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We recently highlighted the danger Ukrainian refugees face from human traffickers in European countries. But the issue of seeking safe refuge in a time of crisis is a complex and global one. Experience from other parts of the world show what can happen when the first wave of aid for the refugees has subsided and […]

The subject of organ trafficking is almost never discussed in the European media. When numbers of victims are compared, it often doesn’t appear to be as pressing a problem as forms of abuse involving forced labour or sex. Despite this, it’s an issue we overlook at our peril: just one individual being exploited for an

Child pornographic images and videos can be distributed quickly and easily via the Internet. It is a gigantic, global market and finding criminals and bringing them to justice is unfortunately difficult in the depths of the internet. The victims of child pornography are not only children from poor countries, so-called cybergrooming can also quickly result

When it comes to “fast fashion”, quantity trumps quality every time. Pieces of clothing are bought, worn a handful of times, then simply thrown into a wardrobe to gather dust. In today’s article, we’ll be explaining what happens to those pieces, the drastic consequences fast fashion has – not just for the environment, but also

Unscrupulous Mafiosi, serial killers, human traffickers – Hollywood loves a good bad guy. They send shivers down our collective spine, and keep us glued to the screen, paralysed with fear. But when the film is about human trafficking, do these Hollywood depictions of the issue have a downside too? WHAT DOES HOLLYWOOD TELL US ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

The war in Ukraine has been met with incredibly high levels of empathy, a readiness to help and solidarity by ordinary people in other European countries. As well as demonstrations demanding peace and donations of time and money, the crisis has seen private citizens lending a hand by offering refugees shelter in their own homes.

Ever since the documentary Seaspiracy appeared on streaming platform Netflix, we’ve all been painfully aware that consuming fish and shellfish is damaging our planet for the long-term. The world’s seas are suffering the effects of overfishing and even the vast amounts of plastic rubbish being thrown in by the fleets involved. It’s not just the

Forced marriage – a form of human trafficking. But what’s the difference between this and arranged marriage? Does this form of deprivation of liberty happen in Austria too? An informative investigation, and contact addresses for anyone affected who is seeking help.  FORCED MARRIAGE, CHILD MARRIAGE OR ARRANGED MARRIAGE? When we talk of “forced marriage”, we

REACH, RESCUE and RESTORE. This is the guiding principle, or more precisely the operating strategy, of A21, a global non-profit organisation for combating human trafficking. For the group’s countless employees and volunteer workers, the abuse of children, women and men for their bodies and labour is not merely a reminder of the cruelty of which

“Prostitution is the ultimate self-determination of women”. “One no longer says prostitution, we speak of ‘sex work’ and ‘sex workers’”. Such statements reflect the change in perception that the so-called “oldest trade in the world” is currently undergoing. Out of the shadows and stigma into visibility. THE PROSTITUTION MYTH Women who sell their bodies now