Hope Valley is personal mission for Newark residents – Spectrum News
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Hope Valley is personal mission for Newark residents – Spectrum News

NEWARK, Ohio —  Hope Valley is a mental health and wellness retreat center offering different treatments through its vision statement, “Help Others through Personal Experiences.” For founder Jamie Clouse and Executive Director Violet Queen, the endeavor is a leap of faith, but they are using their life experiences to help connect with visitors to the nonprofit. What…

More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude – Truthout
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More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude – Truthout

  Bosses in industries such as retail, health care and logistics are reverting to an old tactic and trapping people in miserable jobs by threatening to saddle them with debt if they quit. Workers across the United States in fields ranging from nursing to trucking have been discouraged from leaving jobs they hate or can’t…

What’s at stake in the 2022 midterm election? Here’s everything to watch before Election Day.
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What’s at stake in the 2022 midterm election? Here’s everything to watch before Election Day.

Midterm elections: How they work and why they’re important This year’s midterms are the first chance for Americans to grade Joe Biden and congressional Democrats on how they’ve been running the country for the past two years. Typically midterms don’t go well for the party in power, and Democrats are defending razor-thin majorities in Congress, as one-third of…

Russia’s war on Ukraine has increased human trafficking across the war-torn region, humanitarians say
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Russia’s war on Ukraine has increased human trafficking across the war-torn region, humanitarians say

Sofia Bobok/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/Insider Russia’s war in Ukraine has grown the booming human trafficking industry. Ukrainian refugees are especially vulnerable as they seek shelter and safety. While reporting has increased, it’s also impossible to track to its full extent. More than six months into Russian…

Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium
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Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium

  Since 2015, Klamath County Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) coalition has orchestrated and presented the annual Klamath County Symposium, which tackles tough societal problems, such as child abuse, sexual abuse and, this year, human trafficking. The symposium is intended to inform the community and those working in relative fields on the prevalence of these forms…