Irregular Migration

Cuban Foreign Minister blames the U.S. for irregular migration – Prensa Latina
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Cuban Foreign Minister blames the U.S. for irregular migration – Prensa Latina

The Foreign Minister pointed out via Twitter that the acceptance of ‘those who arrive, the Cuban Adjustment Act and the economic blockade encourage irregular migration and those who profit from trafficking’. During the recent presentation of the report to be presented by Cuba to the United Nations on the blockade, Rodriguez pointed out that the…

Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime
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Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice were delighted to participate in the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against…

At least 29000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014: UN researchers
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At least 29000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014: UN researchers

More than 29,000 migrants have died trying to reach Europe since 2014, with 5,000 deaths in the last two years, the International Organization for Migration said in a report Tuesday. The United Nations agency’s Missing Migrants Project spoke of “increasing numbers of deaths seen on routes across the Mediterranean, on land borders to Europe and…

Human trafficking victims in Ghana increased to 831 in 2021
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Human trafficking victims in Ghana increased to 831 in 2021

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…

At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking
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At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders to step up global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking and all other forms of modern slavery. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition, marked on August…

United States Suddenly Keen to Extradite Guatemala’s Human Smugglers – InSight Crime
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United States Suddenly Keen to Extradite Guatemala’s Human Smugglers – InSight Crime

An unusual US request has led Guatemalan authorities to dismantle a prolific ring that smuggled migrants to the United States, underscoring Washington’s focus on reducing irregular migration by arresting its facilitators. An operation in early August saw Guatemalan police detain 19 alleged members of a group known as Alfa Siete. The gang generated nearly $2…

U.K. must stop penalizing victims for crimes they were forced to commit, says TIP report
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U.K. must stop penalizing victims for crimes they were forced to commit, says TIP report

The U.K. is failing to provide adequate support for trafficking victims, according to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report. The report is particularly critical of how the government penalizes victims who […]

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US Temporary Work Visas Expose Migrants to Exploitation, Labor Trafficking: Report
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US Temporary Work Visas Expose Migrants to Exploitation, Labor Trafficking: Report

A recent report has shed new light on how temporary work visa programs providing migrant laborers with employment in the United States are ripe for abuse, often leading to forced labor and other forms of human trafficking. Between January 2018 and December 2020, the Polaris Project’s National Human Trafficking Hotline identified almost 16,000 labor trafficking…

Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria – PRNigeria News
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Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria – PRNigeria News

By Victor Buoro Globally acknowledged as a high-profit but low-risk criminal activity, human trafficking has unfortunately gained attention as the modern-day form of slavery that is expanding in scale with damaging repercussions on humanity and nations’ economic lives. And going by the definition that; “Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of…