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How universities on Cyprus have joined the human trafficking game – InfoMigrants
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How universities on Cyprus have joined the human trafficking game – InfoMigrants

 By Sertan Sanderson Published on : 2022/11/25 The Republic of Cyprus is battling with a migrant influx which is overwhelming the small EU country’s resources. Now, a dubious higher education scheme in the north of the island has been found to be among the factors responsible for the trend. Human traffickers meanwhile are lining their…

Joining forces across the divide to combat human trafficking | in-cyprus.com
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Joining forces across the divide to combat human trafficking | in-cyprus.com

An event took place at Frederick University on Tuesday, in cooperation with the Cyprus Stop Trafficking organization within the framework of the European Day against Human Trafficking. Among the participants were representatives of the Police and of non-governmental organizations defending human rights as well as hundreds of students and members of the University. The film…

Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail
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Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail

By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims of modern slavery with women and girls being disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 71 per cent of all victims. The Cyprus justice ministry welcomed the upgrading of…