Latest items for TRAFF-DATA-1
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A majority of the cases in 2021, the report said, were of kidnappings and abduction, rapes, domestic violence, dowry deaths and assaults. Also, 107 women were attacked with acid, 1,580 women were trafficked, 15 girls were sold and 2,668 women were victims of cybercrimes" (para 12-13). "The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work. But a large majority of the kidnapped women - 28,222 - were taken away to 'compel her for marriage'. Experts say many of these cases are false and are...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A majority of the cases in 2021, the report said, were of kidnappings and abduction, rapes, domestic violence, dowry deaths and assaults. Also, 107 women were attacked with acid, 1,580 women were trafficked, 15 girls were sold and 2,668 women were victims of cybercrimes" (para 12-13). "The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work. But a large majority of the kidnapped women - 28,222 - were taken away to 'compel her for marriage'. Experts say many of these cases are false and are...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls" (1).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls" (1).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15). In Table 5, titled "Number of cases," the number of cases of human trafficking involving adults is recorded. In total, there were 80 cases with 163 males being prosecuted and 68 females being prosecuted (16).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15). In Table 5, titled "Number of cases," the number of cases of human trafficking involving adults is recorded. In total, there were 80 cases with 163 males being prosecuted and 68 females being prosecuted (16).
Feb. 4, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most were pressured to become pregnant as quickly as possible; some were compelled to undergo forced fertility treatment. Those with children who were lucky enough to escape could usually only do so by leaving their children behind. Several of the interviewed women had been trafficked multiple times. Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most were pressured to become pregnant as quickly as possible; some were compelled to undergo forced fertility treatment. Those with children who were lucky enough to escape could usually only do so by leaving their children behind. Several of the interviewed women had been trafficked multiple times. Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"China has a serious problem with women and girls from other countries being trafficked to China and sold as 'brides.' The country’s gender imbalance has driven a 'woman shortage' and an unmet demand for brides for young men. The difficulty to ‘find’ wives, combined with a lack of protections in China, has fueled a demand for trafficked women from abroad, mainly from neighboring countries. Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"China has a serious problem with women and girls from other countries being trafficked to China and sold as 'brides.' The country’s gender imbalance has driven a 'woman shortage' and an unmet demand for brides for young men. The difficulty to ‘find’ wives, combined with a lack of protections in China, has fueled a demand for trafficked women from abroad, mainly from neighboring countries. Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981 and criminalized it in 2007. However, adults and children from traditional slave castes in the Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian communities remain exposed to hereditary slavery practices such as forced labor without pay as domestic servants or farm laborers; the OECD reports women and girls from these communities are vulnerable to sexual violence and rape" (5)
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981 and criminalized it in 2007. However, adults and children from traditional slave castes in the Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian communities remain exposed to hereditary slavery practices such as forced labor without pay as domestic servants or farm laborers; the OECD reports women and girls from these communities are vulnerable to sexual violence and rape" (5)
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern: (a) That the State party is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as the heightened risk of sex trafficking for Indigenous, Afrodescendent and migrant women and girls in the Pacific coastal zones" (6). "[T]he Committee notes with concern... (d) The prevalence of child sex tourism in the State party" (6-7).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T]he Committee notes with concern: (a) That the State party is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour, as well as the heightened risk of sex trafficking for Indigenous, Afrodescendent and migrant women and girls in the Pacific coastal zones" (6). "[T]he Committee notes with concern... (d) The prevalence of child sex tourism in the State party" (6-7).
Jan. 27, 2025, 9 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"But the Chinese state classifies North Korean defectors as illegal economic migrants rather than refugees, and repatriates those it captures. Last year, up to 600 defectors were repatriated in October alone, according to the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), an NGO in South Korea" (Para 14-15).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"But the Chinese state classifies North Korean defectors as illegal economic migrants rather than refugees, and repatriates those it captures. Last year, up to 600 defectors were repatriated in October alone, according to the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), an NGO in South Korea" (Para 14-15).
Jan. 27, 2025, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Last year, up to 600 defectors were repatriated in October alone, according to the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), an NGO in South Korea" (Para 15).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Last year, up to 600 defectors were repatriated in October alone, according to the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), an NGO in South Korea" (Para 15).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"According to government figures, 2,481 women and girls were officially reported as 'missing' in 2022, though civil society groups say the real number is higher. The disappearances of women in Mexico hide other forms of violence against women, including femicide, kidnapping and human trafficking, civil society groups say" (para 17).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"According to government figures, 2,481 women and girls were officially reported as 'missing' in 2022, though civil society groups say the real number is higher. The disappearances of women in Mexico hide other forms of violence against women, including femicide, kidnapping and human trafficking, civil society groups say" (para 17).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"This breadth allows for the gendered harms perpetrated by Daesh, including rape, sexual assault, trafficking, slavery, forced and child marriage, to be fully captured —and is therefore essential to ensuring full gender justice for Daesh crimes" (6). "Daesh intentionally targeted Yazidi women and girls for destruction with acts including killing, rape, forcible transfer, and enslavement" (6).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"This breadth allows for the gendered harms perpetrated by Daesh, including rape, sexual assault, trafficking, slavery, forced and child marriage, to be fully captured —and is therefore essential to ensuring full gender justice for Daesh crimes" (6). "Daesh intentionally targeted Yazidi women and girls for destruction with acts including killing, rape, forcible transfer, and enslavement" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"From 2016 to 2020, the Inter-Agency Commission against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, received a total of 457 complaints, of which 392 were for the offence of trafficking in persons in the form of servitude, irregular adoption, commercial sexual exploitation as regulated in the Special Act, forced labour or recruitment of persons under 18 years of age for criminal activities; and 65 complaints were for the offence of commercial sexual exploitation, pimping, paid sexual relations and child pornography, regulated in the Criminal Code that was repealed. Of these complaints, 248 cases went to court (127 for the offence of trafficking in persons and 121 for the offence of commercial sexual...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"From 2016 to 2020, the Inter-Agency Commission against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, received a total of 457 complaints, of which 392 were for the offence of trafficking in persons in the form of servitude, irregular adoption, commercial sexual exploitation as regulated in the Special Act, forced labour or recruitment of persons under 18 years of age for criminal activities; and 65 complaints were for the offence of commercial sexual exploitation, pimping, paid sexual relations and child pornography, regulated in the Criminal Code that was repealed. Of these complaints, 248 cases went to court (127 for the offence of trafficking in persons and 121 for the offence of commercial sexual...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Hungary is a source and transit country for sex trafficking victims, but due to the low average income and grey policing, it’s not the most profitable for traffickers. In the past, most victims were sold abroad, but now this has reduced to around 60%" (par. 14). Hungary is the third highest country in Europe in terms of numbers of sex trafficking victims – Romania and Bulgaria are first and second, respectively" (par. 15). "In Hungary usually fewer than ten cases of trafficking are prosecuted annually – although there are more prosecutions of some of the related crimes, such as procuring and exploitation. In 2018 there were 41 closed cases of...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Hungary is a source and transit country for sex trafficking victims, but due to the low average income and grey policing, it’s not the most profitable for traffickers. In the past, most victims were sold abroad, but now this has reduced to around 60%" (par. 14). Hungary is the third highest country in Europe in terms of numbers of sex trafficking victims – Romania and Bulgaria are first and second, respectively" (par. 15). "In Hungary usually fewer than ten cases of trafficking are prosecuted annually – although there are more prosecutions of some of the related crimes, such as procuring and exploitation. In 2018 there were 41 closed cases of...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria, Romania
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Hungary is the third highest country in Europe in terms of numbers of sex trafficking victims – Romania and Bulgaria are first and second, respectively" (par. 15).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Hungary is the third highest country in Europe in terms of numbers of sex trafficking victims – Romania and Bulgaria are first and second, respectively" (par. 15).
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:52 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Gold remains a fugitive from justice – part of what anti-trafficking activists and officials say is a thriving underground of suspected Nigerian sex traffickers who have taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates" (para 7). "According to victim statements to the court and interviews, Gold and her associates targeted Nigerian women who were desperate for work and new lives, promising them jobs in hair salons, restaurants and other retail businesses in Dubai. Gold’s associates helped them obtain Nigerian passports and tourist visas to travel to the UAE. Descriptions of her operations come from five women who said they’d been trafficked by Gold. Three gave detailed interviews. Two of the three...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Gold remains a fugitive from justice – part of what anti-trafficking activists and officials say is a thriving underground of suspected Nigerian sex traffickers who have taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates" (para 7). "According to victim statements to the court and interviews, Gold and her associates targeted Nigerian women who were desperate for work and new lives, promising them jobs in hair salons, restaurants and other retail businesses in Dubai. Gold’s associates helped them obtain Nigerian passports and tourist visas to travel to the UAE. Descriptions of her operations come from five women who said they’d been trafficked by Gold. Three gave detailed interviews. Two of the three...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Gold – whose name appears in court records as Christiana Jacob Uadiale – was a ringleader in a criminal network that lured African women to Dubai and forced them into prostitution in brothels, backstreets, bars, hotels and dance clubs, according to six Nigerian government anti-trafficking officials, a British human rights activist who has tracked her operation and five women who say they were trafficked and exploited by her. Three of the women said in interviews that Gold told them that if they didn’t do as they were told, they’d be killed and dumped in the desert" (para 3-4). "Gold remains a fugitive from justice – part of what anti-trafficking activists...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Gold – whose name appears in court records as Christiana Jacob Uadiale – was a ringleader in a criminal network that lured African women to Dubai and forced them into prostitution in brothels, backstreets, bars, hotels and dance clubs, according to six Nigerian government anti-trafficking officials, a British human rights activist who has tracked her operation and five women who say they were trafficked and exploited by her. Three of the women said in interviews that Gold told them that if they didn’t do as they were told, they’d be killed and dumped in the desert" (para 3-4). "Gold remains a fugitive from justice – part of what anti-trafficking activists...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said on October 29 in a new detailed report that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces in the country’s ongoing conflict, are responsible for committing sexual violence on a large scale in areas under their control, including gang-rapes and abducting and detaining victims in conditions that amount to sexual slavery" (para 5).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said on October 29 in a new detailed report that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces in the country’s ongoing conflict, are responsible for committing sexual violence on a large scale in areas under their control, including gang-rapes and abducting and detaining victims in conditions that amount to sexual slavery" (para 5).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said" (par. 1). "But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. . .Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said" (par. 1). "But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. . .Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, six criminal cases of trafficking in persons were opened in 2013, 18 in 2014, 10 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 7 in 2017, and 1 in the first half of 2018. The cases registered include: the sale of a child (60 per cent), labour exploitation (23 per cent) and sexual exploitation (17 per cent)" (19). Table 10, titled "Data on assistance received in 2018" shows the details of 7 cases of victems of trafficking in persons and the number of women in that group. 3 cases handled sexual slavery, 3 handled labour slavery, and 1 handled forced marriage. 4 of them occured in...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, six criminal cases of trafficking in persons were opened in 2013, 18 in 2014, 10 in 2015, 8 in 2016, 7 in 2017, and 1 in the first half of 2018. The cases registered include: the sale of a child (60 per cent), labour exploitation (23 per cent) and sexual exploitation (17 per cent)" (19). Table 10, titled "Data on assistance received in 2018" shows the details of 7 cases of victems of trafficking in persons and the number of women in that group. 3 cases handled sexual slavery, 3 handled labour slavery, and 1 handled forced marriage. 4 of them occured in...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Law enforcement in Tajikistan opened 14 cases of trafficking in persons involving 26 defendants in 2020, compared to 20 cases involving 35 defendants in 2019. The courts convicted all 26 individuals, a significant increase from the four convictions in 2019" (p. 26). "A shelter for trafficking victims in Dushanbe is in operation under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan. The shelter provides assistance with rehabilitation (medical, legal, psychological and social) to victims of trafficking, victims of domestic violence, abandoned wives of migrant workers and vulnerable migrants. Starting in 2017, the Ministry provided funding to the non-governmental organization Themis under a State contract to support a day-care centre...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Law enforcement in Tajikistan opened 14 cases of trafficking in persons involving 26 defendants in 2020, compared to 20 cases involving 35 defendants in 2019. The courts convicted all 26 individuals, a significant increase from the four convictions in 2019" (p. 26). "A shelter for trafficking victims in Dushanbe is in operation under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan. The shelter provides assistance with rehabilitation (medical, legal, psychological and social) to victims of trafficking, victims of domestic violence, abandoned wives of migrant workers and vulnerable migrants. Starting in 2017, the Ministry provided funding to the non-governmental organization Themis under a State contract to support a day-care centre...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). "A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4).more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). "A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4).more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-3
"Breslin said she had found evidence of migrant women being advertised who had been trafficked into Ireland and were unaware that they were being advertised on the site. 'The women being advertised as very young at 18 or 19, for possibly low prices, are actually a red flag for trafficking or exploitation,' she said" (para 19-20).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-3
"Breslin said she had found evidence of migrant women being advertised who had been trafficked into Ireland and were unaware that they were being advertised on the site. 'The women being advertised as very young at 18 or 19, for possibly low prices, are actually a red flag for trafficking or exploitation,' she said" (para 19-20).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:51 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Around 200 underground baby factories have been shut over the last five years, according to Nigerian security agencies, however new facilities open to replace the closed ones. Earlier this month, police officers stormed a hideout in Abia where they rescued 16 pregnant girls and eight young children. Maureen Chinaka, a police spokeswoman revealed that the rescued girls were between the ages of 17 and 27 and had been told that they would be paid to leave the baby factories without their babies. Last June, 22 pregnant young girls and two babies were rescued from a facility in the same state, where they had been held hostage" (para 6-9).more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Around 200 underground baby factories have been shut over the last five years, according to Nigerian security agencies, however new facilities open to replace the closed ones. Earlier this month, police officers stormed a hideout in Abia where they rescued 16 pregnant girls and eight young children. Maureen Chinaka, a police spokeswoman revealed that the rescued girls were between the ages of 17 and 27 and had been told that they would be paid to leave the baby factories without their babies. Last June, 22 pregnant young girls and two babies were rescued from a facility in the same state, where they had been held hostage" (para 6-9).more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. All the girls interviewed by the AP said they are held hostage by controlling husbands who rarely let them outside. Several said they were beaten and raped by traffickers and other men during the journey to Malaysia, and five said they were abused by their husbands. Half the girls are pregnant or already have babies, despite most saying they...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. All the girls interviewed by the AP said they are held hostage by controlling husbands who rarely let them outside. Several said they were beaten and raped by traffickers and other men during the journey to Malaysia, and five said they were abused by their husbands. Half the girls are pregnant or already have babies, despite most saying they...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:30 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"It was unclear how many Hmong women have moved to China to marry Chinese men in recent years. But Lao government officials and one person who works for an NGO said the practice has become commonplace in the country’s north, particularly in Luang Prabang and Oudomxay provinces. 'I just saw this happen earlier this year,' a resident of Xayabury province’s Hongsa district told RFA. 'A middleman who works for Chinese men came here to negotiate with parents of Hmong women. When the parents said yes, he did all the paperwork according to regulations and laws on marriage'" (para 16-17).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"It was unclear how many Hmong women have moved to China to marry Chinese men in recent years. But Lao government officials and one person who works for an NGO said the practice has become commonplace in the country’s north, particularly in Luang Prabang and Oudomxay provinces. 'I just saw this happen earlier this year,' a resident of Xayabury province’s Hongsa district told RFA. 'A middleman who works for Chinese men came here to negotiate with parents of Hmong women. When the parents said yes, he did all the paperwork according to regulations and laws on marriage'" (para 16-17).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). "A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4).more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"With an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new actresses debuting each year, and the annual number of released videos hitting over a concerning 35,000, these numbers become even more terrifying as many women and girls are subjected to rape, blackmail, and sexual assault as part of their introduction into the industry - by up to 15 men at times” (para 3). "A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and of those who agreed, 14 per cent were then pressured to perform sex acts” (para 4).more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"During 2010–2013, three major operations and surveillance were carried out; Seven persons were arrested and charged with a total of eight counts of Trafficking in Persons, Attempted Trafficking in Persons, Rape and Aggravated Assault. Between 2018–2021, 61 potential victims were identified. Both immigrants and Belizean nationals are victims, most were women. Persons arrested for trafficking violations were both men and women including Belizean and foreign nationals; In 2021, there were three confirmed victims of forced prostitution and labour trafficking" (28). "In 2021, nine victims received protection from the Government. The Government partners with foster parents, shelters or government administered care facilities to place them" (29).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"During 2010–2013, three major operations and surveillance were carried out; Seven persons were arrested and charged with a total of eight counts of Trafficking in Persons, Attempted Trafficking in Persons, Rape and Aggravated Assault. Between 2018–2021, 61 potential victims were identified. Both immigrants and Belizean nationals are victims, most were women. Persons arrested for trafficking violations were both men and women including Belizean and foreign nationals; In 2021, there were three confirmed victims of forced prostitution and labour trafficking" (28). "In 2021, nine victims received protection from the Government. The Government partners with foster parents, shelters or government administered care facilities to place them" (29).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Between 2017 and 2021, the Public Prosecution Service received 1,569 complaints from women nationwide. As at April 2021, the Special Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police has investigated a total of 99 cases of trafficking in persons and 46 cases of smuggling of persons. Between 2019 and 2021, the judiciary referred 344 cases of trafficking in persons to criminal courts. Between 2019 and 2020, it handed down five judgments" (12). "Between 2017 and 2020, the Secretariat against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons assisted and housed in temporary shelters 823 women victims of trafficking in persons, sexual and labour exploitation and forced labour, among other crimes" (13)....more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Between 2017 and 2021, the Public Prosecution Service received 1,569 complaints from women nationwide. As at April 2021, the Special Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police has investigated a total of 99 cases of trafficking in persons and 46 cases of smuggling of persons. Between 2019 and 2021, the judiciary referred 344 cases of trafficking in persons to criminal courts. Between 2019 and 2020, it handed down five judgments" (12). "Between 2017 and 2020, the Secretariat against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons assisted and housed in temporary shelters 823 women victims of trafficking in persons, sexual and labour exploitation and forced labour, among other crimes" (13)....more