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Indonesian Police uncovers organ trafficking syndicate while investigating a human trafficking case – The Online Citizen Asia
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Indonesian Police uncovers organ trafficking syndicate while investigating a human trafficking case – The Online Citizen Asia

INDONESIA — The recent revelation of a human trafficking case has led the police to uncover an organ trafficking scheme. A syndicate has been sending a number of Indonesian citizens abroad to have their kidneys harvested. The victims have been deprived of adequate medical care. The Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD,…

Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless
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Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless

By Srinivas Goli, Shreya Singh* The Assam government’s recent efforts towards addressing child marriages in the state appears to be doing more harm than good. Recent weeks have witnessed a brutal crackdown on culprits identified under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO, 2012) and Prevention of Child Marriages Act (PCMA, 2006) in…

Launch of the Disrupting Harm Report for Cambodia on Technology and the Sexual Exploitation of Children
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Launch of the Disrupting Harm Report for Cambodia on Technology and the Sexual Exploitation of Children

PRESS RELEASE   Cambodia, 30 September 2022 BREAKING—New report estimates at least 11% of children in Cambodia were subjected to online sexual abuse and exploitation in the past year alone. Country Overview The ground-breaking Disrupting Harm in Cambodia report found that 11% of internet-using children aged 12-17 had experienced clear examples of online sexual exploitation and…

Cry for help from abused domestic child workers – The Citizen
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Cry for help from abused domestic child workers – The Citizen

By Doreen Parkshard Domestic workers in households have often been taken for granted. Not knowing their rights has been a loophole to the brutal treatment they are prone to experiencing from their employers. The worst part is that minors under the age of 18 years are the major victims of such despicable violence. Annastazia Peter…

Lens correction | Special Report | thenews.com.pk – The News International
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Lens correction | Special Report | thenews.com.pk – The News International

On June 8, the Sindh High Court disposed of the petition for the recovery of Dua Zehra in her favour and allowed her to decide whom she intended to reside or go with, sparking much outrage, concern and debate on several issues ranging from age of consent to agency of adolescents, fear and coercion to…

GLO.ACT-Bangladesh organizes workshop for judges from Anti-Human Trafficking tribunals
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GLO.ACT-Bangladesh organizes workshop for judges from Anti-Human Trafficking tribunals

Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 May 2022 – UNODC, in partnership with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (MoLJPA) of Bangladesh, under the framework of the Global Action against Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants – Bangladesh (GLO.ACT-Bangladesh), organized a three-day capacity building workshop with 22 judges (4 female, 18 male) of the…