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Human Trafficking and Risky Migration Routes: DATA insights from SOMALI Civil Society Organisations
November 9, 2021

Human Trafficking and Risky Migration Routes: DATA insights from SOMALI Civil Society Organisations

Human trafficking and smuggling are extremely frequent in East Africa, with the majority of migrants being introduced into smuggling routes …

‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars
November 9, 2021

‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars

 Illustration: Pep Boatella/The Guardian Congolese workers describe a system of abuse, precarious employment and paltry wages – all to power …

Countering QAnon: Understanding the Role of Human Trafficking in the Disinformation-Extremist Nexus
November 8, 2021

Countering QAnon: Understanding the Role of Human Trafficking in the Disinformation-Extremist Nexus

Polaris is a non-partisan non-governmental organization that is leading a data-driven social justice movement to fight human trafficking. Polaris works …

How Polaris is fighting QAnon
November 8, 2021

How Polaris is fighting QAnon

When tech entrepreneur Anjana Rajan joined Polaris as its Chief Technology Officer last year, she thought she was setting aside …

FAQ on Germany‘s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
November 5, 2021

FAQ on Germany‘s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

Germany recently passed a supply chain law, one of many of these types of laws recently being passed by nations …

Successful strategies for addressing the use of technology to facilitate trafficking in persons and to prevent and investigate trafficking in persons
November 3, 2021

Successful strategies for addressing the use of technology to facilitate trafficking in persons and to prevent and investigate trafficking in persons

Introduction 1. The present background paper was prepared by the Secretariat to facilitate discussion by the Working Group on Trafficking …

Can Technology Stop Human Trafficking?
November 3, 2021

Can Technology Stop Human Trafficking?

Experts from around the world are meeting online this week to discuss strategies to combat the rising global phenomenon of …

Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2021
November 3, 2021

Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2021

The Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (CHTA) (34 U.S.C. § 20709(e)) requires the director of the Bureau of Justice …

Why Human Trafficking Raids Put Sex Workers At Risk
November 3, 2021

Why Human Trafficking Raids Put Sex Workers At Risk

Earlier this month, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced 125 arrests from “Operation Round-up,” a sting aimed at combatting human trafficking. It …

November 3, 2021

Victims of human trafficking being ‘punished and stigmatized’

Victims of trafficking by terrorist groups are too often being punished instead of protected, a human rights expert warned the General Assembly …