61 h. ago Humiliation for Ed Miliband as he is forced into legal guarantee that solar panels made by slaves WON'T be used in Labour's Net Zero drive

The Energy Secretary will reportedly introduce an amendment to legislation forcing GB Energy to ensure 'slavery and human trafficking' is not part of its supply chain.

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2 d. ago Solar panels thought to have been made by slave labour in China to be BANNED following major U

In a major U-turn, energy minister Ed Miliband is set to introduce amended legislation that will require GB Energy to ensure that 'slavery and human trafficking is not taking place' in its supply chain.

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4 d. ago Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians

Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in VenezuelaVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has accused El Salvador’s president of being a “tyrannical” human trafficker after Nayib Bukele offered to exchange the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to his country’s prisons by Donald Trump for the same number of political prisoners in Venezuela.Bukele made the offer on Sunday night in a message addressed directly to his authoritarian counterpart Nicolás Maduro. “I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that includes the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans who were deported, in exchange for the release and delivery of an identical number of the thousands of political prisoners that you hold,” El Salvador’s leader posted. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Quarter of human trafficking victims in Scotland last year were children

A total of 256 referrals to the authorities with potential victims of exploitation were children in Scotland in 2024, stats show.

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1 week ago Trump officials won’t share evidence accusing deported Maryland father of ‘human trafficking’

Allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ‘involved in human trafficking’ first appeared publicly during a White House briefing

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1 week ago ‘I became like a slave’: why 43 women are suing the secretive Opus Dei Catholic group in Argentina

Lured by promises of an education but allegedly trapped in servitude and self-mortification, the former members are suing the ultra-conservative organisation over their ‘exploitation and abuse’The first item Opus Dei gave 12-year-old Andrea Martínez was a pink dress. The second was a schedule that detailed every task for every minute of her day. Then, when she was 16, she was given a cilice – a spiked metal chain to wear around her thigh – and a whip.In the late 1980s, Opus Dei, a secretive and ultra-conservative Catholic organisation, promised Martínez an escape from a life of poverty in rural Argentina. By attending one of their schools, they said, she would receive an education and opportunities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trafficking victims rejecting UK government support because they fear being deported

Nearly 6,000 victims of modern slavery chose not to be referred for help last year, new data showsThousands of trafficking victims have rejected the government’s support, many due to fear of the authorities or of being deported, lawyers have said.Nearly 6,000 trafficking victims rejected support from the government’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of modern slavery last year, according to data based on research from the British Institute for International and Comparative Law and the Human Trafficking Foundation at the University of Oxford. Researchers found a range of reasons for this among respondents, including fear of traffickers, receiving support elsewhere, wanting to put things of being trafficked behind them and being reluctant to engage with UK authorities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Instagram's most dangerous woman: Influencer 'ex of Leonardo DiCaprio' scammed millions of followers with her rags

Kat Torres, a Brazilian wellness influencer and life coach, was sentenced to eight years in prison last year for human trafficking after coercing women into sex work.

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2 w. ago Woman 'traded a child for a monkey to boost her exotic animal collection'

"As crazy as it sounds, we’ve had a few human trafficking cases in the past, so we’re treating it seriously.. There’s at least two witnesses who are coming forward saying that that was the case."

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3 w. ago Russian 'rape cult' leader who told followers he was 'alien' finally caught in Argentina

Russian cult leader Konstantin Rudnev, who has already been convicted of sexual abuse, was arrested in the city of Bariloche, in Agentina on charges of human trafficking

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3 w. ago Moment brothel owner tries to hide six phones during police raid on gang that ran massive prostitution and human trafficking ring

Lina Wang (pictured) played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable victims in multiple towns and cities across the UK including Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford and Tunbridge Wells.

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3 w. ago China is 'UK's biggest security threat' as 'Bitcoin Queen' caught, say experts

The National Crime Agency has revealed the origin of the most dangerous criminals operating in Britain. These criminals have amassed billions of pounds of wealth in crypto currency

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3 w. ago UK's most DANGEROUS gangsters revealed: Britain's FBI reveals which criminals pose the biggest threat to our security as they wield control over money laundering, drug smuggling and human trafficking

EXCLUSIVE: The NCA revealed that mobsters from the country pose the biggest foreign organised crime threat to the UK, a finding that's taken even experts by surprise.

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3 w. ago Britain's most dangerous gangsters: Why Chinese criminals now pose biggest threat to UK security as they wield control over money laundering, drug smuggling and human trafficking

EXCLUSIVE: The NCA revealed that mobsters from the country pose the biggest foreign organised crime threat to the UK, a finding that's taken even experts by surprise.

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3 w. ago Moment police rescue newborn baby sold by mother so she could pay for COOKING COURSE

A mother attempted to sell her newborn baby to pay for lessons on baking pastries in a horrifying case of alleged human trafficking, according to police.

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3 w. ago Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?

The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s lossesDressed in his trademark sunglasses and a skintight black T-shirt, Andrew Tate strode into a Las Vegas arena like a returning king. He was there to watch Power Slap, a UFC offshoot where people slap each other in the face with such force that doctors say it could lead to brain damage and death.Days earlier, Tate and his brother Tristan had been in Romania, their assets seized, awaiting trial on human trafficking charges. But following reported conversations between Romanian officials and the Trump administration, the Romanian government lifted a travel ban on the brothers. Now, as a heavily male crowd watched men slap one another so hard they collapsed, the UFC president, Dana White, warmly embraced the Tates. White, a Meta board member who was once caught on camera slapping his own wife, smiled at the Ta...

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3 w. ago Ukraine police open human trafficking case after OnlyFans model, 20, was dumped battered and bloodied at Dubai roadside

Maria Kovalchuk (pictured) was hospitalised with a broken spine and limbs after she was discovered ten days ago, which followed her being missing for more than a week.

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4 w. ago Andrew Tate’s girlfriend claims he choked her during sex in an LA hotel room leading to ER visit

The self-proclaimed ‘misogynist influencer’ has previously denied all existing allegations against him as he faces sexual misconduct charges in the UK and human trafficking charges in Romania

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4 w. ago Andrew Tate sent his girlfriend to the ER while on US visit, she alleges

The self-proclaimed ‘misogynist influencer’ has previously denied all existing allegations against him as he faces sexual misconduct charges in the UK and human trafficking charges in Romania

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