Latest items for TRAFF-DATA-1
May 1, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Meanwhile, disposal of crimes against women worsened even as they accounted for about a tenth of all the crimes registered. Over 365,000 cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2022, or an average of 1,001 cases daily. This is a 2 per cent rise compared to the average in 2021 (chart 5). . .While cases of 'kidnapping and abduction' and 'assault with an intent to outrage a woman's modesty' made up 23 per cent each, rape accounted for 8.6 per cent of these cases" (par. 18-20, 22).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Meanwhile, disposal of crimes against women worsened even as they accounted for about a tenth of all the crimes registered. Over 365,000 cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2022, or an average of 1,001 cases daily. This is a 2 per cent rise compared to the average in 2021 (chart 5). . .While cases of 'kidnapping and abduction' and 'assault with an intent to outrage a woman's modesty' made up 23 per cent each, rape accounted for 8.6 per cent of these cases" (par. 18-20, 22).
April 16, 2025, 8:29 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'These include the forced disappearance of 43 student teachers from the Ayotzinapa Normal School in September 2014'" (12).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'These include the forced disappearance of 43 student teachers from the Ayotzinapa Normal School in September 2014'" (12).
April 15, 2025, 7:46 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Djibouti received the lowest ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the US State Department. In 2017, Djibouti was once again elevated to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the basis that the government made 'key achievements' to meet the 'minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,' even though the report acknowledges it has not met these standard" (1). "[M]igrants and refugees are at grave risk of trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, and forced prostitution. The foreign military presence in Djibouti exacerbates the risks of trafficking and forced prostitution, providing a steady market of women, girls, boys, and non-binary people who are forced into sex...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Djibouti received the lowest ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the US State Department. In 2017, Djibouti was once again elevated to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the basis that the government made 'key achievements' to meet the 'minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,' even though the report acknowledges it has not met these standard" (1). "[M]igrants and refugees are at grave risk of trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, and forced prostitution. The foreign military presence in Djibouti exacerbates the risks of trafficking and forced prostitution, providing a steady market of women, girls, boys, and non-binary people who are forced into sex...more
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Data from research-2018 conducted by the Ministry of Social Affairs shows that [of] the children who [were] left behind by their mother to work abroad as migrant worker… many... became victims of trafficking or forced marriages" (8-9). "Trafficking in women and girls in certain economic poor regions increased, such as NTT and Singkawang. The task of identifying victims of human trafficking during the pandemic made it even more difficult. For the victim still in confinement by their traffickers, COVID-19 measures may take their desperate situation even worse. In the out-skirts of Jakarta many teenage girls were trapped in guesthouses to serve clients, which they knew through online" (27-28).more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Data from research-2018 conducted by the Ministry of Social Affairs shows that [of] the children who [were] left behind by their mother to work abroad as migrant worker… many... became victims of trafficking or forced marriages" (8-9). "Trafficking in women and girls in certain economic poor regions increased, such as NTT and Singkawang. The task of identifying victims of human trafficking during the pandemic made it even more difficult. For the victim still in confinement by their traffickers, COVID-19 measures may take their desperate situation even worse. In the out-skirts of Jakarta many teenage girls were trapped in guesthouses to serve clients, which they knew through online" (27-28).more
April 10, 2025, 7:06 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"However, the Committee notes with concern… Allegations of contemporary forms of slavery, including sex trafficking and child labour in mining areas, particularly in the Orinoco Mining Arc and along the borders with Brazil and Colombia, in the context of the presence of non-State armed and criminal groups linked to extraction activities" (7). "[T]he Committee notes with concern... The lack of disaggregated data on trafficking in women and girls into and out of the State party and the lack of information on the exploitation of prostitution" (7). "The Committee notes with concern: (a) That migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls face intersecting forms of discrimination and disproportionate levels of gender-based...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"However, the Committee notes with concern… Allegations of contemporary forms of slavery, including sex trafficking and child labour in mining areas, particularly in the Orinoco Mining Arc and along the borders with Brazil and Colombia, in the context of the presence of non-State armed and criminal groups linked to extraction activities" (7). "[T]he Committee notes with concern... The lack of disaggregated data on trafficking in women and girls into and out of the State party and the lack of information on the exploitation of prostitution" (7). "The Committee notes with concern: (a) That migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls face intersecting forms of discrimination and disproportionate levels of gender-based...more
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T]he State party continues to be a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for the purposes of sexual exploitation, including online and sex tourism" (10).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T]he State party continues to be a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons, in particular women and girls, for the purposes of sexual exploitation, including online and sex tourism" (10).
March 27, 2025, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Fathers experience systematic child abductions by secret networks" (17). "Fathers experience systematic child abductions by mothers, mother networks and extreme feminists" (17).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Fathers experience systematic child abductions by secret networks" (17). "Fathers experience systematic child abductions by mothers, mother networks and extreme feminists" (17).
March 26, 2025, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The case is coming to a fore as another American mother’s custody plight has reached a dark impasse. Carly Morris, a native of California, returned to the US weeks ago after years of being held captive in the kingdom by her ex-husband, but was forced to leave her eight-year-old daughter, Tala, behind following a custody dispute. Morris traveled to Saudi Arabia with Tala in 2019 so that they could visit Morris’s ex-husband – Tala’s father – and his relatives. But Morris told the Guardian she was essentially held captive in a hotel room for years while Tala’s father took Tala out during the day. After getting internet access during the...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The case is coming to a fore as another American mother’s custody plight has reached a dark impasse. Carly Morris, a native of California, returned to the US weeks ago after years of being held captive in the kingdom by her ex-husband, but was forced to leave her eight-year-old daughter, Tala, behind following a custody dispute. Morris traveled to Saudi Arabia with Tala in 2019 so that they could visit Morris’s ex-husband – Tala’s father – and his relatives. But Morris told the Guardian she was essentially held captive in a hotel room for years while Tala’s father took Tala out during the day. After getting internet access during the...more
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Thousands of people from minority Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian groups live as domestic servants and child bridesth subjected to violence and abuse" (3).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Thousands of people from minority Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian groups live as domestic servants and child bridesth subjected to violence and abuse" (3).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The rise of ISIS, which rapidly expanded across seven of Iraq’s 19 governates in 2014, and the ensuing mass displacement and campaign to eliminate the group from Iraq’s territories have had both direct and wider negative effects on women. Women were subjected to grave violations including sexual violence, slavery and killings. Minority women have been particularly vulnerable and targeted" (2). "Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking" (2). "Women have been targeted and sold as sexual slaves or forcibly married to ISIS fighters and have been...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The rise of ISIS, which rapidly expanded across seven of Iraq’s 19 governates in 2014, and the ensuing mass displacement and campaign to eliminate the group from Iraq’s territories have had both direct and wider negative effects on women. Women were subjected to grave violations including sexual violence, slavery and killings. Minority women have been particularly vulnerable and targeted" (2). "Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking" (2). "Women have been targeted and sold as sexual slaves or forcibly married to ISIS fighters and have been...more
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"Hundreds of foreign women are recruited by traffickers every year (as many as 3,000 in 2019) through the 'artist visa scheme' and subsequently forced into prostitution" (8).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"Hundreds of foreign women are recruited by traffickers every year (as many as 3,000 in 2019) through the 'artist visa scheme' and subsequently forced into prostitution" (8).
March 14, 2025, 8:49 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
March 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Georgia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"She and about 10 others travelled to Georgia in August, led by a Thai woman who was believed to work for the gang. On arrival, they were taken to an area where there were four large houses and at least 100 Thai women already living there. The place was operated by Chinese gangsters and it turned out that no couples applied there for a surrogate mother, she said. Instead, they were given hormones to stimulate their ovaries. Once a month the women were anaesthetised and their eggs collected, she said. Some of the women had not been paid at all. The collected eggs were believed to be sold, trafficked in...more
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to Table 1, titled “Cases involving crimes specified in the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence: Office of the Public Prosecutor,” there were 4 trafficking in women cases in 2014, 29 cases in 2015, 32 cases in 2016, 34 cases in 2017, 36 cases in 2018, 42 cases in 2019, and 31 cases in 2020 (12). "When trafficking occurs abroad, the Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Relations forwards to the competent authority the requests and reports submitted by diplomatic missions and consular offices concerning trafficking of Venezuelans. Between March 2017 and June 2019, there was a total of 11 cases. In five cases, the...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to Table 1, titled “Cases involving crimes specified in the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence: Office of the Public Prosecutor,” there were 4 trafficking in women cases in 2014, 29 cases in 2015, 32 cases in 2016, 34 cases in 2017, 36 cases in 2018, 42 cases in 2019, and 31 cases in 2020 (12). "When trafficking occurs abroad, the Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Relations forwards to the competent authority the requests and reports submitted by diplomatic missions and consular offices concerning trafficking of Venezuelans. Between March 2017 and June 2019, there was a total of 11 cases. In five cases, the...more
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"With respect to implementation of Article 6 of the Covenant, while not privy to the legal arrangements relative to the presence of (sovereign) United States (or other) military personnel in Bahrain, SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and RRC [Rights Realization Centre] could not find any expression of concern by the GoB [government of Bahrain] in respect to the findings of a five-part series of investigative pieces published on 17 June 2020 by the Sightline Media Group’s MilitaryTimes.com - also called Naval Times, entitled Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp. They are accessible on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tinder%2C+Sailor%2C+Hooker%2C+Pimp (accessed 15 November 2020). The series - Part 1: They do sex and...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"With respect to implementation of Article 6 of the Covenant, while not privy to the legal arrangements relative to the presence of (sovereign) United States (or other) military personnel in Bahrain, SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] and RRC [Rights Realization Centre] could not find any expression of concern by the GoB [government of Bahrain] in respect to the findings of a five-part series of investigative pieces published on 17 June 2020 by the Sightline Media Group’s MilitaryTimes.com - also called Naval Times, entitled Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp. They are accessible on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tinder%2C+Sailor%2C+Hooker%2C+Pimp (accessed 15 November 2020). The series - Part 1: They do sex and...more
March 11, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A Malawian woman who was lured to Oman with the offer of work was enslaved and raped while getting as little as two hours' sleep a night" (para 1). "It was not until the plane landed in Muscat, the capital of Oman, that she realised she had been deceived and subsequently trapped by a family who made her work gruelling hours, seven days a week" (para 5). "'Georgina was the first victim. Then it was one girl, two girls, three girls,' she told the BBC" (para 14). "More than 50 Malawian women working in Oman ultimately joined the group" (para 16). "Blessings was another of the women in Ms Nyoni's...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A Malawian woman who was lured to Oman with the offer of work was enslaved and raped while getting as little as two hours' sleep a night" (para 1). "It was not until the plane landed in Muscat, the capital of Oman, that she realised she had been deceived and subsequently trapped by a family who made her work gruelling hours, seven days a week" (para 5). "'Georgina was the first victim. Then it was one girl, two girls, three girls,' she told the BBC" (para 14). "More than 50 Malawian women working in Oman ultimately joined the group" (para 16). "Blessings was another of the women in Ms Nyoni's...more
March 11, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A Malawian woman who was lured to Oman with the offer of work was enslaved and raped while getting as little as two hours' sleep a night" (para 1). "The Malawian government, which also worked with Do Bold, said it has spent more than $160,000 (£125,000) to bring 54 women back from Oman" (para 37).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A Malawian woman who was lured to Oman with the offer of work was enslaved and raped while getting as little as two hours' sleep a night" (para 1). "The Malawian government, which also worked with Do Bold, said it has spent more than $160,000 (£125,000) to bring 54 women back from Oman" (para 37).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The Directorate for the Assistance and Protection of Ecuadorians Living Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility handled seven cases of trafficking of Ecuadorian women and girls in 2018 and four cases in 2019" (21). "It should be noted that 3 per cent of the total number of rescued [trafficking] victims (579 since 2017) are of Venezuelan nationality" (35).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The Directorate for the Assistance and Protection of Ecuadorians Living Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility handled seven cases of trafficking of Ecuadorian women and girls in 2018 and four cases in 2019" (21). "It should be noted that 3 per cent of the total number of rescued [trafficking] victims (579 since 2017) are of Venezuelan nationality" (35).
March 4, 2025, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Trafficking is a major crisis in Nigeria, with between 750,000 and 1 million people forced into begging, prostitution, domestic servitude, armed conflict and labour exploitation. Some of those are being trafficked out of the country. Sara is one of thousands of Nigerian women and girls being exploited in the sex industry across towns and cities in Ivory Coast, according to Nigerian officials who spoke to the Guardian" (para 6-7).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Trafficking is a major crisis in Nigeria, with between 750,000 and 1 million people forced into begging, prostitution, domestic servitude, armed conflict and labour exploitation. Some of those are being trafficked out of the country. Sara is one of thousands of Nigerian women and girls being exploited in the sex industry across towns and cities in Ivory Coast, according to Nigerian officials who spoke to the Guardian" (para 6-7).
March 4, 2025, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The daughter of her mother’s best friend had told her she was going to the Ivorian city to sell body lotion. Instead, an older woman – a 'madam' – who had paid for her travel without her knowledge sent her to brothels in the city every night. Sara says she is paid between 3,000–5,000 Central African Francs (CFA) – between £3.90 and £6.50 – for every man she sleeps with for a 'short-time' and 25,000 CFA for an overnight stay. The money is split three ways between the brothel, Sara and the madam. Three months after arriving in Bouaké, Sara is still waiting to earn enough to pay off debts...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The daughter of her mother’s best friend had told her she was going to the Ivorian city to sell body lotion. Instead, an older woman – a 'madam' – who had paid for her travel without her knowledge sent her to brothels in the city every night. Sara says she is paid between 3,000–5,000 Central African Francs (CFA) – between £3.90 and £6.50 – for every man she sleeps with for a 'short-time' and 25,000 CFA for an overnight stay. The money is split three ways between the brothel, Sara and the madam. Three months after arriving in Bouaké, Sara is still waiting to earn enough to pay off debts...more
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"High prevalence of trafficking in women and girls" (Page 7).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"High prevalence of trafficking in women and girls" (Page 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"During conflicts, particularly in the region of Diffa where the terrorist group Boko Haram operates, women are the most affected as they are targeted by terrorists to become hostages, suicide bombers or sex slaves. In July 2019, 33 women and 6 children were abducted in Ngalewa in the Diffa region and these people have not yet been found" (11).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"During conflicts, particularly in the region of Diffa where the terrorist group Boko Haram operates, women are the most affected as they are targeted by terrorists to become hostages, suicide bombers or sex slaves. In July 2019, 33 women and 6 children were abducted in Ngalewa in the Diffa region and these people have not yet been found" (11).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The Inter-Agency Committee for the Protection of Migrant Women is responsible for developing plans to strengthen governmental and non-governmental action for the protection of Dominican migrant women, especially those who are trafficked to other countries for sexual exploitation" (17). "The following 18 cases of trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation and exploitation of prostitution were brought before the courts in 2019: 16 cases of trafficking in persons; 1 case of exploitation of prostitution; 1 case of labour exploitation. A total of 34 people (22 male and 12 female) were charged. In 2019, a total of 32 cases were under investigation: (a) 24 cases of trafficking in persons for the purpose of...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"The Inter-Agency Committee for the Protection of Migrant Women is responsible for developing plans to strengthen governmental and non-governmental action for the protection of Dominican migrant women, especially those who are trafficked to other countries for sexual exploitation" (17). "The following 18 cases of trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation and exploitation of prostitution were brought before the courts in 2019: 16 cases of trafficking in persons; 1 case of exploitation of prostitution; 1 case of labour exploitation. A total of 34 people (22 male and 12 female) were charged. In 2019, a total of 32 cases were under investigation: (a) 24 cases of trafficking in persons for the purpose of...more
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A majority of the cases in 2021, the report said, were of kidnappings and abduction, rapes, domestic violence, dowry deaths and assaults. Also, 107 women were attacked with acid, 1,580 women were trafficked, 15 girls were sold and 2,668 women were victims of cybercrimes" (para 12-13). "The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work. But a large majority of the kidnapped women - 28,222 - were taken away to 'compel her for marriage'. Experts say many of these cases are false and are...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"A majority of the cases in 2021, the report said, were of kidnappings and abduction, rapes, domestic violence, dowry deaths and assaults. Also, 107 women were attacked with acid, 1,580 women were trafficked, 15 girls were sold and 2,668 women were victims of cybercrimes" (para 12-13). "The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work. But a large majority of the kidnapped women - 28,222 - were taken away to 'compel her for marriage'. Experts say many of these cases are false and are...more
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls" (1).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Human Rights Watch and other organizations documented a system of organized rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage by Islamic State (also known as ISIS) forces of Yezidi women and girls" (1).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15). In Table 5, titled "Number of cases," the number of cases of human trafficking involving adults is recorded. In total, there were 80 cases with 163 males being prosecuted and 68 females being prosecuted (16).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15). In Table 5, titled "Number of cases," the number of cases of human trafficking involving adults is recorded. In total, there were 80 cases with 163 males being prosecuted and 68 females being prosecuted (16).
Feb. 4, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most were pressured to become pregnant as quickly as possible; some were compelled to undergo forced fertility treatment. Those with children who were lucky enough to escape could usually only do so by leaving their children behind. Several of the interviewed women had been trafficked multiple times. Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most were pressured to become pregnant as quickly as possible; some were compelled to undergo forced fertility treatment. Those with children who were lucky enough to escape could usually only do so by leaving their children behind. Several of the interviewed women had been trafficked multiple times. Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"China has a serious problem with women and girls from other countries being trafficked to China and sold as 'brides.' The country’s gender imbalance has driven a 'woman shortage' and an unmet demand for brides for young men. The difficulty to ‘find’ wives, combined with a lack of protections in China, has fueled a demand for trafficked women from abroad, mainly from neighboring countries. Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"China has a serious problem with women and girls from other countries being trafficked to China and sold as 'brides.' The country’s gender imbalance has driven a 'woman shortage' and an unmet demand for brides for young men. The difficulty to ‘find’ wives, combined with a lack of protections in China, has fueled a demand for trafficked women from abroad, mainly from neighboring countries. Human Rights Watch has documented bride trafficking in Myanmar, where each year hundreds of women and girls are deceived through false promises of employment into traveling to China, only to be sold to Chinese families as brides and forced into sexual slavery, often for years. Most...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"[T[he State party has failed to adopt comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in line with international standards, although it is a source, transit and destination country for trafficking in women and girls" (8). "[M]igrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls are at a higher risk of becoming victims of trafficking for purposes of sexual or labour exploitation" (8). "It also notes with concern... (b) The forced eviction and displacement of Indigenous women and girls, labour exploitation, serious health consequences, and sexual violence and trafficking related to business and development projects on Indigenous lands" (14).