human trafficking
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…
Egypt implores Interpol to arrest 3 suspects accused of abducting Egyptians in Libya
Egypt
June 25, 2018
Egypt implores Interpol to arrest 3 suspects accused of abducting Egyptians in Libya
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadiq issued an international order to Interpol to arrest three Libyan Islamic State (IS) terrorists…
Saudi Arabia: Critics slam human trafficking of Moroccan ‘maids for sale’
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Saudi Arabia: Critics slam human trafficking of Moroccan ‘maids for sale’
Controversy surrounds Saudi Twitter ads depicting Moroccan women for sale as domestic servants in the oil-rich kingdom. The case has…
Controversial TV host investigated over child abductions during show
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Controversial TV host investigated over child abductions during show
Egypt’s Public Prosecution ordered on Monday TV host Reham Saeed of the al-Nahar satellite channel, the editor of her show Sabaya…
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
World
February 4, 2018
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
Mexican officials announced late Saturday that they had taken into custody more than 300 Central American migrants who were being…
German police make arrests in nationwide raids on human traffickers
World
January 31, 2018
German police make arrests in nationwide raids on human traffickers
German police said on Wednesday they had raided properties and made arrests across the country in an operation to crack…
Seventy-five members of human trafficking organization arrested
Egypt
January 5, 2018
Seventy-five members of human trafficking organization arrested
The Administrative Control Authority announced the arrest of 75 government officials, members of the public and foreigners accused of human…
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
World
December 1, 2017
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the…
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
World
November 30, 2017
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and…
France’s Macron wants migrant smuggling crackdown
Egypt
November 29, 2017
France’s Macron wants migrant smuggling crackdown
African migrants trapped in Libya must be “evacuated,” says French President Emmanuel Macron. Bound for the EU-Africa summit, he told…