The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

Vic man to face 'exit trafficking' trial

Victoria's first exit trafficking case will go to trial after a man pleaded not guilty to allegedly abandoning his wife in Sudan and taking their two kids home.

AAP · Nov 25, 2022

Jeffrey Epstein victims sue JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank under NY Adult Survivor Act

Jeffrey Epstein victims sued JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank on Thursday under a new New York law that lifts the statute of limitations for sex abuse and assault lawsuits.

Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022

Portuguese police arrest 35 suspected human traffickers in massive operation

Thirty-five people suspected of involvement in human trafficking have been arrested in a massive operation that mobilised around 400 officers in Portugal's southern Alentejo region, Portuguese police said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 23, 2022

UK government ‘did not assess’ if Shamima Begum was trafficked before exiling her, court hears

Lawyers representing the 23-year-old argue she was ‘groomed’ as a 15-year-old

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Gardai arrest man and woman after uncovering heroin, cocaine and cannabis worth €1million

The man, aged in his 20s, and the woman, aged in her 30s, are currently detained at Tallaght Garda Station in Dublin

Irish Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Shamima Begum may have been a victim of child trafficking, court told

Lawyers for 23-year-old who left UK to join Islamic State in 2015 challenge ‘hasty’ decision to revoke citizenship

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

Shamima Begum was 'human trafficking victim', court told in citizenship hearing

SHAMIMA Begum was influenced by a “determined and effective Isis propaganda machine” and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim,…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2022

Shamima Begum should have been treated as child trafficking victim, court told

Ms Begum, who travelled to Syria aged 15, is challenging the Home Office’s decision to remove her British citizenship,

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers telling a London court that she was likely "a child victim of trafficking".

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

DeSantis goes easy on sex trafficking

Zero fines were given for 14,000 violations of a sex trafficking law by Florida hotels and lodging establishments

Salon · Nov 21, 2022