Laos

Laos is a country located in Southeast Asia, bordered by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The country has a diverse population, with many ethnic groups and languages. Laos has made significant progress in reducing poverty and improving access to education and healthcare in recent years. However, the country still faces challenges related to economic growth, environmental sustainability, and human rights abuses. The country has been working to address these issues through various initiatives and reforms aimed at promoting economic development and social justice.

 

Lao couple sentenced to 15 years in prison for human trafficking – Radio Free Asia
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Lao couple sentenced to 15 years in prison for human trafficking – Radio Free Asia

A Lao couple who hired young women to work as waitresses and later tried to coerce them into having sex with customers have been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 100 million kip ($6,500) each, authorities said, in a rare case in which traffickers in the country have faced significant punishment for their…

Southeast Asia job scams: Hong Kong’s inadequate response to victims’ plight ‘shows need for stronger human trafficking laws’
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Southeast Asia job scams: Hong Kong’s inadequate response to victims’ plight ‘shows need for stronger human trafficking laws’

Security chief says existing laws are sufficient, but experts call for ‘bespoke’ trafficking legislation Authorities received 41 requests for help since January, set up task force only early this month Hong Kong lacks tough laws and an effective network with countries in the region to combat human trafficking scams, according to legal experts and analysts….

Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania – The East African
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Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania – The East African

By APOLINARI TAIRO Tanzania has approved amendments to the local anti-human trafficking laws to include tougher penalties such as lifetime jail-terms and fines of up to Tsh200 million ($86,000). Attorney General Dr Eliezer Feleshi said the country needed to implement punitive measures to effectively shut down the vice. Read: UK, Dar partner to fight child trafficking…

Government Rescues 22 Kenyans Duped into Fake Jobs in South Asia | Mwakilishi.com
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Government Rescues 22 Kenyans Duped into Fake Jobs in South Asia | Mwakilishi.com

22 Kenyan nationals have been rescued from human trafficking cartels in Laos, a country in Southeast Asia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the 22 were rescued alongside a Ugandan and Burundian following a joint effort between Kenya, Laos and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “It is now emerging that there could be hundreds…

Save our children: PM urged to use Asean platform to end human trafficking syndicates – The Star
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Save our children: PM urged to use Asean platform to end human trafficking syndicates – The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been urged to use the Asean platform to stop the ongoing human trafficking syndicates preying on young Malaysians in countries like Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, urged non-governmental organisations. Some 30 families with victims of human trafficking are pleading with the Prime Minister to put an end…

The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting – Slate Magazine
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The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting – Slate Magazine

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Preah Sihanouk gives stern notice that businesses with forced labour will be shut down
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Preah Sihanouk gives stern notice that businesses with forced labour will be shut down

The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration has avowed strict action against business enterprises that are involved in human trafficking, detention of workers and ill-treatment of workers. The administration said offenders will be arrested, severely punished and the businesses closed. The administration issued the warning yesterday following a  meeting chaired by Provincial Governor Kuoch Chamroeun to discuss…

China Criticises Italy’s Media For Its Report On Beijing’s ‘practice’ Of Organ Harvesting
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China Criticises Italy’s Media For Its Report On Beijing’s ‘practice’ Of Organ Harvesting

Italy has become the target of Chinese propaganda after an article on organ harvesting was published in the Italian weekly magazine Panorama. The Chinese Communist Party is aiming to penetrate democratic countries through its long arm, according to Marco Respinti’s article in Bitter Winter, a newspaper that advocates human rights and religious freedom. An article…