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Schoolgirl gang rape a wake-up call for Thais

The alleged gang rape of two teenage girls by several of their teachers at a provincial Thai school has refocused attention on widespread sexual abuse and violence in the Southeast Asian nation. A 14-year-old girl was allegedly molested and raped repeatedly over a one-year period by five of her teachers and two male students at a […]

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Warrington pair who trafficked ‘slaves’ from Lithuania jailed

Warrington pair who trafficked ‘slaves’ from Lithuania jailed A couple who trafficked two Lithuanians into the UK to work as slaves, forcing one to live in a cramped cupboard under the stairs has been jailed. Rita Jablonskaite and Robertas Repsas promised the man and woman, aged 50 and 51, money and a new life in […]

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Samoan chief guilty of slavery in New Zealand

A court in New Zealand has found a Samoan-born chief guilty of more than 20 charges of dealing in slaves and human trafficking. Joseph Auga Matamata, 65, was convicted of offences over a 25-year period. His victims, who were all Samoan, were too scared to alert the authorities because of his status as a matai […]

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Wembley pair arrested in brothel people trafficking probe

Two people have been arrested over trafficking young women from Brazil to work in brothels in north London A man, 29, and a 28-year-old woman were arrested at properties in Wembley on suspicion of modern slavery and human trafficking. The arrests were linked to offences “where vulnerable women have been tricked, controlled and sexually exploited,” […]

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Bosnia: Protesters condemn Mass for WWII Croat Nazi collaborators

Security has been stepped in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo ahead of a Mass to honour Croatia’s Nazi collaborators in World War Two. Anti-fascists organisations and activists took to the streets of the city to protest against the religious service. The annual event, usually held in the Austrian town of Bleiburg where Croatia’s pro-Nazi Ustasha regime troops […]

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Polish archbishop refers child sex abuse case to Vatican

Polish archbishop refers child sex abuse case to Vatican The head of Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has said he is asking the Vatican to investigate the cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests. Archbishop Wojciech Polak called on the Church hierarchy to “launch proceedings” following the release of a documentary on the subject on Saturday. […]

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Besides private sex videos, child porn now peddled for as low as P100 on Twitter

PART 2 | EXCLUSIVE: Child pornography has gone from the obscurity of the dark web into free and widely-used social media platforms AT A GLANCE From Part 1: Twitter accounts sell private sex videos without the owners’ consent for P300 to P500, even as high as P1,000. There are also Twitter accounts that sell and […]

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Alter Twitter’s awful side: Leaked private sex videos for sale

PART 1 | EXCLUSIVE: Victims are left helpless while their private videos are spread online and sold by anonymous Twitter accounts patronized by thousands of followers AT A GLANCE Twitter accounts sell private videos without the owners’ consent for P300 to P500, even as high as P1,000. These accounts ride on the popularity and wide […]

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Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide survivors happy with arrest

Rwandan genocide survivor groups have welcomed the arrest in France of one of the most wanted men accused of being behind the mass killings. Félicien Kabuga, 84, was detained near Paris, where he had been living under a false identity. He is alleged to have been the main financier of the ethnic Hutu extremists who […]

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One every eight minutes: India’s missing children

One every eight minutes: India’s missing children It is estimated that a child goes missing in India every eight minutes. Many are trafficked as part of a nationwide trade which is separating children from their families. Millions end up in forced labour, domestic slavery and sex work, in what’s become a lucrative industry. But despite […]

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