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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

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

Once a sacred, untouched mountain range – today a mass tourism destination. Mount Everest has long ceased to be an insider’s tip for extreme mountaineers. Rather, it has rapidly developed into a dispatch machine in the past few decades that brings people to the summit every day. Much to the suffering of the Sherpa and

When we talk about or research the industry of providing sex for payment, our focus tends to return to the plight of the women involved. It’s far rarer for male sex workers to be reported upon. The little information we do have about male sex workers, however, shows that their sex work has a very

The unconscionable scandal surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein is currently doing the rounds again, as the official sentence has been announced. The former socialite was eventually given twenty years for trafficking minors for purposes of abuse, or “grooming”. But was this judgement too lenient? And what does the accused herself have to say about

A debate is currently ongoing in Germany over whether a ban should be imposed on paying for sex, under what is often referred to as the “Nordic model”. This would make it possible in future for the people using the services of prostitutes to be fined, rather than the prostitutes themselves. While there are a