Tag Archives: Human trafficking

The President of Eritrea’s Letter on Human Trafficking to The Secretary General of the UN

March 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

ICER International Commission on Eritrean Refugees ICER  STATEMENT MARC H 4, 2013    Volume 1,   Number 1 STATEMENT FROM  ICER The President of  Eritrea’s Letter on Human Trafficking to The Secretary General of the UN We note that a letter signed … read more »

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UK convicts Nigerian Osezua Osolase of trafficking and rape

October 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

  Osezua Osolase preyed on young orphans An ‘evil’ Nigerian people smuggler who used witchcraft rituals to force terrified children to work as sex slaves has been convicted of trafficking and rape. Young victims were raped, sexually abused and subjected … read more »

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Human Trafficking in the Sinai: Refugees between Life and Death.

October 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Mirjam van Reisen A new report titled ‘Human Trafficking in the Sinai. Refugees between Life and Death’ sheds new light on the devastation caused by the trafficking in the Sinai. Hostages are killed unless they collect exorbitant ransoms from … read more »

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Why Ethiopian Domestic Workers Insecure in Gulf

September 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abebe Aynete The recent unsuccessful story in Ethiopia has related with the highest influx of economic migrants to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC). The Gulf Cooperation Council countries comprise Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. … read more »

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Airdate: A Stand in the Sinai

September 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By David Knox CNN continues its “Freedom Project” campaign against Modern Day Slavery with the documentary A Stand in the Sinai, featuring CNN correspondent Fred Pleitgen. African refugees, mostly from Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, face a dangerous journey crossing Egypt’s … read more »

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Ethiopian woman escaped captivity from Melbourne home

July 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian woman told Melbourne police she escaped abuse Wednesday evening after officers found her at Melbourne First Baptist church on Dairy Road. According to police records, investigators suspect she may be a victim of human trafficking. She was carrying … read more »

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Kept as sex slave for seven months

July 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In Cape Town’s latest case of human trafficking, a young woman was allegedly kept captive in a Brooklyn wendy house for seven months and forced into prostitution and drug addiction. This week the city’s Vice Squad removed the 23-year-old woman, … read more »

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Nigerians Become Most Trafficked Into Italy’s Sex Trade

May 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In 2007, 23-year-old Cheryl was working in a hospital in southern Nigeria. A patient’s brother told her that she could make more money in a European hospital if she went with him. Upon arriving in Italy, she quickly learned that … read more »

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Nigerian ‘sex slaves’ evacuated from Mali

November 16, 2011 by benim

Abuja – Nigeria has evacuated from Mali 104 of its citizens, mostly women, either made to work as “sexual slaves” or suspected of involvement in human trafficking, officials said on Tuesday. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in … read more »

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Austria detains 16 Somali migrants

September 19, 2011 by benim

Vienna – Austria on Monday detained 16 Somali nationals for illegally entering the country, police said. The 10 men and six women, aged 17 to 32, arrived by bus from Greece with the help of human traffickers who managed to … read more »

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A Nigerian who use rituals to trap children into sex slavery jailed for 20 years

July 7, 2011 by benim

Failed Nigerian asylum seeker Anthony Harrison, 32, used bizarre rituals to trap children into sex slavery A council caretaker who smuggled two teenage girls into Britain and forced them to work as prostitutes after they were put under a voodoo … read more »

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Nigeria: Pregnant teens help trafficking inquest

June 9, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria – An authority says dozens of pregnant teens arrested during a raid last month on a Nigerian clinic accused of illegally selling babies are victims of human trafficking. Arinze Orakwe, a spokesman for the National Agency for Prohibition … read more »

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Benghazi Human Traffickers Back in Business

April 19, 2011 by benim

The human trafficking mafia is back in business in Benghazi, Libya. It has been about three weeks now since a floating death trap, crammed to the gills with hundreds of Horn of Africans, part of a small flotilla of such, … read more »

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Nigerian sex slave rescue from Mali ‘fails’

December 23, 2010 by benim

A senior Nigerian official says plans to rescue thousands of victims of sex trafficking have failed. Investigators went to Mali earlier this year and estimated that at least 20,000 Nigerian teenagers and women had been smuggled there and forced into … read more »

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Craigslist pulls prostitution ads from Canadian websites

December 19, 2010 by benim

Ottawa and Ontario say Craigslist appears to have pulled prostitution ads from its Canadian websites after months of pressure from politicians. The San Francisco-based company’s “erotic services” section did not appear on the majority of its Canadian homepages Saturday, although … read more »

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110 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia detained in kenya

December 16, 2010 by benim

Police have smashed another human trafficking syndicate and arrested 110 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia. The foreigners, who were on their way to Tanzania, were being driven from Nairobi when their lorry was intercepted in Vigurugani area by Administration Police officers … read more »

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African girls Held as slaves in U.S, now free – Video

December 2, 2010 by benim

Newark, New Jersey- They arrived in the United States from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. But this time, it didn’t happen hundreds of years ago. Nicole’s journey started in … read more »

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Ethiopia: Ministry calls for enhanced efforts to combat human trafficking

October 27, 2010 by benim

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said due attention should be paid to combat human trafficking which is also known as a modern-day form of slavery. Women’s Affairs and Affirmative Action Directorate General with the Ministry, Ambassador Halima Mohammed said … read more »

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