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India is a source for child sex tourists and a destination for child sex tourism: The US Trafficking in Persons Report 2020

Newsroom24x7 Network Washington DC: The Trafficking in Persons Report 20th Edition released here on Thursday 25 June ranks India in the Tier 2 category and underscores that “traffickers exploit millions of people in commercial sex within India”. The US State Department report on trafficking in persons points out that the traffickers target Indian women and… Read More India is a source for child sex tourists and a destination for child sex tourism: The US Trafficking in Persons Report 2020

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Human Rights defenders asset freezes in Egypt

Newsroom24x7 Staff Cairo/Washington DC: An Egyptian court, after a judicial process, has decided to freeze the assets of additional human rights defenders, including Mozn Hassan of Nazra for Feminist Studies and Mohamed Zarea of the Arab Penal Reform Organization. These freezes follow similar actions against the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Hisham Mubarak… Read More Human Rights defenders asset freezes in Egypt

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United States and Cuba to Hold Meeting to Fight Trafficking in Persons

Newsroom24x7 Staff Washington DC: The United States and Cuba will hold a meeting to coordinate their efforts to fight trafficking in persons in Washington, D.C., January 12 and 13. The U.S. delegation will be led by Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Deputy Assistant Secretary John Creamer… Read More United States and Cuba to Hold Meeting to Fight Trafficking in Persons

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