Legal

Modern slavery and legal reform in the UK: what we’re calling forLegal refers to things that are in accordance with the law. In general, something that is legal is allowed or permitted by the law, while something that is illegal is not allowed or prohibited by the law.

Legal can also refer to the study or practice of law, as well as to the profession of a lawyer. In this context, legal may involve researching and interpreting the law, representing clients in legal proceedings, and providing advice on legal matters.

New law to stop unwanted human organ harvesting
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New law to stop unwanted human organ harvesting

By Nicholas Wassajja In 2016 when New Vision reported that deceitful officials were targeting unsuspecting refugees for unsolicited human organ extraction, the story seemed too horrible to be true. However, it has since emerged that illicit clinics, corrupt doctors, including those at the Mulago National Referral Hospital and global networks, are dealing in the illegal…

Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
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Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi

The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through six countries, they arrived in Malawi. They were locked in a house and their passports were taken away.

I was excited to finally get out of sex work.
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I was excited to finally get out of sex work.

I am a 34-year-old single mother of two girls from Eldoret. I used to work as a sex worker in a nightclub. In March 2018, I was approached by one of my clients, Kim. He promised me a well-paying job in South Africa as a residential apartment caretaker. I was excited to finally get out…

Ghislaine Maxwell Case Analysis | Mental Health & Personality
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Ghislaine Maxwell Case Analysis | Mental Health & Personality

This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the mental health and personality factors in the Ghislaine Maxwell case? Maxwell is a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein who has been charged with a number of federal crimes. Support Dr. Grande on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drgrande YouTube transcript  hello this is dr. Braun day today’s question asks if…

COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn
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COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn

New analysis from the agency shows that the crisis is having an impact on the lives of trafficking victims before, during and even after their ordeal.

New York is using prison labor to make emergency hand sanitizer
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New York is using prison labor to make emergency hand sanitizer

“This is nothing less than slave labor and it must end.” 100,000 Gallons New York governor Andrew Cuomo has an idea to tackle a hand sanitizer shortage, The New York Times reports: use prison labor to make more of the stuff. Cuomo has enlisted the help of Corcraft, New York’s prison-based product company to produce about…

AG Paxton Files Lawsuit and Obtains TRO Shutting Down Illicit Massage Business in Houston
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AG Paxton Files Lawsuit and Obtains TRO Shutting Down Illicit Massage Business in Houston

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit asking a court to stop Happy Foot Spa in Houston from operating an illicit massage establishment without obtaining the license required by state law and in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The illegal activity alleged in the lawsuit is in addition to various other…

Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief
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Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), some 72 per cent of detected victims are women and girls, and the percentage of child victims has more than doubled from 2004 to 2016. “Most detected victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; victims are also trafficked for forced labour, recruitment as child soldiers and…

Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows

“The report was undertaken for a simple reason: if we want to succeed in confronting human trafficking in all its manifestations, we must better understand its scope and structure,” said Yury Fedotov, UNODC’s Executive Director as he presented the report in New York. “We need to appreciate where human trafficking is happening, who are its…

Meet Rob Morris, The Leader Who Fights Human Trafficking From The Hallway
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Meet Rob Morris, The Leader Who Fights Human Trafficking From The Hallway

  Rob Morris traveled to Southeast Asia in 2002 to learn more about the growing human trafficking advocacy movement. While on the trip, the drummer-turned-advocate was given a rare experience of joining an undercover team to a brothel investigation. There, he saw the girl who would change the course of his life. While standing shoulder-to-shoulder with predators,…