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What role does politics play in the TIP Report?
Seven days before the release of the TIP Report, the U.S. and Cuba took steps to establish a diplomatic relationship. Senator Marco Rubio voice his opinion regarding Cuba’s upgraded ranking: “This is the worst form of politicization of an important anti-trafficking tool.” Cuba has not taken any steps or adopted any laws that establish labor trafficking to be a crime. So how interested is Cuba to protect it’s population from human trafficking?
Pakistani authorities arrested Dr. Mubina Cassum Aboatwala, chair of the NGO HOPE, on charges of orphanage trafficking. On August 6, 2025, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) accused HOPE of trafficking minors disguised as adoptions. The FIA said, “HOPE was neither a registered orphanage nor legally empowered to arrange adoptions.” Yet the group pushed children forward as “abandoned babies,” offering little proof of how they entered its care.
| Thursday September 11, 2025
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