BBC.com: I found myself at the centre of a trafficking ring
An Oxfordshire woman has said she found herself at the centre of an international trafficking and sexual exploitation ring within two years of joining a yoga centre.
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Reuters.com: Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
VIENNA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday.
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Reuters.com: Greece failed to identify sex trafficking victims in migrant centre, UN expert alleges
GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights expert voiced alarm on Monday at Greece’s failure to identify and help victims of sex trafficking, saying the government may have missed hundreds of cases at a migrant centre on the island of Samos.
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BBC.com: Trafficking ring preyed on vulnerable Romanian teens – police
Police in Romania and Hungary say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that convinced vulnerable people, many just out of social care, to work in slave-like conditions in Budapest.
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BBC.com: McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery
Signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a company supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for years, the BBC has found.
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TheGuardian.com: More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters
The children’s commissioner for England has warned that some child trafficking victims are not being adequately protected when referred to support services, after the Guardian learned that more than 1,500 victims identified for support are at risk of falling back into the hands of their traffickers.
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CNN Freedom Project: A model’s trip into the heart of human trafficking
Jessica Kahawaty works with Free A Girl, an NGO working to rescue victims of sexual exploitation.
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Reuters.com: Libyan authorities dismantle human trafficking network
CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network operating in the country’s southwest and arrested members of the group, the country’s Attorney General’s office said on its Facebook page on Saturday.
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TheGuardian.com: Children missing from Home Office hotels likely to have been trafficked, report finds
Scores of asylum-seeking children are still missing from the UK’s Home Office hotels as a new report reveals that many are likely to have been trafficked.
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