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Dutch shipping companies that may have profited from exploiting North Korean workers won’t see any consequences. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) does not have to prosecute the companies for profiting from human trafficking, money laundering, and fencing stolen goods, the Court of Appeal ruled, Trouw reports.

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On 21 June, La Strada International and its member organisation RIKU (Victim Support Finland) organised a seminar on access to justice for victims of human trafficking.

Hotlines have received up to five times as many calls for advice and anti-trafficking organisations are seeing an increase in requests to help victims

Almost 6 million people have fled since Russia’s brutal assault began.

Organizations working in the anti-trafficking and forced labour sphere must increase collaboration with each other, and with legal firms and pro-bono lawyers, in order to address the legal needs of vulnerable Asian migrants in Europe, according to experts. At a workshop held on 26th of January, hosted by Freedom Collaborative, PILnet and La Strada International, civil society and legal representatives from across Europe and Asia concluded that working together would be the most effective way to ...

Five years ago, France banned the purchase of sex — but not the sale of it. The prostitition measures aimed to decrease the number of sex workers. The result, however, has seen services pushed into clandestine routes.

Efforts to bring traffickers to justice and to support their victims have been disrupted, says a European human rights body.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Traffickers seen thriving in Europe as COVID-19 hits victim support Reuters 6 hrs ago By Kieran Guilbert LONDON, April 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Human traffickers across Europe have taken advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exploit more vulnerable people, while efforts to bring them to justice and support their victims have been disrupted, a European human rights body said on Friday. COVID-19 restrictions and the economic fallout have worsened the outlook for victims of traffickin...