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Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Sunday
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Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Sunday

Young depressed woman, domestic violence and rape. stop abusing violence, human trafficking, stop violence against women, Human is not a product. Stop women abuse, Human rights violations. In preparation for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Story County Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Quinn are working together…

Human trafficking a challenge, not limited to weaker sections of society: J&K LG Manoj Sinha
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Human trafficking a challenge, not limited to weaker sections of society: J&K LG Manoj Sinha

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday described human trafficking as a challenge, besides drug smuggling and illegal arms trade, saying though it is directly linked to social and economic development, it is not limited to weaker sections of society. Speaking at an awareness programme on anti-human trafficking here, Sinha called upon the…

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…

Lusail University launches two master programmes in collaboration with UN agencies
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Lusail University launches two master programmes in collaboration with UN agencies

As part of Lusail University’s expansion of academic programmes at the master’s level, the university yesterday launched master programmes in International Criminal Justice and in International Affairs and Public Policy. The first is in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) while the second is in collaboration with the United Nations…

Sexual abuse of kids is a crime, not pornography – Sunday World
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Sexual abuse of kids is a crime, not pornography – Sunday World

The re-arrest and on-going trial of Gerhard Ackerman, who is accused of running a child abuse and trafficking ring is providing an opportunity for South Africa to reflect on the type of language it uses – and has made acceptable – to refer to atrocious crimes against children. Ackerman is facing more than 738 charges,…

COVID-19, Climate Change, Impunity & Conflicts Aggravating Human Trafficking – IDN-InDepthNews
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COVID-19, Climate Change, Impunity & Conflicts Aggravating Human Trafficking – IDN-InDepthNews

By Aurora Weiss VIENNA (IDN) — The COVID-19 pandemic has increased human trafficking using social networks and the Internet as a platform, Lead Author of the UNODC Global Reports on Trafficking in Persons, Fabricio Sarrica, told IDN. He was highlighting some salient aspects of the 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, the seventh…

Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African
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Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African

Each year, the world unites to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. This international campaign kicks off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through December 10, the Human Rights Day. This year, Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) is shining a spotlight on…

Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers – NBC News
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Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers – NBC News

On the border between Colombia and Panama, where migrants wait to make their way through the dense and sometimes deadly jungle of the Darien Gap, Americans from the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up with Colombian National Police to take down human smugglers before they can lead migrants north. Migrants camp along the beaches…

Family flees to U.S. after escaping human traffickers; Teen loses kidney, left paralyzed
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Family flees to U.S. after escaping human traffickers; Teen loses kidney, left paralyzed

A teenager left permanently disabled after surviving an attack by human traffickers now lives at the Montgomery County Stillwater Center in Dayton, according to the Public Information Officer (PIO) with Montgomery County Job Center. Surur Ali was only seven years old when his family was kidnapped attempting to flee northeast Africa, the PIO said in…

Albanian PM causes diplomatic stir over organ trafficking allegations
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Albanian PM causes diplomatic stir over organ trafficking allegations

Rama addressed the plenary of the Strasbourg-based human rights body for the first time, slamming them for a 2011 report penned by Swiss prosecutor Dick Marty, which made unsubstantiated claims that Kosovo and Albania had engaged in organ trafficking during the 1998-1999 war. The Marty report was adopted by the plenary, despite no hard evidence…