Contents tagged with human trafficking
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US widens sanctions against Russia due to insufficient human trafficking prevention procedures
The White House reported that the United States added Iran to the list of countries subject to sanctions as a result of "insufficient efforts" in the fight against human trafficking, while at the same time increasing the number of sanctions against Russia, which was already on this list.
The White House statement on September 30th indicated that in addition to Iran, Venezuela, and four African countries - the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, and South Sudan - will be …
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US State Department: Separatists in the Donbas use children as human shields and as soldiers
The residents of the war-torn Donbas most often become victims of human trafficking in Ukraine. Sexual exploitation is not the only concern. Experts are increasingly recording cases of children being used as informers and human shields by separatists in eastern Ukraine. This is stated in the annual “Trafficking in Persons” report of the US State Department.
In recent years, Ukraine remains the source, transit and destination place for men, women and children who are victims of trafficking, …
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The US reported on the existence of the North Korean labor camps in Russia
Russian authorities are not making sufficient efforts to combat human trafficking, and according to the State Department's annual “Trafficking in Persons Report” published on June 27th, there are thousands of DPRK citizens who work in labor camps in Russia under conditions of slavery.
“The Russian government has extended bilateral agreements with the DPRK, according to which North Korean labor camps operate in Russia, where thousands of North Korean workers are subjected to forced labor,” the …