AHMEDABAD: India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight that was grounded in France last week because of suspected human trafficking, authorities in the western Indian state of Gujarat said on Thursday. Tipped off by an anonymous informant, French
Ohio: North Olmsted City Police Department, Ohio, in a sting operation, arrested ten men, alleged to be a part of a human trafficking ring, including a former official of a network of schools and another reportedly a former teacher, Fox 8 reported. According to his LinkedIn
New York: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS
Vienna: Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office
Kathmandu: Incidents of human trafficking are taking place through the Nepal-India border checkpoint of Rupandehi. Maiti Nepal data show human traffickers have been selling Nepali women and children to India and third countries on different temptations. Nepal is one of the world’s most lucrative markets for human
London: The UK has recorded its highest-ever number of human-trafficking referrals, with figures surging by a third over the past year, The Guardian reported. About 90 percent of the referrals — which allow civil servants to report suspected trafficking crimes through the National Referral Mechanism —
Kerala: Despite strict restrictions, human trafficking to Gulf countries continues unabated. The modus operandi of traffickers target economically-distressed families and exploit them.