For us, it is important to look at the historicity of the reality of unfree labor, which for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, mostly means its connection to chattel slavery, the illegalization of unfree labor, and the development of the legal term of human trafficking and the ...
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"Trafficking is a transnational crime that devastates the lives of thousands of people and is the cause of untold suffering," said Federico Soda, Director of the IOM Coordinating Office for the Mediterranean. "This is a theme we have been working on for years, committing to protect, prevent ...
VIENNA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A United Nations agency reported a 25 percent increase in detected human trafficking victims globally in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to a report released on Wednesday. The 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, published by the Un...
When arrested in December, the interior ministry said Milad was wanted on charges of human trafficking and smuggling of fuel. “His release was not unexpected,” said Hussein Baoumi, Libya and Egypt researcher at Amnesty International right group. “The Libyan authorities have failed to demonstra...
On the other hand, together with the tides of migration, the world also witnessed the rise of anti-immigrant sentiments in some countries, growing transnational criminal activities such as illegal migration and human trafficking, inadequate guarantee for immigrants’ basic rights and interests in ...
Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; Tomoya Obokata,Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences; Carlos Salazar Couto (Chair-Rapporteur), Sorcha MacLeod, Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito, Chris M. A. ...
Modern Day Slavery: Spotlight on the 2006 "Trafficking in Persons Report," Forced Labor and Sex Trafficking at the World Cup The Subcommittee will hear expert testimony today concerning the scourge of human trafficking—modern-day slavery. As I know many people know by now, the United States Go...
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Thursday nearly every country in the world is affected by human trafficking and hundreds of thousands of victims have been forced into exploitative situations every day. Globally, 27 million people are said to be in modern-day slavery, while ...
Seaburners is a harrowing and unflinching portrayal of human trafficking, a wound that continues to plague humanity. The film follows Hamit, a charcoal smuggler who reluctantly agrees to transport a group of Syrian refugees across the Turkish border. As the journey unfolds, the harsh realities of...