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Portuguese maritime police investigate one of two sites where hundreds of human trafficking victims, mostly migrants from Southeast Asia, were found near Lisbon June 21, 2023. (OSV News photo/Miguel Pereira, Reuters) LONDON (OSV News) — Human trafficking doesn’t happen only in far away places where human rights are neglected. It happens around the corner. It’s…
Introduction Human Trafficking Statistics: Today, we reside in a modern world but yet there is not a single day when illegal activities do not happen. Unfortunately, illegal activities are focused more on girls and women. Sexual violence in such cases badly affects their physical, emotional as well as mental health. And surprisingly, even developed countries…
Chocolate is often hailed as an aphrodisiac and Americans seem to have quite the love affair with the sweet confection in all its forms. Charles M. Schulz best summed up America’s love of chocolate when he said, “all you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Chocolate originated in Central…
When your job is leading a team in the fight against one of the largest criminal industries in the world, you have to be a valiant type of person. Coming against the devastating scourge of human trafficking requires a wild, untamed hope and resilience. You must care more about the cause and the team working…
Stagecoach Group co-founder and former Manston airport owner Dame Ann Gloag has been charged in connection with a human trafficking investigation. The 80-year-old is one of four people to be charged. The others are family members. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “On 19 January 2023, four individuals were charged in connection with an investigation into…
Our investigations team was recently informed of Asha*, a female en route to Kuwait for promised employment. Her husband, Sitaram*, was a mason in their village in South Asia, but due to chronic leg pain, he was unable to walk properly and struggled to provide for his family. Their economic situation was dire as they…
Five Namibian teenagers were en route to Russia for the purpose of pursuing an education when one of our monitors approached them for questioning. When the monitor asked where they would be studying in Russia, the group was unable to provide the name of the university. They explained that they had been studying medicine online…
In our latest podcast episode we cover She Leads, a programme dedicated to amplifying the voices of girls and young women across Africa and the Middle East. In our new podcast episode on a joint ECPAT, Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children – ECPAT the Netherlands (DCI-ECPAT), African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and…
Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education Two of every three child marriages would be stopped in the world only if all girls could complete secondary school, a new UNICEf report claimed. The numbers would fall 80 per cent if all girls continued on to higher education, the report mentioned….
The University of Georgia’s Center on Human Trafficking Research and Outreach, or CenHTRO, and the Willson Center for Humanities & Arts hosted a free screening for the public at Ciné of Lansana “Barmmy Boy” Mansaray’s short documentaries on child labor and human trafficking in Sierra Leone, Africa. The event was organized by CenHTRO’s director, David…
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