Trafficked at 15: “I came to know true horror”
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| April 20th, 2025 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Human trafficking Trafficked at 15: the cost of unsafe migration Young migrants from sub-Saharan Africa face trafficking, abuse, and horror on the Central Mediterranean route. Hannah, trafficked at 15, recalls, “I came to know true horror, people who caused harm and forced others to do the same, completely indifferent to anyone’s pain.” Read more… |
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| Law & policy US labor groups sue to block “wasteful” international program cuts Labor rights groups are suing the US Department of Labor over what they call the “unlawful” abrupt cancellation of global labor protections programs. Advocates warn that the move enables exploitation and forces US companies to compete with forced and child labor in supply chains. Read more… |
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| Organ trafficking nside a global kidney trafficking syndicateA global organ trafficking network is targeting iImpoverished Kenyan men, misleading them into selling their kidneys to wealthy foreign patients. Even after suffering chronic health issues and trauma as a result, donors are recruited to lure others, perpetuating the cycle of exploitation. Read more… |
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