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The Human Trafficking Act is a law in the United Kingdom that was passed in 2015. It criminalizes the act of trafficking individuals for the purposes of exploitation, including forced labor and sexual exploitation. The Act also provides protection and support for victims of trafficking, and allows for the prosecution of traffickers. It replaces and consolidates earlier laws on trafficking, and is intended to reflect the UK’s obligations under international human trafficking conventions. The Act also allows for the confiscation of traffickers’ assets and the creation of slavery and trafficking prevention orders.
Social Workshop Trafficking The number of human trafficking victims in Ghana increased to 831 in 2021 as compared to 587 the previous year, the Human Trafficking Secretariat of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has announced. According to the Ministry, the number of investigations also increased from 87 in 2020 to 108 in…
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Baindu Dasama during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing noted that a minimum of 25 years custodial sentence has been provided for persons convicted for the offence of human trafficking. She made this disclosure while popularizing the Anti-Human Trafficking…
As the United Nations prepares to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30, a team of U.S. federal investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to train German law enforcement counterparts on the latest investigative techniques to combat human trafficking. U.S. Mission Germany hosted…
The International Compliance Association (ICA) is a professional membership and awarding body. ICA is the leading global provider of professional, certificated qualifications in anti-money laundering; governance, risk, and compliance; and financial crime prevention. ICA members are recognized globally for their commitment to best compliance practice and an enhanced professional reputation. To find out more, visit…
According to rights activists and media reports Iran’s high-ranking officials – among whom, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, and President of the Supreme Disciplinary Court for Judges, Hossein-Ali Nayeri, architected a tentacular organ harvesting and trafficking network, which, it has been alleged, has bullied young mothers to abandon their newborns, for a…
Charges were brought in relation to 173 out of 297 “incidents” of human trafficking.
Trafficking Billboards Going Up in Iowa and Freedom Truck at State Fair The new Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Enforcement Sergeant, Jared Arbegast, joined the Iowa NAHT Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, July 12th to give an update on the anti-trafficking awareness and training being carried out by the DOT and Truckers Against Trafficking…
According to him, Volta Lake had been identified as one of the places where human trafficking remained prevalent. Dr Letsa expressed the concern in a speech read on his behalf in Ho during a National Justice Conference organised by the International Justice Mission(IJM), a global organisation that protects the poor from violence. He said they…
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced the creation of the SWLA Human Trafficking Task Force tip line at 337-491-SWLA (7952). Sheriff Tony Mancuso says, “We want to have an easy and anonymous way for victims or other members of the community to report possible human trafficking activity; that is…
MANILA – Senators on Wednesday said Republic Act 11862 or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act signed recently by President Rodrigo Duterte will boost the government campaign against human trafficking. Senator Imee Marcos, principal author of the measure in the Senate, thanked President Duterte for signing the new law, vowing to pass more economic measures…
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