Human trafficking and the attendant exploitation of refugees and economic migrants long predates the current military regime in Thailand and is a serious governance issue. The Global Slavery Index places it near the top of its rankings for countries failing to combat slavery, at 44th out of 167 states for which data is available. The […]

As Nepal begins to recover from its deadliest disaster on record, the country’s youngest survivors are now at a higher risk for another calamity: getting sold into the human trafficking trade. Since the first earthquake hit, at least 245 children have been rescued from getting trafficked or illegally placed in children’s care homes, according to the aid […]

The human traffickers are back with their sinister tentacles along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh. These criminals have once again become active after the April 25 earthquake in Nepal and are trafficking unsuspecting Nepalese minors by promising them jobs in India. In reality, these Nepalese minors are sold to nefarious elements in the big […]