Essay: Slavery’s historical link to marriage is still at play in some African societies
BENEDETTA ROSSI, professor of history at UCL, looks at the incidence of ‘slave marriages’ past – and present…
Essay: Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how much until we crunched the data
Scholar of modern slavery – MONTI DATTA, ANGHARAD SMITH, and KEVIN BALES – look, in an article first published on The Conversation, about what their research shows about the connection between slavery and conflict…
Berlin warns Ukrainian refugees about trafficking danger
Berlin, GermanyReuters The city of Berlin has warned Ukrainian refugees not to accept offers of money or accommodation at the main train station due to concerns that they might be lured into forced prostitution or other forms of human trafficking. “Please note that there may be criminals on the move at Berlin central station who want […]
Pope decries genital mutilation, sex trafficking of women; praises Moroccan efforts to rescue boy trapped in well
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday, calling them humiliating affronts to women’s dignity and urging officials to do everything possible to end both. “This practice, which is unfortunately common in various parts of the world, humiliates the dignity of a woman and gravely attacks […]
US announces sex-trafficking charges against Duterte ally
Reuters US prosecutors on Thursday announced sex-trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of a Philippines-based church who is a friend and adviser to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. A 74-page indictment charges Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder of a church called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name […]
Lifestory: She lost her husband in a beach accident. Her book tackles what it takes to heal.
YONAT SHIMRON, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with Shannon Dingle about her latest book, ‘Living Brave: Lesson from Hurt, Lighting the Way to Hope’…
Hundreds of girls, women have disappeared during pandemic in Peru
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation More than 900 women and girls have gone missing in Peru during its coronavirus lockdown, a top women’s rights official said on Tuesday, calling for the creation of a national missing persons register to addressing the “alarming” number of disappearances. Records must be kept to track those who go missing, whether […]
Drugs, oil…women? Mexican cartels turn to human trafficking
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Organised crime is mutating in Mexico as gangs who steal oil and sell drugs try a lucrative new line of work trafficking people, according to a top official fighting money laundering. Santiago Nieto, head of Mexico’s financial intelligence unit (UIF), said his team had discovered that some of the country’s […]
“We can’t allow it”: Mexico rights watchdog eyes sex trafficking
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Mexico cannot keep allowing people to fall victim to human trafficking networks, its new human rights ombudsman has said, warning it will be especially vigilant over sexual exploitation. Rosario Piedra said the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), which she heads, received daily complaints from those looking for lost loved ones. […]
Actress Mira Sorvino calls for action on pimps, buying sex to end trafficking
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Hollywood actress Mira Sorvino called on Thursday for more action to be taken against pimps and men buying sex in a bid to end sex trafficking, voicing fears that online pornography and grooming of vulnerable targets were fuelling the problem. The 52-year-old Oscar-winning actress became actively involved in campaigning […]