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Begging refers to the act of asking for money or other forms of assistance from others, often on the street or in public places. Begging can be a result of poverty, homelessness, or other forms of disadvantage, and may be a survival strategy for some individuals. However, begging can also be seen as a form of exploitation, particularly when children or vulnerable individuals are involved.
“It was like a prison. […] It was traumatic. There were high walls, barbed wires, cameras everywhere. Everywhere you went there were locked doors.” – Jasmine (not her real name) Speaking to openDemocracy, Jasmine shares the awful conditions she faced when locked up in immigration detention centers around the U.K., with her latest detention in…
If a soothsayer had told Professor Michael Okwudili and wife, Gloria, that after over 20 years they had a son, Nzubechukwu (Godswill) that they still had a daughter somewhere who probably was mature enough to be preparing for marriage, they would have probably stoned the person or called him a fraudster. Luckily, today, the story…
Then the fallout began. China canceled all broadcasts of Celtics games for the entire year. Pressure from the NBA mounted, too. Enes Kanter Freedom. Credit: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons “I didn’t even play that game,” Freedom recalled. “After the game, obviously they put so much pressure on me. The players association,…
We get lots of questions, so we thought it would be good to put together some of the answers we promote. What is a Romeo Pimp? A Romeo pimp is a type of human trafficker who uses romantic manipulation to exploit and control victims. Unlike other traffickers, who may use violence, threats, or debt bondage…
An unfortunate social reality in the Asia-Pacific is that it accounts for the lion’s share of the world’s human trafficking: according to the United Nations, 56 percent to be exact. Globally, the number of victims is around 2.5 million people, mainly women and children. In an effort to stem this human rights atrocity, MTV EXIT…
In the backstreets of Albania’s capital, Tirana, there is a little less light and less hope. The alleyways we navigate are home to some of the poorest people. Here Inglita Vera lives with her children and extended family. The house consists of two small rooms where they cook, eat and sleep. She points to an…
In-depth: In Syria, displaced families are live streaming on TikTok begging viewers to give them ‘virtual gifts’, but a recent investigation by the BBC found that the social media platform is reaping the profits. ‘Please like, please share, please gift’ is one of the most common phrases used by Syrian children and their parents on…
Women’s affairs and human rights activists warned that labor brokers are targeting young Myanmar women for human trafficking as a result of the country’s economic downturn and lack of jobs as a result of the military coup. After the military coup, brokers began to lure young women on social media and use new approaches to…
Although the number of recorded victims of human trafficking in the Netherlands decreased by around 22% between 2020 and 2021, experts say this only means the victims are less visible and claim that now human traffickers are targeting Dutch people the most. In 2021, the Netherlands identified 791 new victims of trafficking compared to 1013…
When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…
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