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COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: U.N.
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COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: U.N.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

VIENNA (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. The number of detected trafficking victims fell 11% in 2020,…

Trafficking in Persons | Ukraine | Fact Sheet | U.S. Agency for International Development
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Trafficking in Persons | Ukraine | Fact Sheet | U.S. Agency for International Development

ByEyes on Trafficking News

THE CHALLENGE Ukraine has been a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking since the early 1990s. Men, women, and children are trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and begging and sexual and other forms of exploitation. The main countries of destination for trafficked Ukrainians have been the Russian Federation, Poland, and Turkey,…

NAPTIP Busts Child Trafficking Gang In Akwa Ibom, Rescues 12 Children – KOKO TV Nigeria
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NAPTIP Busts Child Trafficking Gang In Akwa Ibom, Rescues 12 Children – KOKO TV Nigeria

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has busted a child trafficking syndicate along Calabar-Itu Road in the Itu Local Government Area of the state and has rescued at least 12 children in the process. Tina Ugwu, the NAPTIP Zonal Head in charge of Akwa Ibom, who disclosed this in Uyo,…

UNGA Vote on Russia's Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and More
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UNGA Vote on Russia's Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and More

ByEyes on Trafficking News

 Listen to the podcast here. Transcript Bob McMahon: (00:01) In the coming week, the UN General Assembly considers condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. The Arctic Circle Assembly meets in Iceland and the International Day of the Girl marks its 10th anniversary. It’s October 6th, 2022, and time for The World Next Week. I’m…

Echoes of the past – Historical vulnerabilities to trafficking repeat over the centuries
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Echoes of the past – Historical vulnerabilities to trafficking repeat over the centuries

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: This is a historical look at the conditions that lead to huge societal issues that contribute to trafficking. Vulnerabilities that are not the “fault” of the persons that are affected need to be considered in the bigger picture of human trafficking.  September 19, 2022 6:14 am By Dr. Jon Gaudio [email protected] Crimea. War….

Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
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Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: this is a look into American news as well as culture. PROVO, Utah — On June 1, David Leavitt, the prosecuting attorney for Utah County, stood behind a lectern in his windowless Provo office before a gaggle of reporters. Wearing a gray suit and an exasperated look, he wanted to make something categorically…

Boosted by QAnon and mainstream conservatives, satanic panic spreads online and through local communities
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Boosted by QAnon and mainstream conservatives, satanic panic spreads online and through local communities

ByEyes on Trafficking News

PROVO, Utah — On June 1, David Leavitt, the prosecuting attorney for Utah County, stood behind a lectern in his windowless Provo office before a gaggle of reporters. Wearing a gray suit and an exasperated look, he wanted to make something categorically clear: Neither he nor his wife were guilty of murdering or cannibalizing young…