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Human trafficking rises sharply worldwide as victims face forced labour, 'sexual exploitation' risk
Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United ...
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UNODC global report on human trafficking: 25 per cent increase of detected victims and more children being exploited
Globally, a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected was recorded in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures.
Women cops forging ties for life with the sex trafficking victims they rescue
Several years have passed since Cristina and her team, an elite unit of Spanish police detectives, rescued "Victoria" from a ...
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We Needed a Vote to Abolish Slavery. On the Resolution’s 75th Anniversary, It’s Skyrocketed Instead.
The United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution on December 2 in 1949. Since then, humans owned by others have ...
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking, Madam Siobhán Mullally, Visits Liberia to Assess Human Rights Report
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking, Madam Siobhán Mullally, Visits Liberia to Assess Human Rights Report ...
Calls for urgent action to policy makers as research reveals real extent of human trafficking
New research by academics has revealed a more accurate estimate of those trafficked across the world, from 49.6 million to 65 ...
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Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic: UN
In 2022, the latest year for which data is widely available, the number of known victims worldwide rose to 25% above 2019's pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's Global ...
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How prosecutors work against human trafficking and migrant smuggling
The first-ever International Forum of Prosecutors, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and ...