The scars of modern slavery: trafficked people with severe mental illness
The phenomenon of human trafficking, the exploitation of one human by another, takes place across the globe and predominately targets women and children, writes an NIHR Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry and a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry in the department of Children’s Psychological Medicine at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Mina Fazel, who presented recently a research “Characteristics of trafficked adults and children with severe mental illness: a historical cohort study” to the #AntiSlaveryDay (This Day falls on 18th of October in UK as another opportunity to host events aimed at drawing attention to the issues of human trafficking and slavery). Read More
Trafficking in Human Beings in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situation – CARITAS Research
The research action titled “Trafficking in Human Beings in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations” has been carried out by Caritas France/ Secours Catholique through its international partner organizations’ network including “Armenian Caritas” BNGO.
Superior Honour Award to Maritsa Hovhannisyan for significant contribution in the fight against trafficking
On September 23 International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Program Team hosted a reception to celebrate Armenia’s counter- TIP achievements and encourage the TIP Working Group to continue its vigorous fight against this evil.
America’s Child Sex Trafficking Victims Would Be Safer Testifying Against the Mafia a State of Emergency
In recent years, street gangs have taken control of America’s child sex trafficking, reports HuffingtonPost. Read More
IOM, Police College train Ethiopian human trafficking investigators
IOM and the Ethiopian Police University College (EPUC) have jointly organized a five-day training of trainers on the investigation of human trafficking cases in Ethiopia. Read More
UNODC launches strategy against human trafficking and migrant smuggling in West and Central Africa
UNODC launches strategy against human trafficking and migrant smuggling in West and Central Africa Regional Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in West and Central Africa. Read More
Nestle’s KitKat to Change Cocoa Supplies to Address Child Labor
Nestle SA said KitKat will become the first global chocolate brand to make all its products with sustainably sourced cocoa as the chocolate industry faces allegations of child labor in the supply of raw materials, writes Bloomberg.
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Bitter Chocolate
Ivory Coast is the world’s leading producer of cocoa, the raw ingredient for chocolate, and is responsible for about 36 percent of global exports. Read More
We can’t ignore slavery in the bid to lift millions out of poverty
The struggle to end, finally, this most abject form of exploitation remains of marginal concern in the development community, writes TheGuardian.
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Ban Ki-moon: «Criminal trafficking networks thrive in countries where the rule of law is weak»
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on marked on July 30, writes Panorama.am citing UN Office in Armenia.