Transnational Organised Crime

Laos in limbo heading into 2023 – East Asia Forum
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Laos in limbo heading into 2023 – East Asia Forum

Author: Kearrin Sims, James Cook University Laos experienced compounding social and economic pressures in 2022. The headline news story of the year was the country’s dire external debt. 2022 was also significant as it marked the 10th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone — a community development worker who provided successful alternatives to…

Man in court for human trafficking
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Man in court for human trafficking

Prosper Dembedza-Herald Correspondent A Harare man yesterday appeared in court on allegations of assisting eight Pakistanis enter the country illegally. Pax Muringazuva was facing human trafficking charges when he appeared before Denis Mangosi and was remanded out of custody on $300 000 bail with stringent conditions. The State alleged that harboured eight Pakistan nationals at…

How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian
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How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian

In the first six months of 2022, an average of 1 143 kidnappings a month were reported to the police, making it 60% higher than the number reported for the whole of 2019. The increase in kidnapping for ransom and extortion cases “suggests that it has become an established and lucrative criminal practice in South Africa”,…

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

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…

Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press
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Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press

Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be available on Tuesday, 4 October. Briefing DELPHINE SCHANTZ, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), expressed her agency’s support for Member States in their fight against drugs, corruption, terrorism and organized crime, including crimes that affect the environment, and cybercrime.  Championing…

UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery affecting minority communities, urges action
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UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery affecting minority communities, urges action

GENEVA (15 September 2022) – Minority communities in all regions of the world are subjected to contemporary forms of slavery, a UN expert said in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today. “Deep-rooted and systematic discrimination often resulting from historical legacies such as slavery, colonisation, systems of inherited status, and formalised and State-sponsored…

Human Trafficking, the Hidden Crime – Namibian
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Human Trafficking, the Hidden Crime – Namibian

JB TJIVIKUA THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of people through force, fraud, and deception, with the aim of exploiting them for profit.  Men, women and children of all ages and from all backgrounds can become victims of this crime, which occurs worldwide. It is…

UNODC facilitates talk with state and non-state actors from Niger and Nigeria to enhance bilateral cooperation to counter human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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UNODC facilitates talk with state and non-state actors from Niger and Nigeria to enhance bilateral cooperation to counter human trafficking and migrant smuggling

Lagos, Nigeria  May 2022 – Fighting human trafficking and migrant smuggling along the Niger and Nigerian border is of national, regional, and global concern. The passage between Niger and Nigeria is one of the main channels along various migrant smuggling routes, which also often mirrors trafficking in persons routes. These routes include a reciprocal trade…