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Three Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor And Immigration Offenses on Long Island, N.Y.
A federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y., has found Antonio Rivera, 36, and Jason Villaman, 33, guilty of conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, alien harboring and alien transportation. John Whaley, 31, was convicted of conspiracy, forced labor,...
Lesotho Government Intensifies Public Education on Human Trafficking
Public education about human trafficking is among the leading activities within Lesotho’s national action plan that is aimed at combating trafficking of persons from the country.
Benin to Implement New Strategy for Child Rights Protection
The Beninese government has developed a new national communication strategy in terms of child rights promotion and protection for the period from 2011 to 2013.
Trafficking Domestic Workers From Cambodia to Malaysia
Investigations by NGOs in Cambodia have found that companies are recruiting girls as young as 13 to work in Malaysian households, confining them in overcrowded and unhygienic “training centres”, forging birth certificates to raise their age, and paying...
Nigerian Immigration Service Installs Fraud Detection Equipment
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has installed Document Fraud Readers, scanners and other passenger registration equipment at the various international airports to check human trafficking.
New Website to Help Fight Human Trafficking
The European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström has launched a new website dedicated to the fight against trafficking in human beings. The launch took place during a joint press conference with the newly appointed Anti Trafficking Coordinator...
Lesotho Government Spreads Awareness About Dangers of Human Trafficking
The Lesotho Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Safety has made a human trafficking movie, to help spread awareness about human trafficking and many of its various forms in the community, which will be played in the capital, Maseru on Sunday.
Keeping Watch for Traffickers Across the Nepalese Border
The daily flow of Nepalis over the border to India is relentless, as they come by car, motorcycle, rickshaw and horse-drawn carriage, but mostly on foot, through the main gate at the border city of Nepalganj.
