Human trafficking
Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive
Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.
WATCH: Israel Police arrest seven individuals on suspicion of running human trafficking ring
Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'
Croatian police find bodies of four migrants near Slovene border, aid 15 others
Human trafficking gangs transport women to Israel via Jordan border for prostitution, abuse
The women are promised luxury Tel Aviv apartments and high wages, but arrive to a very different situation.
Police thwart int'l trafficking ring that 'reserved' babies in the womb
The babies were then purchased for 11-16 million Indonesian rupiah (approximately NIS 2,260 to NIS 3,300).
Experts raise alarm as China expected to triple illegal organ harvesting of detained Uyghurs
Uyghur organizations have continued to campaign for answers on where missing community leaders are.
Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'
The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.
Ugandan UN judge jailed in Britain for more than six years for forced labor offense
Mugambe argued that she had diplomatic immunity in her native Uganda, which was subsequently removed.
Madrid woman arrested after allegedly selling her baby for €2000
The 37-year-old mother had reportedly lost custody of six children before selling her baby.
Authorities investigate after Thai women held prisoner on human egg surrogacy farm
While three women were freed, the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women warned that a hundred more remain prisoner.
Israel moves to ban prostitution to combat human trafficking and abuse in historic move
Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced that the temporary law prohibiting the consumption of prostitution, introduced in July 2020, will now become permanent.
Human trafficking soars amid crises, children 38% of victims, UN says
In 2022, the latest year for which data is widely available, the number of known victims worldwide rose to 25% above 2019's pre-pandemic levels.
Notorious human trafficker sanctioned by the UN killed in Western Libya
A notorious Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UNSC, was killed in Tripoli by unknown assailants, raising further questions amid Libya's ongoing turmoil and migrant crisis.
