A three-day workshop was organized in Murree by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) to help journalists understand the key differences between Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. Trainer and senior journalist Aoun Sahi explained that Migrant Smuggling refers to the act of illegally transporting a person from one […]
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Turkey hits out at ‘unacceptable’ claims in US trafficking report
Turkey on Friday rejected “baseless allegations” in a US report citing the country for violations of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act for the use of child soldiers by Turkish-backed groups in Syria and Libya. The US State Department’s “2021 Trafficking in Persons Report” downgraded several countries and upgraded others for their efforts to combat the […]
Colombia says FARC lawmaker accused of drug trafficking has gone AWOL
A Colombian FARC rebel leader turned lawmaker who is accused by the United States of conspiring to traffic cocaine has vanished in an apparent attempt to evade justice, President Ivan Duque said on Monday. Seuxis Paucias Hernandez, better known by his nom de guerre, Jesus Santrich, took his congressional seat last month, days after being […]
Stranded Rohingyas linked to human trafficking – Thai police
Thai police said on Thursday there is enough evidence to press human trafficking charges against the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims that was shipwrecked this week on a southern Thai island. Many Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent months to try to reach Malaysia, part of what authorities fear […]
Another Chinese human trafficking racket busted by FIA
Another human trafficking racket run by Chinese nationals was busted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday. FIA detained seven people including three Chinese nationals in Rawalpindi accountable of trafficking Pakistani girls to China through illegal marriages. The leader of the gang was also arrested, who was a Chinese national Song Chuaoyang. The Deputy […]
Eight Chinese involved in human trafficking arrested by FIA
A gang of Chinese nationals was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday. The gang trafficked Pakistani girls to China after illegal marriages. This racket was busted after a series of complaints of Chinese that were a part of illegal marriages which trapped young Pakistani girls. The Deputy Director FIA Jamil Ahmad Khan […]
Malaysian inquiry probes trafficking camps, migrant graves
A Malaysian inquiry into the 2015 discovery of suspected human-trafficking camps and graves in the jungle heard Thursday police found one of the sites months before authorities publicly revealed their existence. The public inquiry, which began this week, is examining the conduct of law enforcement agencies with regard to the discovery of almost 150 graves […]