China

China is a country located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country, with over 1.4 billion people. China has a long and rich history, and it is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations. China has a communist political system, and it is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies. China is known for its diverse culture and its many significant contributions to art, science, and technology. Some of China’s major cities include Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. China is a member of the United Nations and other international organizations, and it plays a prominent role in global affairs.

US prisoners have become modern slaves
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US prisoners have become modern slaves

Birds fly near the US Capitol at sunrise, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, in this Feb 8, 2022 file photo. [Photo/Agencies] Americans tend to be indignant about “forced labor” in other countries but are unaware of the prevalence of forced labor in their own country. According to a report, “Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated…

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…

Human Trafficking Statistics By Age, Venue, Type and Region – Enterprise Apps Today
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Human Trafficking Statistics By Age, Venue, Type and Region – Enterprise Apps Today

Introduction Human Trafficking Statistics: Today, we reside in a modern world but yet there is not a single day when illegal activities do not happen. Unfortunately, illegal activities are focused more on girls and women. Sexual violence in such cases badly affects their physical, emotional as well as mental health. And surprisingly, even developed countries…

Detecting face morphing: A simple guide to countering complex identity fraud
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Detecting face morphing: A simple guide to countering complex identity fraud

Our reliance on face matching for identity verification is being challenged by the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and facial morphing technology. This technique involves digitally creating an image which is an average of two people’s faces, and which can deceive not only human examiners, but also facial recognition systems. The misuse of this technology…

DMW boosts campaign vs human trafficking – The Manila Times
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DMW boosts campaign vs human trafficking – The Manila Times

(UPDATE) AMID calls by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to put an end to modern-day slavery, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople on Tuesday vowed to intensify the DMW’s awareness campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking, particularly those being undertaken through social media. At the same time, Ople called on the 11 member…

Migrant smuggling and human trafficking – The Nation
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Migrant smuggling and human trafficking – The Nation

Unemployment and extreme pov­erty in various countries have made many millions of men, women, and children vulnerable to traf­ficking and smuggling. Spurred by the twin crises of rising in­flation and unemployment, scores of Pakistanis are cross­ing national borders through illegal routes. They are even­tually victimised by people who exploit their poverty and helplessness. Due to…

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…

'Wife wanted: Good salary' — Radio Free Asia
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'Wife wanted: Good salary' — Radio Free Asia

Laotians are worried that a recent string of “wife wanted” ads on social media – offering payments of thousands of dollars per month – will lure young women into human trafficking operations where they will be abused and forced to work like slaves. “Lao wife wanted; good salary: 100 million kip [nearly U.S. $6,000] per…

Rep. Chris Smith testimony on forced organ harvesting in China
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Rep. Chris Smith testimony on forced organ harvesting in China

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) delivered the following statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his bill, the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, which addresses the murder of between 60,000 and 100,000 people every year in China for the purpose of stealing their organs: “I would like to thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking…

Briefing on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Countering Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Hearing
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Briefing on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Countering Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Hearing

Executive Summary Mexican Drug Cartels and Fentanyl Supply Chains Fentanyl precursors are transported from China to Mexico, where cartels produce fentanyl in labs and then typically traffic it to the United States through ports of entry at the border. Republicans and Democrats agree that the United States must work with China and Mexico to disrupt these…