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María Eugenia Vidal: ‘The opposition has to be able to compete in a PASO without hostility’
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María Eugenia Vidal: ‘The opposition has to be able to compete in a PASO without hostility’

National lawmaker and former Buenos Aires Province governor María Eugenia Vidal has been touring the country and outlining her ambitions for 2023. “I feel that my next step is the presidency and I am preparing for it,” she explains in an interview. Have you read [Mauricio] Macri’s book Para qué? Yes, I read it and…

ALERT: McAllister Olivarius Investigates Human Trafficking Yoga Sect
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ALERT: McAllister Olivarius Investigates Human Trafficking Yoga Sect

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A Judge in Argentina has indicted 19 individuals for criminal conspiracy, human trafficking with the purpose of sexual exploitation, money laundering and smuggling in relation to their involvement in a yoga school in Buenos Aires. The Yoga school, which had offices in New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago,…

Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina – InSight Crime
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Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina – InSight Crime

By InSight Crime Argentina continues to struggle with a human trafficking crisis as domestic and international criminal networks use a range of legal businesses to hide their activities and elude authorities. In a recent case, Argentine authorities dismantled an international human trafficking network in early September, arresting three people accused of trafficking women to Turkey…

Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.
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Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.

July 30, 2022, marked the U.N.’s annual event, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Ahead of this event, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lamented the fact that the scourge of human trafficking is “a problem that is growing worse – especially for women and girls, who represent the majority of detected trafficked persons globally.” As…

IOM Director General's Executive Office | International Organization for Migration
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IOM Director General's Executive Office | International Organization for Migration

The Department of External Relations is responsible for supporting and coordinating the Organization’s relations with its Member States, intergovernmental organizations and civil society. The Department leads and coordinates IOM’s external engagements, including IOM’s support for global and regional consultative processes. The Department coordinates the Organization’s participation in multilateral mechanisms, conferences and processes and follow-up to…