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Sold for Marriage: the Illegal Trade in Brides in China

In recent decades, the gender ratio in China has become increasingly imbalanced. The government only abolished the controversial One-Child Policy 2015, but the consequences are being felt to this day. And because the People’s Republic now has excess numbers of frustrated young men, the illegal trade in brides is steadily increasing.  SOLD INTO CHINA AS …

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Fighting back against human trafficking: over 1,000 people liberated

The news nowadays can often seem depressing, as the world never seems to get out of crisis mode. That’s why it’s all the more important that we regularly remind ourselves that – even in light of the challenges we are confronted with – good things happen too. Recently, for example, over 1,000 victims of human …

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Woman as a Good

Scrubber, village slut, boring school nerd – these aren’t always just jibes used by teenage boys. They can also be used by a female neighbour or an uncle to degrade girls and young  women, subject to similar criteria. Behaviour like this has both a system and a history, however: today, we try to gain an …

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How just is criminal justice? The appalling immunity of human traffickers

In its most recent publication on human trafficking, the UNODC (2022) alarmingly reported a drastic decrease in the number of convictions of human traffickers. Furthermore, in addition to increasing impunity, the UNODC (2022)  found that the vulnerability of displaced persons has been exacerbated by the consequences of climate change as well as ongoing armed conflicts, …

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What victims of psychological and physical violence have to deal with

Psychological and physical violence has far-reaching consequences for people who are or have been affected by it. Susanne El Mahdi is a psychologist and answers some questions about the topic in this text. HOW DO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AFFECT VICTIMS? The term “trauma” or “traumatic” disorders is now used increasingly by …

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