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Cuba says human trafficking ring forcing citizens to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine
Cuba has identified an alleged human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting its citizens to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said ... World News -
Libya court jails 38 human traffickers linked to tragic Mediterranean migrants deaths
A court in eastern Libya sentenced five people to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants who ... World News -
Over 280 Pakistani families fear relatives on migrant boat that sank in Greece
More than 280 Pakistani families fear they had relatives who drowned when a migrant boat sank off Greece last week, making it one of Pakistan’s worst ... World News -
US says fight against human trafficking must include boys, young men
The United States on Thursday denounced the little-known but growing global phenomenon of boys and young men caught up in forced labor trafficking.The ... World News -
Nine Egyptians arrested on suspicion of being smugglers after Greece boat disaster
Nine Egyptians have been arrested on suspicion of being people smugglers after the migrant boat disaster off Greece that claimed at least 78 lives, a ... World News -
Five border police officers arrested in Greece for smuggling migrants from Turkey
Five Greek border police officers were arraigned Tuesday as suspected accomplices of a smuggling network that illegally brought migrants into the ... World News -
Lawsuit says Meta board ‘turned blind eye’ to human trafficking
A shareholder lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent Meta of shirking their duties by ignoring human and sex ... Technology -
COVID-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk: UN
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human-trafficking victims in 20 years as trafficking opportunities and policing ... World News -
Saudi Arabia approves next phase of project to combat human trafficking
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have approved the second phase of a project aimed at ... Saudi Arabia -
UAE joins Interpol operation to crack down on human trafficking gangs
The United Arab Emirates has joined forces with 47 countries under Interpol in Operation Liberterra, a global crackdown on migrant smuggling and human ... Gulf -
Pope tells Web companies to be vigilant against human traffickers
Pope Francis called on internet-based companies Sunday to be vigilant about keeping human traffickers from using electronic communications to entrap ... Digital -
Vietnam arrests eight in connection with UK truck deaths
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in relation to the discovery of 39 dead Vietnamese in a truck near London last month, state media said on ... World News -
UK police say truck victims from Vietnam, 3 suspects held
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck in England last week were Vietnamese nationals, British police said, as three more people ... World News -
Vietnam PM orders probe into human trafficking allegations in UK truck deaths
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday ordered local authorities to establish whether Vietnamese citizens are among the 39 people ... World News -
Iraqi charged in Australia over deadly trafficking ring
An Iraqi man has been charged in Australia with people trafficking in connection with the drowning deaths of more than 350 asylum seekers in 2001, ... World News -
Follow the money to fight human trafficking, top Interpol director says
Countries and companies need to share financial data if they hope to stop human trafficking, connecting governments and companies that often do not ... Technology -
Romania youth center staff held over ‘enslaving’ German teens
Romanian prosecutors on Wednesday detained several employees of a youth center over accusations they exploited German teenagers under a social program ... World News -
Bangladesh rescues 23 Rohingya girls from traffickers
Twenty-three teenage Rohingya girls were rescued after being brought from refugee camps to the capital Dhaka to be sent to Malaysia by air, Bangladesh ... World News -
Pakistan arrests eight Chinese citizens for trafficking girls
Pakistan arrested at least eight Chinese nationals for allegedly luring young Pakistani girls into fake marriages then forcing them into prostitution ... World News -
A US heiress pleads guilty in sex cult case
Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Seagram liquor fortune, pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a secretive society of women sex slaves. The guilty plea ... Variety -
Interpol: Sudan rescues 94 human traffic victims, including 85 minors
Police in Sudan have rescued 94 victims of human trafficking — including 85 minors — from open-air goldmines near Khartoum and the ... Middle East -
Greece holds Syrian NGO member for allegedly aiding traffickers
Authorities in Greece have arrested Syrian competitive swimmer Sara Mardini, who is a member of a charity helping migrants on the eastern island of ... World News -
Gabon: Struggle to end entrenched practice of child trafficking
In a transit center on the outskirts of the Gabonese capital Libreville, many children are hiding a traumatic past. The youngsters here are victims of ... Features -
UN sanctions six people on Libya human-trafficking
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday sanctioned six people for involvement in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants in Libya after ... North Africa -
Human trafficking massacre leaves 15 African migrants dead in Libya
Fifteen migrants from African states have been shot dead and more than 25 are injured when they tried to escape from a secret camp run by human ... North Africa -
Website selling children based on hair, eye color sends shockwaves across Egypt
The emergence of a website dedicated entirely to selling children of all ages to interested customers sent shockwaves across the Egyptian society ... Features -
UN report says human smugglers in Libya have links to security services
Most armed groups involved in human smuggling and trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions, sanctions ... North Africa -
WATCH: African migrants tortured, auctioned by human traffickers in Libya
A video showing migrants being tortured by human traffickers in Libya went viral on social media following a report by CNN showing footage of migrants ... Middle East -
British model who was to be ‘auctioned as sex slave’ in Italy speaks out
A hunt for possible accomplices to the terrifying abduction of a British model in Italy was underway Sunday after the alleged mastermind told police ... Variety -
Houthis smuggle, abandon Yemenis on mountains into Saudi Arabia
Houthi traffickers abandoned 73 Yemenis on mountains who had paid them thousands of Yemeni Riyals to smuggle them into Saudi Arabia Features