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For the flood of migrants and refugees escaping the violence and poverty of several African countries and heading toward Europe for the opportunity of a better life, the most common route out of North Africa is through Libya. They present targets for
Our first story this April 25th involves alleged human trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern day slavery. It involves deceiving people, defrauding them or forcing them into a type of labor or prosti
跨国环境犯罪猖獗 亟需多边携手整治 Environmental crime encompasses activity such as illegal logging, mining, dumping of dangerous chemicals, illegal fishing, and the poaching and illegal sale of wildlife. 环境犯罪包括:非法伐木
The ever-evolving illicit drug trade is shifting to a new paradigm. Increasingly, international criminal organizations are dealing in highly dangerous synthetic drugs. 不断发展的非法毒品贸易正在转向一种新的范式。越来越多的国
Debate erupts on social media over death for traffickers Pictures that call for the death penalty for all child traffickers and immediate execution have gone viral on Wechat. As of Thursday night, more than 540,000 people have expressed agreement wit
Governments, NGOs, Work to End Labor Trafficking 各国政府,非政府组织,努力制止贩运劳工 LOS ANGELES The International Labor Organization says more than 20 million people are subject to forced labor, working on farms, in factories,
By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 March 2006 The trafficking of women and girls for forced labor and sexual exploitation is a serious global problem. Ethiopian Alem Teklu is 29 years old. When she was
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 February 2007 Thailand is backing new efforts to stem illegal trade in wildlife in Southeast Asia. The campaign was given the go-ahead by Thai Prime Minister at a ceremony in Bangkok close to markets where trade in exotic wi
By Efam Dovi Accra 27 October 2006 Britain is offering expertise and training to help Ghana fight drug trafficking. The United Nations says West Africa is increasingly a transit point for cocaine destined for Europe. Britian's parliamentary undersec
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 September 2006 Student at Benin University walks past a billboard encouraging young women to fight against prostitution, in Benin City, Nigeria The International Organization for Migration says poverty, crime, corruption, a
By Tendai Maphosa London 27 March 2007 The United Nations along with other organizations has proposed a new global fund to fight international human trafficking and forced labor, which it says have grown to epidemic proportions. The report was launch
By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 February 2007 watch Human Trafficking report A coalition of women's and human-rights advocates in the United States is pressing New York state legislators to pass a law against human trafficking. Investigators say that
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 05 April 2007 The United Nations is seeking to enlist religious groups in Africa in the war against human trafficking. The head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime announced the initiative during a visit to South Africa.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 September 2006 The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration says there is a connection between the illegal trade of drugs in Afghanistan and human trafficking. IOM is holding a three-day workshop in the Afghan
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 July 2007 Two British teenagers have been provisionally charged with drug possession and drug trafficking in Ghana. Experts say Europeans, as well as pregnant women and minors, are increasingly being used by traffickers to
By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 June 2007 West Africa is increasingly becoming a transit point -- as well as a stopping point -- for illicit drugs. So far, local governments have proven incapable to combat the trend. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our
By Kari Barber Dakar 13 April 2007 Security experts from 12 West African countries, as well as the United States and United Nations, met in Dakar this week to discuss how guarding borders against drug and human trafficking could also help prevent ter
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2009 The International Organization for Migration is urging consumers not to buy products made by migrants exploited for their cheap labor. The IOM is launching a global campaign to end human trafficking. It begins