After arriving unaccompanied in the U.K. and being placed in asylum hotels hundreds of refugee children have vanished. Many are suspected of falling prey to human traffickers while waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. U.N. inspectors are now raising the alarm and telling the new Labour government to take “all measures necessary” to […]
Source: The National
New inquiry into Frontex’s cooperation with Libya
An E.U. ombudsman is investigating the bloc’s border agency Frontex after activists raised concerns about its cooperation with Libyan coast guards. Inquiry into risk assessment Frontex trains and provides equipment to Libyan border authorities through an an €85 million ($83m) project. Six human rights groups have lodged a complaint accusing Frontex of failing to assess […]
Undocumented migrants & survivors at greater risk of COVID-19
A new report by the JCWI, a U.K. migrant rights organization, has exposed how the COVID-19 pandemic has left migrants without secure immigration status, including trafficking survivors, at heightened risk of contracting the virus. Hostile environment Punitive immigration policies intentionally designed to create a hostile environment for migrants in the U.K. have pushed undocumented migrants […]
Trafficking Victim Duc Nguyen Saved from Forced Deportation
Survivor of human trafficking Duc Nguyen has been saved at the last minute from forced deportation to Vietnam. Nguyen had been trafficked to the UK, where he was forced to work on a cannabis farm by a drug gang. He was later identified as a victim of modern slavery by the UK Home Office, but […]
UAE Child Trafficking Victims Find New Homes
Young children and women who were trafficked to the UAE are now being relocated to live with families in Europe and Australia. This comes after authorities discovered that their own families trafficked them into forced sex work, meaning going home was not an option for these survivors. The National reports: The UAE is working with […]
Campaign in Scotland Aims to Fight Human Trafficking
The Scottish Government has launched a new campaign that warns citizens that human trafficking has grown beyond just the country’s cities. According to The National, a Scottish newspaper: “The public awareness push highlights for the first time all the towns and villages in Scotland where people have been found trafficked into the country, and exploited. […]