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Historic call for U.N. debate on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
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Historic call for U.N. debate on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

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In a historic move, the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and other countries are calling for a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council on allegations of China’s persecution and exploitation of Uyghurs and other Muslim-majority groups in China’s Uyghur Region.   As a permanent member of the Security Council, China has never before been…

20 Countries Spin a Web to Catch Human Traffickers During Hackathon – HS Today
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20 Countries Spin a Web to Catch Human Traffickers During Hackathon – HS Today

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Earlier this month, a joint action day, coordinated by the Netherlands, targeted criminal networks using websites and social media platforms to recruit victims for sexual exploitation. This first online, EU-wide hackathon against trafficking in human beings, supported by Europol and Eurojust, involved law enforcement authorities from 20 countries. The European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats…

Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz
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Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz

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Israel is not doing enough to prevent human trafficking and ”does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,” the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking stated for the second year in a row. Haaretz goes to Saudi Arabia: LISTEN to Ben Samuels and David Makovsky The report states that…

Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project
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Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project

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25 July 2022 In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca shares the conclusions from a 3-year project working to improve access to remedy for migrant workers.  Image credit: Bannafarsai_Stock, via Shutterstock. Modern slavery in supply chains is a widespread, world-wide problem. Regardless of international labour standards and frameworks, “low-skilled” migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation…

Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews
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Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews

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Europol has launched a operation to tackle the online human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees, identifying suspicious posts on 42 online platforms across 14 countries in a single day. Some users had posted fake job offers for Ukrainian women for “photo shoots” or instead promised accommodation and transport to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. “Investigators…

Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity
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Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity

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The U.N.-brokered process in Libya focused on the withdrawal of foreign mercenaries and parliamentary and presidential elections in December 2021 remains fragile. Still, the High National Elections Committee said that nominations for the presidency would start in November with voting cards distributed within weeks. Much is uncertain, including the powers of the presidency. Aside from…