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Trafficking of African Women is Thriving
Trafficking of women from West Africa to Europe for sexual exploitation is thriving amid inaction from African governments, experts at a regional conference on the issue in Senegal.

Activists Urge Zambian Government to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
Each year, human traffickers in southern Africa lure young children and adolescent women from their home countries into the sex industry, while others are forced into child labor.

200 Thais Flee Their Traffickers in Bahrain Every Year
An average of 200 Thai women, forced into prostitution in Bahrain, escape their pimps and are sent back to Thailand each year, it was revealed.

Ethnic Hill-Tribe Children Learn about the Dangers of Trafficking
Human trafficking has been included in the school curriculum in some schools in the northern province of Chiang Rai to prevent hilltribe girls from being lured into the flesh trade.

Massage Parlours Raided in Kansas City, Missouri; Trafficking Suspected
Federal agents and local police in Johnson County, Missouri raided 12 businesses and four homes on 10 May 2007, rescuing 15 women from ‘massage parlors'.

Former US Ambassador Criticizes UN for Promoting Sex Trafficking in Peacekeeping Missions
A former US ambassador accused the United Nations of being among the major promoters of human trafficking in the world by failing to halt sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers.

Palau Supreme Court Convicts "Carnival Four" In Forced Prostitution And Human Trafficking Case
Four foreign nationals have been convicted in the Republic of Palau of forty-seven criminal counts for offenses relating to prostitution, human trafficking and exploiting trafficked persons, marking Palau's first trial for human trafficking violations.

Sexual Exploitation in Italy
There is a side to the Eternal City that most of us are loathe to acknowledge.

Vietnamese Government Concerned about Trafficking of Women and Children
More and more Vietnamese women and children are being sold into slavery by human traffickers, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong at a national workshop in Ha Noi.

Trafficking of Thai Women to South Africa a Concern for Thai Officials
The trafficking of young Thai women who become the playthings of local men has increased to enormous proportions, the Thai government has said.

UK Prepares for Possible Increase in Human Trafficking during 2012 Olympics
THE UK Home Office is drawing up plans to combat the human trafficking of prostitutes and illegal workers that it believes the 2012 Olympic Games in Stratford will attract.

Sex Slavery Evident in the UK
There is evidence of thousands of children working in the sex trade in the UK.

Millions of Girls and Women Are Still Deprived of their Freedom
Some 800,000 to 900,000 people worldwide are trafficked every year into forced labour and sexual exploitation, a highly lucrative global industry controlled by powerful criminal organizations, according to a collaborative report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

Police in Durban, South Africa Use Unique Tactics to Combat Sex Trafficking
Police have appealed to the clients of a Durban brothel, suspected of being part of an international human trafficking syndicate to assist them, or face an embarrassing public visit.

Malaysia's Human Rights Commission Seeks Women Trafficking Crackdown
Malaysia must make new laws and work closer with countries such as Thailand, India and the Philippines to stop women from being trafficked into the country for prostitution and other illegal work, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia said in its annual report released at the beginning of July 2005.