Zambia

Over 180 modern slavery cases were reported in two years
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Over 180 modern slavery cases were reported in two years

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Between 2022 and 2023, the Namibian Police recorded 187 cases of human trafficking. This was revealed by Namibian Police’s Crime Investigations Coordinator in Ohangwena, Deputy Commissioner Zacharias Amakali on Friday at the observance of World Day Against Trafficking (TIP) in persons at the Oshikango Border Post in the Ohangwena Region. Amakali said the…

52 women, girls fall victim to human trafficking in Namibia
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52 women, girls fall victim to human trafficking in Namibia

This has been revealed by a global report on human trafficking released late last month. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2022 report on human trafficking shows 52 women and girls were trafficked in Namibia between 2017 and 2020, while 43 men and boys were trafficked. Overall 95 Namibians were trafficked during…

8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking – ABC News
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8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking – ABC News

LUSAKA, Zambia — Eight Croatians rearrested in Zambia will face new charges of child trafficking and are expected to appear in court on Thursday, a Zambian official announced. Earlier this week a court dropped child trafficking charges against the eight — four couples — and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours. But…

Zambia Rearrests Four Croatian Couples in Child Adoption Case – Balkan Insight
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Zambia Rearrests Four Croatian Couples in Child Adoption Case – Balkan Insight

The Croatian couples initially walked free after the court in Ndola discontinued the case. Photo: FB Kalemba News Eight Croats were arrested for a second time on Tuesday at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, the third largest city in Zambia, after coming to the country to pick up four children from the Democratic…

South Africa is a hotspot for human trafficking, according to a recent report – TDPel Media
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South Africa is a hotspot for human trafficking, according to a recent report – TDPel Media

The research, which was developed for the Laser Pulse Project in conjunction with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), attempted to analyze the available data and/or lived experiences connected to human trafficking in South Africa. The researchers noted out that there is no centralised database on South African human trafficking data; consequently, the evidence…

The murky world of foreign child adoption in Africa – DW – 01/20/2023
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The murky world of foreign child adoption in Africa – DW – 01/20/2023

It should have been a dream come true for Damir M and his wife, Nadica; Subosic Z and his wife, Azra; Ladislav P and his wife, Aleksandr; and Noah K and his wife, Ivona. The four Croatian couples had finally adopted their children from the Democratic Republic of Congo, or so they believed. But before they could board their flight to Croatia, Zambian…

Investigations Team Tracks and Rescues Female Before Exploitation Occurs
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Investigations Team Tracks and Rescues Female Before Exploitation Occurs

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…

8 Croats in court in Zambia on child trafficking charge – ABC News
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8 Croats in court in Zambia on child trafficking charge – ABC News

LUSAKA, Zambia — Eight Croatian nationals have pleaded not guilty to charges of child trafficking before a magistrates court in Ndola, Zambia. They were named in court documents as Damir Magic, 44, Nadica Magic, 45, Zoran Subosic, 52, Azra Imamovic Subosic, 41, Ladislav Persic, 42, Aleksandra Persic, 40, Noah Kraljevic, 45, and Ivona Kraljevic, 46….

U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies
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U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies

When working as a cook in the Sudanese embassy in London, Fatima Benkharbouche faced exploitation: her employer failed to pay her minimum wage, withheld some of her salary and breached working time rules. She made an employment tribunal claim, but because her employer had diplomatic immunity, her claim was originally dismissed.   The law is…

The Trafficking in Persons Office Announces Recipients of the 2022 Program to End Modern Slavery
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The Trafficking in Persons Office Announces Recipients of the 2022 Program to End Modern Slavery

The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) is pleased to announce seven new awards under the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS).  Starting October 1, 2022, these programs will implement innovative and transformative approaches to combat human trafficking, including a focus on financial inclusion in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; climate and displacement…