A journalistic investigation has revealed that the Greek authorities were aware that the nine people who they imprisoned for almost a year on charges relating to one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwreck were not members of a human trafficking network. Read the full report here.
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Greece failed to identify sex trafficking victims in migrant center, UN expert alleges. Read the full report here.
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UN expert voices alarm over failures to protect victims of trafficking on Greece's Samos island. Read the full report here.
Netherlands: Netherlands still doing too little to protect children from exploitation. Read more.
North Macedonia: Local Heroes: Fighting Human Trafficking in North Macedonia. Read more.
EU: Millions of Pakistanis in slave-like conditions. Read more.
Council of Europe: Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Read more.
Romania: Tate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian court. Read more.
Serbia: The Exploitation of Refugees and Migrants Hidden Struggles Along Migration Routes Read more.
Africa
Top 10 African countries with the highest human trafficking rate. Read more
Nigeria: Police arrest lady for alleged human trafficking. Read more.
Uganda: Human trafficking cases rise to over 3000 - govt. Read more.
AFRICOM: AFRICOM Takes Steps to Combat Human Trafficking and Child Soldiering. Read more.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Congo lawyers say Apple's supply chain statement must be verified. Read more.
Liberia: Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Read more.
Liberia: Liberia urged to prevent trafficking in human. Read more.
Nigeria: NIDO-Africa launches anti-human trafficking campaign today. Read more.
Uganda: Govt intervenes as human trafficking cases surge in eastern Uganda. Read more.
Asia and Oceania
Australia: Australia’s refugee policies risk fueling modern slavery as Albanese Government and Dutton Opposition push controversial bills. Read more.
Australia; Australia needs stronger modern slavery laws to protect workers and businesses. Read more.
Cambodia: Cambodia jails 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates. Read more
Cambodia: 13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients. Read more.
Indonesia: 'Modern slavery': Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates. Read more.
Malaysia: AI and the new era of human trafficking — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid. Read more.
Philippines: DOJ: Harry Roque in ‘Abu Dhabi,’ refutes human trafficking raps. Read more.
Uzbekistan: Treasury sanctions 3 in Uzbekistan for abusing children in orphanage. Read more.
Afghanistan: Poverty, unemployment drive human trafficking in Afghanistan, survey finds. Read more.
Australia; Australian Government responds to review of the Modern Slavery Act. Read more.
Australia: Australia outlines changes to anti-slavery law. Read more.
Australia: What is the Modern Slavery Act Australia and how to comply? Read more.
China: Chinese court upholds death sentence of child trafficker after rejecting final appeal. Read more.
India: Exploited, stigmatised: Survivors of human trafficking recount horror stories in Bengaluru. Read more.
India: Key accused in Laos human trafficking, cyberfraud case held from Hyderabad: Delhi Police. Read more.
Philippines: Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home. Read more.
Latin America
Colombia : Colombia moves closer to banning child marriage to protect vulnerable girls and fight modern slavery. Read more
Guatemala: UK project supports girls in vulnerable conditions. Read more.
Peru: From Lima to Washington: U.S. Embassy Sponsors Peruvian Youth Tackling Narcotics and Human Trafficking. Read more
Bolivia: Bolivia prosecutor seeks ex-president Morales' arrest over 'trafficking' of minor. Read more.
Colombia: As billion-dollar webcam industry booms, models suffer at hands of Colombian studios. Read more.
LATAM: Tracking the Exploitation of Illegal Gold, Human Trafficking, and Government Corruption: 2024’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish. Read more.
North America
USA: The forgotten’: San Francisco’s sex-trafficking survivors struggle to repair broken lives. Read more.
Canada: Canada to introduce new law to address forced labour risks in global supply chains. Read more.
Ohio, USA: Ohio athlete’s Olympic dreams shattered after he says trainers sex trafficked him. Read more.
Pennsylvania, USA: Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention. Read more.
Pennsylvania, USA: I’m a former assistant DA who works with survivors of sex trafficking − here’s why a recent Philly sting marks a shift in how Pennsylvania confronts the commercial sex industry. Read more.
South Carolina, USA: University of South Carolina Alumna finds niche as advocate for survivors of domestic violence and trafficking. Read more.
Vermont, USA: Omegle Shakes Child Sex Trafficking Claims in Eleventh Circuit. Read more.
