Human Trafficking
17 Jul 2023
The Kebbi State Government has pledged sustained support to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to curb human trafficking and illegal immigration in the state
28 Jun 2023
Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a teacher, Ikechukwu Uduma and his accomplice, Enyiazu Godswill, for human trafficking.[
25 Jun 2023
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Saturday admonished Nigerians, who wanted good future for the country, to join hands in the fight against human trafficking.
22 Jun 2023
Four Thai citizens were extradited to Malaysia on Thursday where they will face trial over mass graves linked to human trafficking, Malaysia's home minister said.
20 Jun 2023
Online influencer Andrew Tate, his brother and two Romanian women were indicted in Romania on human trafficking and rape charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, six months after they were detained.
20 Jun 2023
Indonesian police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling.
19 Jun 2023
Ruth Evon Benson-Idahosa, founder of Pathfinders Justice Initiative (PJI) and Hub of Economic Resources for Survivors Africa (HERS Africa), was at the weekend honoured along with others as the ‘2023 TIP Report Heroes’ for their efforts to fight human trafficking.
7 Jun 2023
German police said they smashed a human trafficking network Wednesday accused of smuggling hundreds of people in "inhumane" conditions, with six suspects arrested in raids across Germany, Romania and Bulgaria.
28 May 2023
The Rose of Sharon Foundation (ROSF) has partnered the Nigerian Women Association Verona (NWAV), Italy, on the EYEFON Project. This is a key initiative of NWAV, funded by the Italian Ministry of Interior.
14 May 2023
It is a truism of human existence that we are generally wiser in hindsight. One would expect Sonia Ekweremadu, 25-year-old – docked alongside her parents for conspiracy to harvest an organ, but discharged and still battling kidney disease – to have been helped to arrive where truth obviates the need to be clever by half in her BBC interview. Alas!
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