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- Feb 25, 2020
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Bishop fears new UK immigration restrictions could increase human trafficking
- Feb 21, 2020
An English bishop has expressed concern that new immigration restrictions announced by the UK government could lead to an increase in human trafficking.
Pope: Money from human trafficking stained with blood
- Feb 6, 2020
The hands of those who engage in human trafficking are stained with the blood of countless victims whose lives and dignity were sacrificed, Pope Francis said.
Hearing cites successes, undone work in protecting trafficking victims
- Jan 17, 2020
On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a Jan. 15 hearing to celebrate the act cited numerous successes — including the passage of four subsequent bills to further clamp down on trafficking — but noted work yet to do to keep both children and adults safe from others who would exploit them for sex or cheap labor.
Growth threatens lifestyle in Amazon’s Afro-Brazilian societies
- Aug 11, 2019
In Brazil, “quilombolos,” as the residents of quilombos are known, still suffer from the racism and discrimination that made the brutal slave trade possible in the first place.
Women who were trafficked find relief at London’s Bakhita House
- Jun 20, 2019
A ministry of the Archdiocese of Westminster and Caritas Westminster, Bakhita House provides women who have fled from their captors with safety and support and allows them to recover from their ordeal.
Pakistan police seek to unravel networks trafficking women
- Jun 17, 2019
With waves of arrests, Pakistani investigators are trying to unravel trafficking networks that convince impoverished Pakistanis to marry off their daughters to Chinese men for cash, and they say evidence is growing that many of the women and girls are sold into prostitution once in China.
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