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Asia
Publication of the Month: Trafficking in persons from Cambodia to Lao PDR and Myanmar to Thailand
The report is the first joint report of its kind to explore human trafficking in the sub-region.
The Sexual Slavery of Yazidis by ISIS
In August 2014, ISIS attacked the largely Yazidi populated region of Sinjar, Iraq. The Yazidis are a minority group located primarily in northern Iraq, by the Syrian border. The Yazidi religion has aspects of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but differs in their belief in reincarnation and the idea that God put the world in the care of seven holy beings. Because of this, the group has been targeted heavily by ISIS, who label the Yazidis as devil worshipers.
Publication of the Month: Combating Child Trafficking and Bonded Labor in Rajasthan
In working to end modern slavery, the Freedom Fund commissioned two local organizations, Praxis and Partners in Change to conduct a feasibility study of an intervention to reduce the exploitation of children in Rajasthan, India.
Plight of Syrian Child Refugees in Lebanon
A report recently released by the Freedom Fund suggests that up to 70 percent of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon work. They found that forced labor is becoming more common as refugees become more desperate.
Before the Dust Settles: Earthquakes lead to Human Trafficking in Ecuador and Nepal
Natural disasters such as earthquakes create fertile ground for trafficking to occur. For children, to be separated from their families, unaccompanied, orphaned, or displaced, greatly increases their vulnerability to trafficking.
Nepal’s Earthquakes, ‘Orphans,’ and Volunteers
In the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal in April and May, social media was flooded with people raising money for various relief efforts, including children’s care homes, disaster relief operations, and volunteer assistance trips to child orphanages in Nepal. While well intentioned, many failed to realize the true impact their volunteering or donations to children’s care homes post-earthquake might have as child care homes in Nepal come under scrutiny for their possible links to child exploitation and child trafficking.
Thai NGOs & Government Balance Anti-Trafficking Efforts
As many of you know, human trafficking in Thailand has been in the news almosteveryday in the past few weeks. …
Male Child Trafficking in Afghanistan
Being normal. Going to school. Coming home. Playing with friends. It might not seem very glamorous, but every child deserves …
ISIS’s Human Trafficking Crimes Get Little Attention
In the wake of U.S. President Obama’s announcement last week of his plan to combat ISIS, press attention around the …
Slavery in the Thai Seafood Industry
It is not a new revelation that slavery plagues the global food system. Men, women and children are enslaved in …