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Migrant domestic workers trafficked and abused in Oman
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Migrant domestic workers trafficked and abused in Oman

A new report has exposed how women from Sierra Leone have been trafficked into domestic work in Oman and trapped in abusive private households while the authorities fail to protect victims. Widespread abuse & exploitation Do Bold, an organization supporting migrant workers in Gulf states, interviewed 469 domestic workers from Sierra Leone working in Oman…

“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues
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“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues

Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program is now broadcasting on LNTV, Liberia; AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia after a huge success on GH One TV, Ghana; NTV, Uganda and KTN, Kenya. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan-African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr….

Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL
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Sierra Leone stiffens penalty for human traffickers – Politico SL

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Baindu Dasama during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing noted that a minimum of 25 years custodial sentence has been provided for persons convicted for the offence of human trafficking. She made this disclosure while popularizing the Anti-Human Trafficking…

Breaking: Woman Recruited for Drug Trafficking in Brazil, Intercepted. Suspect Arrested!
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Breaking: Woman Recruited for Drug Trafficking in Brazil, Intercepted. Suspect Arrested!

We are celebrating over 30,000 interceptions this month! That’s over 30,000 people prevented from being sold into human trafficking. Here are just a few of those stories of freedom. Namibia: Woman Recruited for Drug Trafficking in Brazil, Intercepted. Suspect Arrested! A Namibian female was en route to Brazil when she was stopped by our team…

Brave Movement Survivors and Allies Call on World Leaders to #BeBrave to End Childhood Sexual Violence
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Brave Movement Survivors and Allies Call on World Leaders to #BeBrave to End Childhood Sexual Violence

  ECPAT International endorses the Brave Movement Press Release of April 27 – 2022 29 April 2022 – On 27 April 2022, the #BeBrave Global Survivors Action Summit adult survivors of childhood sexual violence and allies in 22 countries (Albania, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria,…

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

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…