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Sri Lanka is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of India. It is a diverse country with a long history and a rich cultural heritage. Sri Lanka is known for its natural beauty, with a wide range of landscapes including mountains, rainforests, and beaches. The official languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil, and the country has a population of over 21 million people.
Courtesy Adaderana The Criminal Investigation Department has dug up more information about a large-scale human trafficking syndicate that ‘auctions’ Sri Lankan women who were taken to Oman on the promise of jobs in the Arabian country. The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Sri Lanka had directed to the CID the complaints it had received about the…
UN Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally arrived in Bangladesh today (October 31, 2022) on a 10-day official visit to assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons. “I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking,” she said in a statement. A particular…
What is #Voluntourism? And how can it put children at risk? We have all heard of people, even friends or acquaintances who have gone off for a few weeks to build a school, or taught English in far-flung places, very often with the good intentions to bring a positive change. This form of volunteer…
23 August 2022 In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022. Image credit: Sven Hansche via Shutterstock. In under three months’ time, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting event in the…
We must prioritise the protection of children during this period of economic and political instability Sri Lanka—As the crisis in Sri Lanka deepens, ECPAT International and our global membership are calling for increased protection of Sri Lanka’s children. A state of emergency has been declared as the country grapples with inflation and protesters take to […]
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United Nations: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely linked in India, according to a United Nations report that highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia, that led them to All areas are systematically denied choices and freedoms. Life Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights…
COLOMBO (News 1st); A three year project to combat human trafficking has been initiated by the Ministry of Defence, with funding support from the United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The US Ambassador said that the US has provided over $1…
Talitha Kum is an international Catholic charity that is dedicated to ending the plight of human trafficking. A federation of Catholic nuns who are devoted to ending human trafficking, Talitha Kum, is being hailed for its great work in 2021. In just the last year, the Rome-based charity organization prevented and rescued more than 26,000…
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, GRETA, an independent monitoring group, said in a report for the Council of Europe published on Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s has improved legislation to combat human trafficking but it needs to be implemented more effectively to ensure protection and justice for victims. The…
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