Tag: Human trafficking
Interfaith summit in Manila calls for stronger action against human trafficking
The two-day Southeast Asian Interfaith Summit aims to address modern slavery and the online sexual exploitation of children
Mary Jane Veloso’s father appeals for clemency: ‘The greatest Christmas gift...
“I call on our President to allow Mary Jane to come straight home... it will be the greatest Christmas gift we could ever receive"
Caritas Internationalis head appeals for global crusade against human trafficking
Be mindful of the many people in this world who have been stripped of their human dignity and driven to the brink of despair
Myanmar border militia emerges as nexus in regional scam network
The militia was formed by fighters who broke away from the Karen National Union insurgent group in the 1990s and sided with the junta
Pope Francis lambasts the scourge of human trafficking
For Pope Francis, trafficking is a “systemic” evil and as such “we can and must eliminate it through a systematic, multilevel approach.”
After Cambodia crypto scam, Indians demand more jobs at home
The United Nations said last year that more than 100,000 people had been trafficked into online scam centres in Cambodia
Cambodian teen rescued from family home in China after Facebook plea
When they arrived in China, they were taken into a room that held many other Cambodian and Vietnamese girls and women
Thai police free Lao teenager after report of employer’s sexual abuse
The woman climbed a wall at the home to reach Thai police officers who had arrived outside the home along with her brother
Pope Francis: ‘It is never too late to take action’ against...
Human trafficking is estimated to be a $150 billion industry that profits off of an estimated 49.6 million victims worldwide
Vietnamese believed among migrants found in container at Irish port
The embassy said it has been coordinating with Irish authorities to verify the identities of the stowaways and assist with citizen protection
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