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Philanthropist leaders unite against child marriage

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, and Melinda French Gates recently visited Malawi and South Africa announcing to the BBC their aim to end [...]

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The continued plight of missing asylum seeking children in the U.K.

On Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, BBC reported that a High Court decision was made on a case brought against the Home Office in 2023 by [...]

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Trafficking victims are hiding in plain sight even at McDonald’s

More people are living in slavery today than at any other time in modern history. And according to a recent BBC report, far from being [...]

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BYD sued over ‘slavery-like’ conditions at Brazil EV plant

Brazilian prosecutors have launched a lawsuit against electric carmaker BYD and two of its contractors. The suit accuses the companies [...]

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Trafficked Parents in UK Have Unique Needs

Trafficked parents--pregnant women or parents with children--are having their needs "systematically overlooked" in the UK, a report [...]

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Record 5,000 Slavery Victims of 116 Nationalities Reported in UK

The National Crime Agency has issued a new report that found that 5,145 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to UK [...]

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Is the Sahara Trafficking Ban Working?

The number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe has fallen dramatically, and a recent ban on trafficking [...]

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Live-in domestic workers in Spain treated like “modern-day slaves”

Live-in domestic workers in Spain treated like “modern-day slaves”

Global lockdowns as a result of COVID-19 have resulted in some live-in domestic workers being trapped with their employers. In Spain, a [...]

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Xinjiang Police Files

The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps

Working with a consortium of 14 media organizations from 11 countries, the BBC has been able to authenticate significant elements of [...]

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Breaking the chains of tradition: battling child marriage in Malawi

In the heart of Malawi, forced child marriage persists despite its outlawing in 2017. Tamara’s* story, shared by the BBC, unveils [...]

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Greek coastguard causes drowning

Hunted and thrown into the sea: Greece’s deadly deterrence policy

Controlling the flow of migrants trying to apply for asylum in Europe is top of the agenda for governments across the European Union [...]

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Abercrombie & Fitch store front. Former CEO arrested for sex trafficking.

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO arrested for sex trafficking

Trigger warning: This story contains accounts of sexual violence Despite the controversies that tainted his leadership—including a 2003 [...]

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South Korea's overseas adoption program: fraud, illegal adoptions, and human trafficking

South Korea’s overseas adoption program: fraud, illegal adoptions, and orphan trafficking

Kyung-ha was six years old when she was allegedly kidnapped while playing near her home in Seoul, South Korea. A woman she didn’t know [...]

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