Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds an underpaid, underfed workforce, some of whom are forced to sleep on the streets, exploited by a system of labour providersPhotographs by Valentina Camu/Divergence for the GuardianA Guardian investigation has fo…
A court upholds the influencer’s challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.
A court upholds the influencer’s challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.
Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France A suspected supplier of โhundredsโ of small boat engines used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the Channel has been …
The UK government says that almost 100,000 migrants from third countries transited through the Western Balkans last year, making it “a key route used by those who end up in the EU or UK illegally”.
Much like the US vice president, who has similarly been the target of disinformation campaigns, Sanduโs candidacy has been a lightning rod for misogyny cloaked in political rhetoric.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed a shared commitment to exploring innovative solutions and stepping up efforts to combat human trafficking as the two met in Rome to discuss new approaches to managing mi…
Social media influencer and brother among six detained for crimes including trafficking and sexual exploitation of minorsA Romanian court has ordered Andrew Tate to be placed under house arrest, his representative said, after he was among six people ta…
Internet personality Andrew Tate’s home near Bucharest was raided by law enforcement on Wednesday (21 August), a Reuters witness said, as Romanian police launched four searches in an investigation into crimes including human trafficking and sex with a …
Romanian authorities are investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering.
Thousands of children were adopted abroad during the Pinochet dictatorship โ many in murky circumstances Mirjam Hunze grew up in the quiet Dutch town of Lunteren, but always felt too loud, too different, too curious in her strict Protestant household. …
A Swiss criminal court on Friday sentenced four members of the billionaire Hinduja family with between four and 4 1/2 years in prison for exploiting their vulnerable domestic workers while at the same time dismissing the more severe charges of human t…
Prosecutors claimed four members of family underpaid staff and gave them little freedom to leave Geneva mansionA Swiss court has handed jail sentences to four members of Britainโs richest family for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.The H…
The charges all relate to the Hinduja family’s practice of importing servants from India.
The charges all relate to the Hinduja family’s practice of importing servants from India.
The outgoing European Commissioner for Home Affairs said that human trafficking should be a crime in the whole of the European Union.
The man organized a human-trafficking corridor through Belarus to the EU, the Security Service of Ukraine said.
Exclusive: 1,871 possible trafficking or modern slavery victims left open to exploitation after falling out of UK system, FoI data revealsHundreds of children identified as potential victims of trafficking are being abandoned by the Home Office and lef…
In Portugal’s southernmost region, Brussels won’t feature in the upcoming EU election. Instead, it will be a battle to stop the ascendant Chega party.
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of London
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons(last updated 10 June 2024: changed text marked by an asterisk)Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body consi…
โMisogynist influencerโ was indicted in June along with his brother and two Romanian female suspectsAndrew Tateโs trial on human trafficking charges can proceed, a Romanian court has ruled, 10 months after he was first indicted.The self-professed โmiso…
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother deny allegations of rape and human trafficking.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother deny allegations of rape and human trafficking.
The criminalisation of forced marriage, illegal adoption, and exploitation of surrogacy have been added to the scope of a directive to prevent human trafficking and protect victims, as voted by the European Parliament on Tuesday (23 April).
The European Parliament has given its final green light to revised rules on preventing and combating human trafficking and protecting its victims.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sour…
The lawsuit alleges Meta’s executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms.
More than two decades after prostitution was legalised in Germany, the issue is once again sparking debate. The conservative opposition in parliament is campaigning to reform the 2002 law that made sex work legal. Former chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU…
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian court has sentenced an accused people smuggler who was involved in a shipwreck last year that killed at least 94 migrants to 20 years in prison….
Bucharest court upholds restriction on online influencer, who is charged with human trafficking and rapeA Romanian court has rejected an appeal by the online influencer Andrew Tate to ease judicial control measures imposed while the legal case continue…
Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal to revise rules on preventing and combating human trafficking on Tuesday.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : ยฉ Euro…
Applicants must prove they signed up for at least one year, according to Kremlin decree.
A plane carrying 276 Indian passengers took off on Monday (25 December) for Mumbai, the French interior ministry’s local office said, after it was grounded for four days pending investigation into possible human trafficking.
The plane, carrying about 300 Indian nationals, was held in France over suspected human trafficking.
A plane with close to 300 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking took off Monday for Mumbai after being cleared for departure by French police, an AFP reporter said.
A plane with 303 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking will be free to leave Monday, French judicial officials said, though its destination remains unclear.
The aircraft carrying more than 300 Indian nationals was on its way from the UAE to Nicaragua.
The European Media Freedom Act seeks to safeguard the independence of newsrooms and foster media pluralism.
At least six Nepalis have already been killed in Ukraine fighting for Moscow, Kathmandu Post reports.
Vessel was near Andalucรญan shore when passengers, believed to be from north Africa, were apparently pushed overboardSpanish police have opened an inquiry after four people were killed as a result of being forced out of a moving speedboat into the sea j…
French authorities arrest Misa leader in major raid over claims of organised kidnapping, rape and abuseFrench authorities have arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organisation on suspicion of indoctrinating women for sexual exploitation…
The EU’s military operations in the Mediterranean should focus more heavily on combating human trafficking, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in a letter to member states ahead of the EU leaders summit on Thursday and Friday (26-…
One doesnโt have to wander far to understand that affluent downtown camouflages the consequences of the countryโs disastrous financial crisis.
Parliament adopted its mandate for negotiations with member states to revise rules on combating human trafficking, ahead of a first round of talks in November 2023.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and…
Tunisian shooter’s profile sheds light on Belgium’s security failures.
MEPs Malin Bjรถrk and Eugenia Rodrรญguez Palop will brief journalists on Parliamentโs position on the revision of the directive on combating trafficking in human beings.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice …
Marion Panizzon, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern*
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and Legal Consultant, World Trade Advisors, …
Workers contracted to work for western brands in Saudi Arabia have described conditions as โlike jailโRevealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi ArabiaCorporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are โdesigned to failโ, say insi…
Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions and a legal limbo with few protectionsRevealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi ArabiaMcDonaldโs and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged forei…
Headed up by former British prime minister Theresa May, the Global Commission for Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking seeks to eradicate the ever-increasing issue by 2030.
On Thursday, the committees on Womenโs Rights and Civil Liberties adopted a draft position on revised rules to combat human trafficking and to help its victims.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Hom…
The women were in ‘precarious’ situations, cops warn.
With an election looming on October 15, there’s a lot of politics behind the ruling party’s attacks on Agnieszka Holland.
Recent recruits describe a transcontinental draft effort.
The report’s authors celebrated it as a breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation but critics call the approach “biased”.
Suspects could face life in jail or even death sentence, prosecutor says.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemns attack on the eastern city of Kostiantynivka, where a child was among the dead. This live blog is closedRussian strike on crowded Ukraine market leaves at least 17 deadCuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring aimed at re…
Havana says it is dismantling network seeking to recruit Cubans as mercenaries as Moscow attempts to boost its forcesCuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting Cubans to fight as mercenaries for Russia in its war in Ukraine, its fo…
Traffickers target Cuban citizens to recruit them for Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Cuban officials say a human trafficking ring is recruiting Cubans to fight in the war in Ukraine.
