Human trafficking

Lebanon doesn't meet minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking, US State Dept. finds

Lebanon failed to approve a National Action Plan, provided only fragmented data on trafficking cases and victim identification, and failed to adequately screen potential trafficking victims.

 Meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.
Greek Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias observes a maritime emergency exercise simulating a drone strike on an oil tanker aboard a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Elefsina, Greece March 31, 2026

Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as several boats capsize off Greek islands

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2026

Iran's IRGC exploits women through sex trafficking, uses children to fund proxy wars, report finds

Portraits of current and former Iranian and Hezbollah leaders displayed at Proud Dahiyeh festival Monday, 7th September 2026

Hezbollah exploits EU terror distinction to launder money through human trafficking, JCFA claims


Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

Yoel Alter, who is suspected of holding a senior rank in the cult, was arrested for charges of organized crime and human trafficking in Guatemala in January at the request of Mexican authorities

Lev Tahor member Yoel Alter, 35, is escorted by Guatemalan police officers after being arrested at court in Guatemala City on January 24, 2025.

Who is behind Al-Majd, the Israeli-linked evacuation group sending Gazans to South Africa?

Al-Majd’s operation to evacuate Palestinians from Gaza has sparked controversy, with claims of human trafficking and ties to a questionable Estonian-Israeli businessman.

Palestinians wait to buy bread from a distribution point in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 17, 2025

PA accuses Israel of 'human trafficking' after planeload of Gazans arrives in South Africa

South Africa initially refused the Gazans' entry because they were unable to indicate the duration of their stay or the address of their accommodation.

Hanan Jarrar, Palestinian ambassador to South Africa, smiles for a picture on a plane in a location given as given as Johannesburg, South Africa, in this handout image released on November 13, 2025.

Countries should support Taiwan’s bid to participate as INTERPOL GA observer - opinion

Taiwan calls for a role in INTERPOL to strengthen international efforts against cybercrime, trafficking, and cross-border fraud.

 TAIWAN HAS taken several lessons from the Israel-Iran War, as tensions with China continue to rise. Here, Taiwanese reservists participate in pre-combat training on the first day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Miaoli on Wednesday.

Human trafficking gangs transport women to Israel via Jordan border for prostitution, abuse

The women are promised luxury Tel Aviv apartments and high wages, but arrive to a very different situation.

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.

Police thwart int'l trafficking ring that 'reserved' babies in the womb

The babies were then purchased for 11-16 million Indonesian rupiah (approximately NIS 2,260 to NIS 3,300).

 A baby being cleaned up and assessed by the paediatrician after he was born.

Experts raise alarm as China expected to triple illegal organ harvesting of detained Uyghurs

Uyghur organizations have continued to campaign for answers on where missing community leaders are.

Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Turkish capital, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey July 26, 2023.

Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'

The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.

Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly, and co-accused sit during court trial in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, May 2, 2025

Ugandan UN judge jailed in Britain for more than six years for forced labor offense

Mugambe argued that she had diplomatic immunity in her native Uganda, which was subsequently removed.

Judge Lydia Mugambe

Madrid woman arrested after allegedly selling her baby for €2000

The 37-year-old mother had reportedly lost custody of six children before selling her baby.

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