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Ukraine refugees face ever-present sexual violence threat

World Apr 27, 2022

Ukraine refugees face ever-present sexual violence threat

The United Nations estimates that more than 5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24.

Afghan smugglers hike prices and expand networks after Taliban takeover

World Feb 14, 2022

Afghan smugglers hike prices and expand networks after Taliban takeover

by Emma Batha and Bahaar Joya

The Taliban's lightning capture of Afghanistan has prompted a mass exodus, and smugglers are taking advantage of Afghans' desperation to leave by hiking prices.

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens

World / Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens

by Luc Cohen

The British socialite faces up to 65 years in prison at her yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing proceeding.

Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat

World / Crime & Legal Dec 21, 2021

Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat

by Luc Cohen

Maxwell, 59, is accused of recruiting and grooming four teenage girls for Epstein between 1994 and 2004.

U.S. keeps Tier 2 rating of Japan's efforts against human trafficking

National Jul 2, 2021

U.S. keeps Tier 2 rating of Japan's efforts against human trafficking

The Japanese government "does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so," the U.S. State Department said

World’s biggest stock owner grapples with a child labor dilemma

Business Jun 22, 2021

World’s biggest stock owner grapples with a child labor dilemma

by Lars Erik Taraldsen and Leanne De Bassompierre

As ethical matters take center stage, the world’s biggest investors are navigating gray areas and trying to figure out the best way to engage.

'We're not animals': The Mexican girls sold as brides

World / Social Issues May 26, 2021

'We're not animals': The Mexican girls sold as brides

"The girls are completely vulnerable. Their new family enslaves them with domestic and agricultural tasks" and sometimes "in-laws abuse them sexually," said anthropologist Abel Barrera.

Immigration is the wealthy world’s challenge of the century

Commentary / World May 26, 2021

Immigration is the wealthy world’s challenge of the century

by Max Hastings

A U.N. report says international migration has become increasingly weaponized and is being used by some as a political tool, undermining democracy.

World / Crime & Legal Mar 27, 2020

Nearly all Vietnamese minors at Dutch asylum centers were trafficked out, official says

Almost all the Vietnamese children who arrived in Dutch asylum centers in recent years disappeared and were probably trafficked, the Dutch government adviser on human trafficking has said. Eighty unaccompanied minors from Vietnam went missing from government asylum centers in the Netherlands between 2015 and ...

Remains of all Vietnamese found in British truck are returned

Asia Pacific Nov 30, 2019

Remains of all Vietnamese found in British truck are returned

The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London in October have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country. The remains of 23 victims arrived at Noi ...

39 victims found dead in truck near London were Chinese

World / Crime & Legal Oct 24, 2019

39 victims found dead in truck near London were Chinese

The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London are believed to be Chinese nationals, police said Thursday, as they questioned the driver detained on suspicion of murder. Paramedics and police found the 31 men and eight women's bodies Wednesday in ...

Venezuelan migrants flood into Ecuador from Colombia ahead of new visa curbs

World / Social Issues Aug 27, 2019

Venezuelan migrants flood into Ecuador from Colombia ahead of new visa curbs

More than 85,000 Venezuelan migrants crossed into Ecuador from Colombia in the last month, ahead of new visa restrictions from Quito that took effect on Monday, the Colombian government said. The number of migrants entering Ecuador at the Rumichaca border crossing reached 11,000 over the ...

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