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A story of modern slavery
The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian, in her latest report to the Human Rights Council, has called for comprehensive global action to eliminate the practice of bonded labour which she describes as a form of slavery www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/StoryModernSlavery.aspx
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2009-12-29 |
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Trafficking Victims at U.N. Highlight Need for Recognition
The U.N. has held hearings and sessions on human trafficking many times before, where professional advocates and police authorities have offered evidence |
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2009-12-29 |
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45 trafficking victims registered in Armenia in 2009
12 cases of trafficking were detected in Armenia in 2009, said colonel Hunan Poghosyan, chief of organized crime combating department of the RA police www.armtown.com/news/en/pan/20091027/38470/
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2009-12-29 |
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Bulgaria fights uphill battle against trafficking
Bulgaria has long struggled with corruption that has allowed human trafficking and organized crime to spread beyond its borders. But experts say the police and judiciary are starting to fight these problems Saroja Coelho
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2009-12-29 |
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Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report
Young Palestinian women are being forced to into prostitution in brothels, escort services, and private apartments in Ramallah and Jerusalem, including areas inhabited by Jews www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1133892.html
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2009-12-29 |
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“Slavery exists in households around the world” says UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery
This form of slavery takes place in households all across the world,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of Slavery, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, on the occasion of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
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2009-12-02 |
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