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UNODC reports that human trafficking remains a persistent issue in Brazil with forced labour being the most common form
Brazil’s new IV National Action Plan outlines 26 priority actions and the creation of specialized anti-trafficking units to target both local and international criminal organizations. The country’s efforts highlight a need for greater collaboration between government bodies, civil society, and international organizations to combat this complex crime…
INTERPOL leads a 12-country operation across South America to tackle the production, distribution, and possession of online child sexual abuse material, with a focus on victim identification and rescue
As a result of the operation, undertaken with the coordination and support of INTERPOL, 18 direct abusers were caught and 111 people were charged with possession and distribution of abuse material. Seven individuals wanted internationally for child sex offenses, who were the subjects of INTERPOL Red Notices, were also arrested as part of the crackdown.
UNODC global campaign for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons urges accelerated action to end child trafficking
Amid overlapping crises such as armed conflicts, pandemics, economic hardships, and environmental challenges, children are increasingly vulnerable to trafficking. Furthermore, the proliferation of online platforms poses additional risks as children often connect to these sites without adequate safeguards…
UNODC discloses the 8 facts you need to know about human trafficking in the 21st century
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes, along with drugs and arms trafficking, and a highly profitable business, generating an estimated $150 billion in profits each year. Conflict and persecution, poverty and political instability, lack of access to education and jobs, migration and displacement, gender inequality and discrimination, natural disasters…
UNDOC discloses harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
Drug traffickers in the Golden Triangle are expanding into wildlife trafficking, financial fraud, and illegal resource extraction, impacting displaced, impoverished, and migrant communities. These groups often resort to opium farming or illegal resource extraction for survival, leading to debt bondage with criminal organizations or substance abuse…
UNODC launches new action to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
The involvement of organized crime and the rapid evolution of digital technologies have exacerbated the situation. Online technologies are regularly abused to exploit trafficking victims or advertise migrant smuggling services. Financial crises, armed conflicts and forced displacement, catalyzed by the pandemic…
Global Initiative releases report on ‘We just want to find our children’ – Understanding disappearances as a tool of organised crime
This brief draws from the work and perspectives of such civil society and community members who live in environments that are exposed to disappearances. It assesses this form of organized crime as a serious human rights violation. While informed by the global dynamics of this criminal market, it focuses on contexts in which disappearances occur in Latin America, analyzing in particular the cases of Mexico and Venezuela…
Human Rights Watch publishes annual report for 2024
Examines human rights suppression across the world during 2023, with a call to action for state actors to respond to the needs of those suffering under conflict in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, Ethiopia, and the Sahel.
UNODC publishes Global Study on Homicide
The Study shows that 2021 was an exceptionally lethal year, with an estimated 458,000 intentional homicidesworldwide, averaging 52 killings every hour.
UNODC publishes new research on women and girls killed in 2022
Finds the more women and girls were killed in 2022 even as overall homicide numbers fall.
Financial Transparency Coalition publishes new report on ‘1 in 4 fishing vessels accused of forced labour owned by European companies, a quarter flagged to China’
The report warns that beneficial ownership information is rarely, if ever requested, by most countries when registering vessels or requesting fishing licenses, meaning that those ultimately responsible for the abuses are not detected and punished…
IOM and UNODC release new guidance to help combat human trafficking through data
The first working draft of the ICS-TIP promotes a common approach for national data collection on human trafficking. The guidance will support governments to collect and analyse high quality, internationally-comparable data, which can be used…