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News and Updates

Thai and South African Officials Meet to Discuss Victims of Trafficking
Officials from the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria have arrived in Durban after the arrest of 26 Thai women who are alleged to have been brought into the country to become sex slaves.

Preventing Trafficking and Protecting Victims from Nigeria to Europe
Three groups/projects in Nigeria and in Italy run by Catholic sisters target the protection and rehabilitation of girls who have been trafficked from Nigeria to Europe, as well as try to prevent the initial trafficking.

Human Rights League in Mozambique Insists that Trafficking in Human Organs is Real
The Mozambican Human Rights League (LDH) has revived claims that trafficking in human organs is a reality in the country, but now says it is done, not through exporting the organs themselves, but through trafficking in human beings who are still alive.

Fighting Child Trafficking in Ghana
A year ago, the Government of Ghana passed a law that made it a crime to traffic in people - that is, to sell adults and children into a modern form of slavery.

Liberia: Task Force On Anti Human Trafficking Set Up
The Liberia government has set up a special task force that would prevent human trafficking in the country.

Zambian Government Address Human Trafficking
Zambia has become a hub for human trafficking in southern Africa, and authorities are beginning to recognize and address it.

Communiqué: Workshop on “Towards the Elimination of Human Trafficking� in Nigeria
A communiqué was issue at the end of a human trafficking workshop in Nigeria in September 2006.

US Says Zimbabwe Subject to Sanctions
THE White House said Zimbabwe is subject to US sanctions because of the government's failure to take steps to halt human trafficking.

HumanTrafficking.org Spotlighted on Africa Journal, Voice of America
On 29 September 2006, Andrea Bertone, Director of HumanTrafficking.org, was interviewed on Africa Journal, Voice of America Television. .

Africa's Child Workers
Exploitive child labor in Africa is still a major problem in poverty stricken countries.

Press Release on Trafficking from Nigeria to the United States
The Advocacy Project based in Washington, DC has recently released a Press Release on trafficking from Nigeria to the United States.

Orphanages Accused of Child Trafficking in Liberia
Liberian children are being sold for adoption in dubious circumstances and others are living in sub-standard orphanages, according to rights groups in the West African nation.

Thai Women Urged to Be Cautious
Thai women seeking well-paid jobs in Bahrain and South Africa have been urged to exercise caution as they risk falling into the hands of human traffickers who will force them into prostitution.

UNICEF Committee on the Rights of the Child: Child Trafficking Country Review
Focus on references to child trafficking in the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Cameroon Updates Its Law on Human Trafficking
On 15 December 2006, the National Assembly in Cameroon adopted a new law against trafficking of children.