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Scotland: Trafficked children struggle after escape or rescue, can return to...

This article offers a heartbreaking glimpse into the world of trafficked children and their struggles after escaping or being rescued. From the Scottish Daily Record – Misery of Scotland’s sex slaves:...

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Video: Short film on girls trafficked into domestic slavery from Togo (Plan...

Plan International has created this short film about young girls trafficked into domestic slavery from Togo. It touches upon the fact that many girls are trafficked by close relatives and the...

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Video: Fighting to end child sex trafficking in Cambodia

CNN’s Freedom Project presents this valuable 7 minute documentary about the child sex trade in Cambodia. Please click through to watch the video. From CNN – Sold by their mothers: Shining a light on...

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Thailand: Arrests follow discovery of mass graves of trafficked people

Against a backdrop of increased pressure on Thai authorities to address the trafficking and slavery situation in the country, mass graves were discovered at a trafficking camp in the southern jungle....

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Pakistan: Six Yemeni hostages rescued from traffickers

Following a tip off about the location of wanted criminals, police raided the house and rescued six Yemenis. The men had been held by traffickers after failing to pay the demanded sums of money. From...

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Mexico: 100 kidnapped migrants rescued

Mexican police rescued 103 kidnapped migrants from a house near Mexico City. They were reportedly trying to enter the US illegally, when they were kidnapped for ransom by a gang. From the BBC – Mexico...

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Libya: Amnesty report details abduction, torture, rape of migrants

Amnesty International has released a new report detailing the abuse of migrants and refugees on smuggling routes in Africa. This includes the familiar pattern of abduction and extortion, as the...

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Italy: Sicilian police break up kidnap and extortion racket targeting mgirants

On Wednesday police in Sicily arrested five people for running a kidnapping and extortion racket that targeted newly arrived migrants. From the Daily Star – Sicily police break up migrant kidnap,...

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Daesh rather than ISIS

We have shared many articles about the group calling itself Islamic State over the past few months. Today we’ve shared an article about their trading in Yazidi girls, who are kept as sex slaves and...

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UK: Nigerian trafficking to the UK ‘enormous’ and ‘deeply concerning’

The UK’s anti-slavery commissioner has lamented the number of Nigerians being trafficked to this country and has said addressing the issue should be a priority. From the BBC – Nigerian trafficking ‘top...

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Yemen: Ethiopian migrants targeted, held for ransom

The IOM has reports that Ethiopian migrants are being targeted and held for ransom in Yemen. Those that cannot pay the ransoms are often tortured. From Voice of America – IOM: ETHIOPIANS KIDNAPPED FOR...

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Canada: The Globe and Mail on how sex trafficking works in Canada

The Globe and Mail has launched an investigative series into ‘the hundreds of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada.‘ This article explores how sex trafficking works – how people are...

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Nigeria: 17 trafficking victims arrested on Niger border, handed over to...

Nigerian authorities have arrested 17 people – ten women and seven men – on their way out of Nigeria, likely bound for Europe. Only one of the group had travel documents and all were likely victims of...

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Quick Read: How a Rotherham gang with history of criminality abused...

As four men and two women are found guilty of sexually exploiting children in the South Yorkshire town, many of their previous convictions can now be revealed 01.00 EST Last modified on Thursday 25...

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Quick Read: Bangladeshi women trafficked to war-torn Syria as sex slaves, maids

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scores of Bangladeshi women have been lured with the promise of a good job in the Middle East and then trafficked to war-torn Syria, where they are forced into...

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Quick Read: Three men from Bradford and Oldham charged with forcing Hungarian...

Greater Manchester Police has charged three people with modern slavery offences under 2015’s Modern Slavery Act after they were accused of trafficking Hungarian women into the UK and forcing them into...

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Quick Read: Hungarian women ‘sold for marriage’, court hears

A jury has heard how two Hungarian women were trafficked into the UK on the promise of finding work – but were sold for sex or to enter into a sham marriage…. Read full article at the publisher’s site:...

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Quick Read: Joseph Kony Is Still On The Run, Yet His Militia’s Child...

Joseph Kony’s militia The Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, has abducted men, women and children in unprecedented numbers in the Central African Republic this year — suggesting that the group is trying...

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Quick Read: 11 Photos Of A Woman Who Escaped Slavery In The U.S. That Will...

When we think of human trafficking, more often than not we think of people who have been bought, sold, and forced to perform sexual acts…. Read full article at the publisher’s site:...

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Libya: A glimpse inside the smuggling network – migrants beaten, held for...

As Libya’s security situation deteriorates ever further, so the opportunities for people traffickers increase. IRIN provides this look at the people smuggling networks and the ransoms, exploitation,...

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