Child trafficking

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26 May 2023

Germany

'Ukraine refugee porn' raises risks for women fleeing the war

Since the start of the war the OSCE Human noticed a sharp rise in online searches for sexual content related to Ukrainian women and girls.

17 January 2023

Europe News

Brussels unveils new measures to crack down on human trafficking in EU

More than 7,000 victims of trafficking are registered in the EU every year. The majority -- 53% -- are EU citizens.

19 December 2022

Conscious Travel

Trafficking, abuse, neglect: The hidden fallout from ‘voluntourism’

In orphanages around the world, well-intentioned volunteers could be unknowingly funding exploitation.

17 October 2022

Sport

UK police launch investigation after Mo Farah documentary revelations

The four-time Olympic champion has revealed that he was trafficked to the country as a child.

14 July 2022

World News

Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees

Nine suspects and nine possible victims have been identified so far, with suspicious posts found in 14 different countries in one single day.

23 June 2022

Ukraine

'Huge risk' Ukrainian children can fall into trafficking

Ylva Johansson warned that "criminal elements" usually take advantage of big migratory flows.

21 March 2022

Scenes

Meet the Nepali teenagers raising awareness of human trafficking

In partnership with Media City

"If I would have been trafficked, I have no clue how my life would be now. I still fear when I think of what happened. Where would I be now?"

7 March 2022

USA

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of luring girls for Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse

British socialite and former partner of Epstein faces up to 65 years in jail.

30 December 2021

Europe

Accused child trafficking gang walk free from court in Romania

It's caused outrage among human rights groups and within British policing circles.

24 December 2019

Nigeria

Hundreds of chained captives released from Nigerian school

Police say children as young as five were among those released from the building in Kaduna

28 September 2019

Greece

Greek police smash alleged €500,000 baby-smuggling network

Greek police, backed by Europol, say they have uncovered a €500,000 network that sold unborn children for adoption and eggs from vulnerable women.

27 September 2019

Sudan

EU-bound child migrants rescued from traffickers in Sudan, say police

They were heading to Europe before traffickers made them work in illegal gold mines, authorities claim.

11 September 2018

Spain

Stolen babies trial resumes in Madrid

Stolen babies trial resumes in Madrid

4 September 2018

India

Sex trafficking victims are getting the best revenge

A school dedicated to helping child prostitution victims become lawyers has opened in India.

6 April 2017

Europe

Human trafficking - tracking a lost generation

More than 1.2 million people fled poverty and war in 2015 hoping to find a safe haven in Europe and many of the children who have made that journey are being exploited.

15 July 2016