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Organ harvesting is the removal of organs from the body for the purpose of transplantation. It is typically done with the consent of the donor, and is an important medical procedure that can save the lives of people who are suffering from organ failure.
However, organ harvesting can also be done without the consent of the donor, and in some cases, organs may be harvested from living individuals without their knowledge or against their will. This is illegal and is considered a form of human rights abuse. In some cases, organs may be harvested from executed prisoners or individuals who are killed specifically for their organs, which is also illegal and unethical.
The organ trade is a complex crime that is fuelled by the high demand for organ transplants and rising global inequalities. The root causes of the trade need to be addressed and stronger responses are needed to tackle the more organised and exploitative forms of the trade, writes Frederike Ambagtsheer for The Conversation. Organ trade…
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they brought a man to the UK from Lagos to sell his kidney. Several months later in Kenya, following the arrest…
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SINGAPORE: For the past several years, INTERPOL has been closely observing a growing crime phenomenon: large-scale human trafficking where victims are lured through fake job ads to online scam centres and forced to commit cyber-enabled financial crime on an industrial scale. The crime trend, which has seen tens of thousands trafficked in Southeast Asia and…
On May 19, 2023, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the Human Trafficking Prevention Act (人口販運防制法) which aim at tightening punishments for human trafficking and attempted human trafficking. Main points of the amendments are as follows: 1. Sexual Exploitation: Those who use such means of debt bondage or another person’s inability, ignorance, or helplessness to…
Their husbands had gone to South Africa to work. Several months had passed already, but still no word or paycheck arrived back home. Neither woman had a phone to contact them. With 11 children between the two families and financial difficulties stacking up, the women began to reach a breaking point. When a stranger named…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over 11 victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto. The Service’s Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Controller of Corrections (CC), Tony Akuneme, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Akuneme said the victims were repatriated back…
By Nabil Tahir | PUBLISHED March 12, 2023 KARACHI: Everyone in this world wants to live a good life. The meaning of a good life can mean different things to different people – it is subjective and can be influenced by personal values, beliefs, and experiences. But all are in search of a better life than…
Unemployment and extreme poverty in various countries have made many millions of men, women, and children vulnerable to trafficking and smuggling. Spurred by the twin crises of rising inflation and unemployment, scores of Pakistanis are crossing national borders through illegal routes. They are eventually victimised by people who exploit their poverty and helplessness. Due to…
GOP lawmaker introduces bill to sanction those who promote organ harvesting. (Click here to watch video.) Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, introduced a bill to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ-harvesting industry, which is used in a prolific and profitable transplant business. Experts say China uses incarcerated prisoners of conscience as an organ donor…
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