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Human Smuggler Sentenced Following Migrant Death
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Human Smuggler Sentenced Following Migrant Death

ByEyes on Trafficking News

MIDLAND, Texas – A Guatemalan national man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for immigration crimes. According to court documents, Mario Rigoberto Diego-Esteban, aka “Lentes,” 26, was sentenced following his guilty plea to one count of illegal re-entry after deportation and one count of transporting undocumented migrants for commercial advantage and private financial…

Chang says collaboration critical for region's security | Caribbean – Jamaica Gleaner
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Chang says collaboration critical for region's security | Caribbean – Jamaica Gleaner

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSOLE), Dr Horace Chang, says the region must continue to share information and intelligence particularly as it relates to firearms trafficking, cyber security, trafficking in persons and maritime security. Addressing the 24th CONSOLE meeting that ends later on Friday,…

Russia and China use human trafficking, it’s not just a human rights issue—it’s a global security issue – The Hill
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Russia and China use human trafficking, it’s not just a human rights issue—it’s a global security issue – The Hill

ByEyes on Trafficking News

July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and as the West builds its strategies to counter Russia and China’s increasingly coordinated military aggressions and invasive intelligence operations, we would do well to take a closer look at how human trafficking fuels both of these state-controlled economies—and revisit a human rights tool that could help us address security threats by hitting…

“Human trafficking, slavery & sexual exploitation,” from Afghanistan War Victims’ Voices
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“Human trafficking, slavery & sexual exploitation,” from Afghanistan War Victims’ Voices

ByAdam Zarnowski

Afghanistan War Victims’ Voices – PRESS RELEASE CONGRESS from The Hague Remarks at The Hague, Netherlands, on June 23rd, 2022 Regarding Crimes Against Humanity in Afghanistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w21uGV88IU?t=2924 Some people are blocked from the audio, so be sure to turn on closed captions. Good afternoon, my name is Adam Zarnowski and I will be speaking about…

Help combat modern slavery – GAWU Appeals | News Ghana
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Help combat modern slavery – GAWU Appeals | News Ghana

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Edward Kareweh Mr Edward Kareweh, the General Secretary of the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has called on stakeholders to come together to help eradicate child labour, forced labour and human trafficking to the barest minimum. He said, “…so we have been working in making sure that modern slavery which encompasses a number of areas…

Wildlife and drug trafficking, terrorism, and human security
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Wildlife and drug trafficking, terrorism, and human security

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The planet is experiencing alarming levels of species loss caused in large part by intensified poaching stimulated by a greatly expanding demand for animals, plants, and wildlife products. The rate of species extinction, now as much as 1,000 times the historical average and the worst since the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, deserves…