Edo govt strengthening response to human trafficking, illegal migration —Obaseki
By Gabriel Enogholase Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration was strengthening the state’s response to human trafficking and illegal migration. He spoke, Wednesday, in Benin City, when he received the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano De Leo, in his office. The governor, who hailed the Italian government for their support, said […]
NAPTIP Receives 88 Victims of Human Trafficking From Ivorian Govt
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it has received 88 rescued victims of human trafficking from the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. Director-General, NAPTIP, Dr. Fatima Waziri, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a meeting at the Second Session of the […]
World Day Against Trafficking In Persons
This year’s theme puts victims of human trafficking at the centre of the campaign and will highlight the importance of listening to and learning from survivors of human trafficking. The campaign portrays survivors as key actors in the fight against human trafficking and focuses on the crucial role they play in establishing effective measures to […]
Netflix Shines Light On Nigerian Sex Trafficking
Set in the shady underworld of Lagos brothels, Nigerian thriller Òlòtūré gives viewers an inside look at the sex trafficking schemes that ensnare thousands of Nigerian women each year. The film is fictional but aims for a realistic and gritty picture to raise awareness of what is a persistent and little-discussed problem, said 36-year-old director […]
New Human Trafficking Routes Identified In Kenya
A new report has identified additional smuggling routes, once again revealing Kenya’s intricate web of extensive criminal activity with well established local and international networks. The report comes barely three months after the US Trafficking in Persons Report 2020, placed Kenya in the list of countries with the worst human trafficking trends in the world. […]
FG Rescues 23-Year-Old Nigerian Lady Trafficked To Lebanon
A Nigerian woman trafficked to Lebanon, Omolola Ajayi, has been rescued and now in the custody of the Nigerian Embassy in Beirut. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in a WhatsApp message yesterday, said Ms Ajayi would return to Nigeria soon. “Update on the viral video of a trafficked Nigerian girl in Lebanon. She is now […]
Ivory Coast Pledges Trafficking Crackdown As 137 Child Victims Are Rescued
Ivory Coast police on Monday vowed to ramp up efforts to stop child trafficking after rescuing 137 children from forced labour and sex work in the first major operation in several years. Police surrounded the southeastern town of Aboisso for 48 hours last week and searched vehicles, cocoa plantations and nearby villages for children who […]
Five Aims For The Anti-Slavery Fight In 2020
With a decade for the world to meet a United Nations target of ending modern slavery, experts say anti-slavery efforts must be guided by survivors, supported by law enforcement and kept at the top of the global activism agenda. About 40 million people globally are estimated to be enslaved – in forced labour and forced […]
Rape-Accused Omotoso To Spend Third Christmas Behind Bars Pending Concourt Judgment
Despite all the efforts of rape-accused pastor Timothy Omotoso to secure his release from jail, he will still spend Christmas behind bars. This year, Omotoso will spend his third Christmas at St Albans Correctional Centre, since his arrest in April 2017. During a brief appearance in the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth on […]
India’s Human Traffickers Escaping Punishment- Data Shows Few Convictions
Poor enforcement of the law by stretched police means that many slave-owners escape punishment, said, anti-trafficking campaigners Less than 1% of Indians charged with slavery offences during the past decade were convicted, research showed on Tuesday, as anti-slavery campaigners called for tougher action on human traffickers to stop them preying on people. Out of 429 […]
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