Human Trafficking

Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after 113 days at sea

Of the 90 people who set off on a troubled journey from Bangladesh in hopes of sanctuary in Malaysia, eight were found dead by Indian Coast Guards in February.

UN blacklists 52 groups for using sexual violence as war tactic

A report, focusing on 18 countries where the UN said it has obtained verified information, lists 52 parties “credibly suspected” of responsibility “for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence” in conflicts.

A decade after the Arab spring, activism endures in the face of repression

Activists across the Arab world continue to fight for human and civil rights despite violence and intimidation.

Ex-US Olympic gymnastics coach dies by suicide after trafficking charges

John Geddert, with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar, was charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, a step that prosecutors acknowledged was an uncommon use of Michigan law.

Nobel laureate: Pandemic leaves health and safety of women on the line

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad says the pandemic has increased the risk of exploitation and brutality against those most vulnerable.

Indian court awards teenage trafficking survivor rare payout

The survivor was 13 when she was trafficked from eastern Odisha state and sold to a brothel in Sonagachi, India's largest red-light district in the city of Kolkata.

More than 600 Pakistani girls sold as brides in China

Pakistan's biggest case against the traffickers has fallen apart. Of the 52 Chinese nationals charged, a court in Punjab acquitted 31 while another 21 Chinese defendants left the country after they were granted bail.

Migrants found dead in a lorry were Vietnamese – UK police

A multinational police investigation is now underway in a case that has shocked Britain and renewed debates about ways to stop human trafficking.

For migrants, stopover in Yemen often means rape and torture – report

AP investigation finds that African migrants are starved, raped and tortured in the Yemeni town of Ras Al Ara, which profits from human smuggling.

Driver charged over deaths of 39 people in UK lorry

UK police are struggling to identify the victims, who are believed to have come from Asia, and autopsies are under way.

'I can't breathe': Fresh UK arrests over 39 found dead in truck

British police said they had arrested two more people over the deaths of 39 people found in a truck, believed to be Chinese nationals, on suspicion of human trafficking and manslaughter.

Italy court says Eritrean in migrant case was victim of mistaken identity

An Italian court ruled that an Eritrean accused of being a human trafficking kingpin known as "the general" was telling the truth when he claimed it was a case of mistaken identity.