United Kingdom

The United Kingdom (UK) is a country located off the northwest coast of continental Europe. It is made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. The capital of the UK is London, which is also the largest city. The official language is English, and the currency is the British pound. The UK has a diverse population and a long and rich history. It is known for its cultural and artistic achievements, as well as its political and economic systems. The UK is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international organizations.

 

 

Human trafficking: Poverty, unemployment responsible, expert says – Punch Newspapers
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Human trafficking: Poverty, unemployment responsible, expert says – Punch Newspapers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Dr Olalekan Ogungbemi, has revealed that poverty, unemployment and inadequate funding for relevant agencies to enable them discharge their functions effectively were the reasons for human trafficking in Nigeria and Africa in general. Ogungbemi, a renowned public health expert, disclosed this to our correspondent in Lafia, on Saturday, while giving an…

Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”
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Students Challenge Academia: “The Sex Trade is Anything But ‘Work’”

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: In your Knowledge Vault, PBJ Learning presents multiple viewpoints re: sex work, as it is is a hotly contested dividing line between anti-trafficking groups. We support education about human trafficking and the free exchange of ideas. Photo by Ryan McVay from Photo Images Throughout history and still today, academic institutions play a critical…

G7 Governments failing to take action to end childhood sexual violence, new data reveals
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G7 Governments failing to take action to end childhood sexual violence, new data reveals

ByEyes on Trafficking News

ECPAT International endorses the Brave Movement Press Release of June 24 – 2022 A new report ranking G7 nations on their efforts to protect children from abuse shows that global leaders are failing – with progress woefully inadequate to end childhood sexual violence The U.S.A, France, Japan and Italy are the worst performers, having made very…

Organ trafficking: Ebonyi govt backs Ekweremadu, reveals victim’s real age
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Organ trafficking: Ebonyi govt backs Ekweremadu, reveals victim’s real age

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Following the detention of former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife in the United Kingdom, the Ebonyi State Government has said it is currently reaching out to the family of David Okemini Ukpo. Recall that Ekweremadu had facilitated the travel of Ukpo to the UK for kidney donation to his (Ekweremadu) daughter, Sonia, who…

Inside the $1.7 billion global organ trafficking industry – Businessday NG
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Inside the $1.7 billion global organ trafficking industry – Businessday NG

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Recently, there have been uproars on and off social media about Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president and his wife, Beatrice, who were arrested by the United Kingdom Police over alleged child trafficking and conspiracy to harvest an organ of a child. Organ trafficking sometimes known as transplant tourism describes the commercialism that drives the…

Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews
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Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees – Euronews

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Europol has launched a operation to tackle the online human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees, identifying suspicious posts on 42 online platforms across 14 countries in a single day. Some users had posted fake job offers for Ukrainian women for “photo shoots” or instead promised accommodation and transport to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. “Investigators…

Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security
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Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security

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by William S. Dodge and Oona Hathaway June 3, 2022 Original article here In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Nestlé v. Doe that the plaintiffs, who were allegedly trafficked as children from Mali to Ivory Coast to engage in slave labor on cocoa plantations, could not sue U.S. companies that supported those plantations under the Alien…

Chesterfield County Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography
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Chesterfield County Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A Chesterfield Count man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography.

First Person: ‘I helped to rescue over 1,000 trafficking victims’
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First Person: ‘I helped to rescue over 1,000 trafficking victims’

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“My position as head of National Trafficking in Persons Investigation Office in Lithuania was very challenging, but also very interesting. I would conduct and coordinate domestic and international police operations and investigations that led to the identification and rescue of victims. We would receive information that there was a potential case of exploitation involving Lithuanians…