As the days start drawing in and temperatures start falling for another year, there can be little lovelier than lying down on the sofa after a long autumn walk with a mug of hot chocolate, something sweet or a piece of cake in hand. For us to enjoy this pleasure, however, the painful truth is …
Sweet Chocolate – Bitter Aftertaste: Child Labour in Cocoa Farming Read More »
„If you don’t do what I say, I’ll kill you. And throw you somewhere. No one will know you existed“. A threat heard daily by thousands of forced prostitutes in Europe. They are modern-day sex slaves. Abducted by human traffickers or loverboys who have promised them great happiness in the western world. A reality you …
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Every year on October 18th, the European Day Against Human Trafficking takes place. It draws attention to this issue and to the victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a sum of serious human rights violation and a criminal offence. But what exactly is human trafficking? And what is the situation in Europe? PEOPLE AS …
Am I allowed to think like that? Am I allowed to behave that way? What if I’m just imagining everything? That – or something like it – is how the carousel of thoughts goes round for victims of narcissistic abuse, as their feelings of self-worth recede, friends become fewer, and the dark days increase. Narcissistic abuse often …
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Thousands of girls and boys are abused as soldiers, spies and forced labourers in armed conflicts around the world. Children suffer the most in wars and conflicts and are increasingly used for strategic warfare. Often abducted and used in forced labour, child soldiers are a particularly cruel form of human trafficking. „CHILD SOLDIERS“ Thousands of …
They work in the brick factory or cut trees from six in the morning until one o‘clock in the night. For this, they often aren’t paid at all, or make just a few dollars a week. Bonded labor is the most common form of slavery worldwide and forces about 15 million people into dependency in …
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It is an explosive topic that is circulating around lithium batteries installed in e-cars. Should people buy cars of this type to protect the environment in Western countries, or should they not do so for ethical reasons? It seems almost bizarre. To protect children in German cities from nitrogen oxides, children elsewhere in the world …
Delivery services are making people’s everyday lives easier all the time. Clients expect their dinner to be warm, or their shopping cold and fresh, whenever it reaches their front door. The next time you irritably open the front door as the waiting time turns out to be slightly longer than promised, however, take a moment …
Cyprus‘ frozen conflict between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus created the perfect yet horrific conditions for human trafficking and many other crimes. The Mediterranean island was placed not far away from TIP (Trafficking in Persons Report) level 2. However, the northern part of the country is estimated to be …
Victims of human trafficking are often traumatised by high levels of psychological and physical stress. They need professional support to deal with their traumas – but as a society, we too should be learning how to offer such help. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS TRAUMATISING ENVIRONMENT People currently affected by modern slavery, or who have been in …
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