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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

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

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/

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

Trafficking Of Native Women is widespread

Three decades ago, the relatives of an eleven-year-old Native girl in Minnesota forced her to have sex with a man in exchange for alcohol. The story was not front-page news

thecirclenews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=329&Itemid=75

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

“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

Increased Trafficking in Women Due to EU Tolerance for the Prostitutional System

According to the UN, 79% of trafficking in human beings is for sexual exploitation. Unsurprisingly therefore, more than 80% of these victims are women

www.epacvaw.org/spip.php?article407

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