UN marks Day of Remembrance with calls to tackle slavery’s lingering consequences
2014-03-26
On March 25 every year since 2007, the UN marks the International Day to honour the more than 15 million men, women, and children who suffered and died during the more than 400-year... |
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Indian rickshaw puller sells daughter, 15, to traffickers - report
Nita Bhalla
2014-03-25
A 15-year-old Indian girl from New Delhi has told police her father sold her to traffickers for the equivalent of $4,630 but she managed to escape |
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Text messages: Newest weapon against sex trafficking
Rachel Browne
2014-03-25
The sex industry has gone digital and community outreach workers are adapting by using text messaging software to reach potential victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation |
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Christians and Muslims join forces to combat modern slavery
James Mackenzie
2014-03-18
Their joint statement setting up the "Global Freedom Network" they declared that "physical, economic and sexual exploitation of men, women and children" trapped 30 million people worldwide in slavery |
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Suspected Uighurs rescued from Thai trafficking camp
Andrew R.C. Marshall
2014-03-17
Police rescued about 200 people believed to be Muslim Uighurs from a human smuggling camp in southern Thailand |
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China detains more than 1,000 in baby trafficking crackdown
2014-02-28
Chinese police have detained 1,094 people and rescued 382 infants in a nationwide crackdown on four online baby trafficking rings |
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Mauritania should take more steps to eliminate slavery
2014-02-28
"I commend the government of Mauritania for the measures taken since my last mission in 2009 and for its commitment to ending slavery in the country," Gulnara Shahinian, U.N. Special Rapporteur on slavery |
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Sexual slavery in Mexico – a pimp tells his story
Jo Tuckman
2014-02-04
Sex trafficking entraps thousands of Mexican women every year. A jailed pimp, who claims to be reformed, explains his role |
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China doctor gets suspended death sentence for trafficking newborn babies
2014-01-16
A Chinese court handed down a suspended death sentence on a doctor who sold seven newborn babies to human traffickers, a case that sparked widespread anger in a country where child trafficking is rampant |
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