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3 September 2009 Romanian Roma children are being trafficked across Europe to become beggars and thieves, according to the BBC’s One World (shown 2 September 2009). The programme revealed Children as young as 10 years old forced by their parents and other members of their community to pick pockets, steal… Keep reading »
18 February 2009 Nearly 99 per cent of trafficking victims are not identified, the first United Nations global report on human trafficking has found. The report also criticises governments for failing to prosecute traffickers and exposes the role women play in the trafficking of other women into the sex industry. Keep reading »
18 December 2008 Call to end culture of criminalising trafficking victims Anti-Slavery International welcomes the Government’s ratification of the Trafficking Convention yesterday evening (17 December 2008) but warns that there must now be an end to the culture of treating trafficked people as criminals rather than the victims of serious… Keep reading »
25 October 2007 In an important move forward in the fight against human trafficking, on 24 October Cyprus became the tenth country to ratify the Council of Europe’s Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. With 10 ratifications it means the Convention will enter into force from 1 February… Keep reading »
24 April 2007 On 24 April, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government extended its agreement to rehabilitate and repatriate children trafficked as camel jockeys. The agreement with UNICEF extends a project which began in May 2005. Although this latest move is an encouraging step forward, Anti-Slavery International is concerned that… Keep reading »
23 March 2007 In a welcome move, on 23 March the United Kingdom signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and pledged it would ratify this crucial convention. Anti-Slavery International, our supporters and partners have been calling on the Government to sign the Convention… Keep reading »
15 March 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair said sorry for Britain’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. “I have said we are sorry and I say it again … [It is important] to remember what happened in the past, to condemn it and say why it… Keep reading »
7 March 2007 In March, Anti-Slavery International helped free four women trafficked into prostitution in Côte d’Ivoire, resulting in their safe return home and the prosecution of their traffickers. The women, aged between 17 and 24, were trafficked from the Philippines believing they were going to work in France. Instead,… Keep reading »
16 February 2007 Joint Press Release: Amnesty International UK, Anti-Slavery International, Eaves, Unicef UK As a powerful new photographic exhibition revealing the reality of trafficking in the UK opens in St Paul’s Cathedral (21 February), four leading British charities – Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Eaves and Unicef UK— are calling… Keep reading »
23 January 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on 22 January the United Kingdom would sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, bringing the guarantee of help and protection for all trafficked people in the UK a step closer. Anti-Slavery… Keep reading »