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How Undercover Agents Posed As Sex Buyers At Comic Con To Rescue Victims
Undercover officers posing as sex buyers at last week's Comic-Con event in California rescued human trafficking victims, including a 16-year-old girl, and made multiple arrests, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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CBI To Seek Interpol Notice Against Trafficking Network Members Pushing Indians In Russia War Zone
These victims were "deceptively" made to sign contracts for the Russian Army and handed over to them to be sent to the Russia-Ukraine War zone, the CBI has found.
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Jailed For Illegally Entering Pakistan, Woman, Minor Son Handed Back To India
An Indian woman and her minor son, victims of human trafficking, were handed over to Indian forces at the Wagah border after they completed their sentence of a little over one year for illegally entering Pakistan last year, a Pakistani official said.
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Risk Of "Donkey Flights" As Illegal Migration Rises In Punjab, Haryana
Illegal immigration by young Indians to countries such as the US, the UK, and Canada has come under spotlight as a plane carrying suspected victims of human trafficking was rerouted to India.
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Covid Led To Fall In Human Trafficking Numbers For First Time In 20 Years
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 were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge.
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Home Ministry Urges High Courts To Hold Judicial Colloquium On Human Trafficking
The Union Home Ministry has urged all high courts to hold colloquium on human trafficking to sensitise judicial officers about the crime as victims often endure extreme hardships including prostitution, forced marriages and organ trade.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Arrested For Human Trafficking In Canada
Three Indian-origin men in Canada have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with a case involving a victim under 18, a media report has said.
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Abused Domestic Worker To Challenge Hong Kong's Trafficking Record
A Philippine domestic worker who was sexually abused by her Hong Kong employer will take the city's police to court over their decision not to classify her as a victim of human trafficking, her lawyers said Friday.
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"He Hired A Hitman To Kill Me": A Human Trafficking Survivor's Viral Post
It has been over 16 year since Harold D'Souza arrived in the United States. He wanted to build a better life for himself and his family in the land of opportunities. Instead, Mr D'Souza ended up becoming a victim of human trafficking.
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UN Urges Countries To Extend Care To All Migrants To Combat Coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare - regardless of their legal status - to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic, two United Nations experts said.
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Hyderabad Police Rescue 11 Children From Human Traffickers
The Hyderabad police have rescued 11 children from human traffickers. Police said a bus was seen near LB Nagar Police Station in the city with children on-board who were suspected of being victims of human trafficking.
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UK Truck Deaths: Another Charged, Victims Now Thought To Be Vietnamese
A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said on Friday, as they confirmed they now believe all the victims were Vietnamese.
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Indian-Origin Man Among 4 From Prostitution Gang Convicted In UK
An Indian-origin man is among four members of a human trafficking gang in the UK found guilty of forcing their victims into prostitution and sham marriages.
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On Good Friday, Pope Hears Harrowing Stories Of Human Trafficking
Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with "armoured hearts" who exploit their plight for political gain.
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Almost A Third Of Human Trafficking Victims Are Children: UN Report
Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken "horrific dimensions" with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked.
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How Undercover Agents Posed As Sex Buyers At Comic Con To Rescue Victims
Undercover officers posing as sex buyers at last week's Comic-Con event in California rescued human trafficking victims, including a 16-year-old girl, and made multiple arrests, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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CBI To Seek Interpol Notice Against Trafficking Network Members Pushing Indians In Russia War Zone
These victims were "deceptively" made to sign contracts for the Russian Army and handed over to them to be sent to the Russia-Ukraine War zone, the CBI has found.
-
Jailed For Illegally Entering Pakistan, Woman, Minor Son Handed Back To India
An Indian woman and her minor son, victims of human trafficking, were handed over to Indian forces at the Wagah border after they completed their sentence of a little over one year for illegally entering Pakistan last year, a Pakistani official said.
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Risk Of "Donkey Flights" As Illegal Migration Rises In Punjab, Haryana
Illegal immigration by young Indians to countries such as the US, the UK, and Canada has come under spotlight as a plane carrying suspected victims of human trafficking was rerouted to India.
-
Covid Led To Fall In Human Trafficking Numbers For First Time In 20 Years
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 were reduced, but the Ukraine war has probably now caused a new surge.
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Home Ministry Urges High Courts To Hold Judicial Colloquium On Human Trafficking
The Union Home Ministry has urged all high courts to hold colloquium on human trafficking to sensitise judicial officers about the crime as victims often endure extreme hardships including prostitution, forced marriages and organ trade.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Arrested For Human Trafficking In Canada
Three Indian-origin men in Canada have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with a case involving a victim under 18, a media report has said.
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Abused Domestic Worker To Challenge Hong Kong's Trafficking Record
A Philippine domestic worker who was sexually abused by her Hong Kong employer will take the city's police to court over their decision not to classify her as a victim of human trafficking, her lawyers said Friday.
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"He Hired A Hitman To Kill Me": A Human Trafficking Survivor's Viral Post
It has been over 16 year since Harold D'Souza arrived in the United States. He wanted to build a better life for himself and his family in the land of opportunities. Instead, Mr D'Souza ended up becoming a victim of human trafficking.
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UN Urges Countries To Extend Care To All Migrants To Combat Coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare - regardless of their legal status - to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic, two United Nations experts said.
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Hyderabad Police Rescue 11 Children From Human Traffickers
The Hyderabad police have rescued 11 children from human traffickers. Police said a bus was seen near LB Nagar Police Station in the city with children on-board who were suspected of being victims of human trafficking.
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UK Truck Deaths: Another Charged, Victims Now Thought To Be Vietnamese
A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said on Friday, as they confirmed they now believe all the victims were Vietnamese.
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Indian-Origin Man Among 4 From Prostitution Gang Convicted In UK
An Indian-origin man is among four members of a human trafficking gang in the UK found guilty of forcing their victims into prostitution and sham marriages.
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On Good Friday, Pope Hears Harrowing Stories Of Human Trafficking
Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with "armoured hearts" who exploit their plight for political gain.
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Almost A Third Of Human Trafficking Victims Are Children: UN Report
Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken "horrific dimensions" with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked.
