The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Ms. Urmila Bhoola, and other human rights experts have spoken [...]
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UN: Half of Child Trafficking Cases Linked to Family
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that nearly half of child trafficking cases globally are linked to their own [...]
UN Develops Guide for Cabin Crews to Spot Trafficking
The United Nations’ human rights office and civil aviation agency are putting the final touches on new guidelines that could help [...]
UN Condemns Ghastly Conditions in Libya Detention Centers
The UN has condemned “ghastly conditions” in which migrants and refugees are being held in Libyan detention centers. A [...]
U.N.: governments must do more to fight pandemic-linked exploitation
In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a group of United Nations gave the latest warning [...]
Migrant workers in Canada at severe risk of modern slavery
A recent report by an independent U.N. human rights expert found that the current migrant worker system in Canada is a “breeding [...]
U.N. rights chief urges end to E.U.’s support for Libyan Coast Guard
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an urgent review of the European Union’s agreement with [...]
UN Security Council Wants Migrant Smuggling Stopped
Acting to help “save the threatened lives of migrants or of victims of human trafficking” and to disrupt criminal enterprises operating [...]
United Nations Approves Investigative Team
Today the United Nations Security Council approved the establishment of an investigation team that will support Iraq’s efforts to hold [...]
Mining Billionaire Takes His Fight to the United Nations
It is not unusual for Andrew Forrest, an Australian billionaire, to confront people with an ugly comment: “You may be a [...]