Traffickers are exploiting young Bangladeshi’s hopes of escaping poverty by offering them fake work placements in Libya, trapping them [...]
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Trafficked and tortured, thousands forced to scam in SE Asia
The BBC recounts the findings from a UN report that details how hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are lured to [...]
From modern slavery to a normal life: Loretta’s story
What began as an invitation to work as a caregiver for four children living in the U.K. turned into what Loretta now knows as a form of [...]
Forced to fight: how job promises lead to the Russian war zone
The Russian government recently discharged dozens of Indian men who had been forcibly conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine. Duped [...]
Why Girls are Married Off in Sub-Saharan Africa
Many girls in sub-Saharan Africa are married off before they reach the age of 18, often because their families believe it will help [...]
Victim Spent 10 Years Being “Passed Around” for Sex
Jenny (not her real name) is a victim of modern slavery who spent a decade in sexual slavery, being passed around by gangs of men who [...]
Growing calls for credit card companies to reject porn sites
With the launch of a new campaign this past week, Freedom United joins a growing coalition of organizations calling on credit card [...]
U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympic Games over Uyghur forced labor
The White House has announced that they will not be sending an official delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022. [...]
Cubans trafficked to fight for Russia in war against Ukraine
According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Russia has been operating a human trafficking ring that forcibly “recruits” Cubans to [...]
Asylum seekers face ongoing inhumanity by U.K. government
The Rwanda Bill, discriminatory GPS tagging coupled with a raft of other inhumane legislation, all underline the U.K. government’s [...]
China hits back against fashion’s crackdown on Uyghur forced labor
Many fashion brands have been making efforts to purge their supply chains of cotton picked in the Uyghur region or any element that [...]
Scotland’s Anti-slavery Day
Police and prosecutors are marking anti-slavery day by delivering a "crucial" message that there is no place for human trafficking in [...]
Bride Trafficking in Vietnam: Coping with a Daughter’s Disappearance
In remote parts of northern Vietnam, girls are disappearing — some as young as 13 years old. They are victims of bride [...]
More than 25% of Modern Slavery Hotline Calls from Car Washes
MPs are calling for hand car washes to be required to get licenses to operate in order to prevent “modern slavery in plain [...]
India’s child trafficking trade revealed
In a moving video report last week, the BBC revealed the staggering extent of India’s nationwide child trafficking network—a trade [...]
U.S. lawmakers pass Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
The U.S. is set to become the first country to ban the import of all goods made in the Xinjiang or Uyghur Region of China following the [...]
Modern slavery in the U.K. care sector
Care workers in the U.K. have been calling the national helpline for victims of modern slavery at an unprecedented rate since 2022, [...]
L’Oréal and Estée Lauder perfumes stink of exploitative child labor
Egypt produces about half of the world’s supply of jasmine, a major ingredient for the perfume industry. But a recent investigation by [...]
Cambodian journalist, Mech Dara, who exposed cyber slavery arrested
Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist who spearheaded the investigation and reporting of cyber slavery and corruption in [...]
Forced Marriage? This Girl said NO.
Forced marriage? This article is about one girl from Niger who refused by taking her family to court...
Rohingya Children Trafficked for Sex from Refugee Camps
Young teenage Rohingya girls are being trafficked for sexual exploitation from refugee camps in Bangladesh. Incredibly, some of their [...]
UK Reverses “Rescue Fees” Policy Following Outcry
The UK Foreign Office announced that it would reverse its policy of charging victims of forced marriage “rescue fees” [...]
BBC investigative documentary shows harsh reality of forced organ trafficking in Egypt
A new episode of the BBC’s investigative documentary show Panorama follows two reporters in Egypt who track down and interview a real [...]
Ukraine: fears traffickers exploiting unaccompanied children
Image credit: Kutsenko Volodymyr / Shutterstock.com In a desperate bid to escape from war, children from across Ukraine are being sent [...]