Seeking Asylum

Armed militias endanger and exploit people fleeing Libya – with E.U. support
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Armed militias endanger and exploit people fleeing Libya – with E.U. support

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“Get away from Libyan territorial (waters), otherwise we’ll shoot you by SAM (surface-to-air) missiles,” German doctor Leona Blankenstein heard from a vessel that had been given to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard by Italy as she flew above a migrant boat in Maltese waters on October 25. Charity organizations providing search and rescue in the Central…

Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime
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Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime

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This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice were delighted to participate in the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against…

2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers
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2022 TIP Report Underscores that Extensive Work is Needed to Improve Global Efforts to Protect People from Human Traffickers

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Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The 2022 U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which reviews responses by governments to combat human trafficking and forced labor worldwide, reveals that significant increases in political will and funding are needed to meaningfully improve global efforts to end forced labor and sex trafficking. The 2022 report chronicles…

How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum
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How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum

ByEyes on Trafficking News

On May 20, a U.S. judge blocked the termination of Title 42, a measure that authorizes the expulsion of non-U.S. citizens without screenings or asylum protection. Amnesty International has called this decision “an affront to the human rights of people in search of safety throughout the Americas region” in a recent article. Substantial research by…

Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity
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Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity

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The U.N.-brokered process in Libya focused on the withdrawal of foreign mercenaries and parliamentary and presidential elections in December 2021 remains fragile. Still, the High National Elections Committee said that nominations for the presidency would start in November with voting cards distributed within weeks. Much is uncertain, including the powers of the presidency. Aside from…