What is human trafficking? With so many mentions in the media nowadays one would think the meaning of the human trafficking should be clear. This is not the case however. The term is often used even when it is...
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The Trafficking in Persons Report, sometimes simply known as the TIP Report, is a fascinating document. At first glance it is merely a governmental report. In practise it is much more. It goes far beyond the limitations of most...
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One interesting area of research is the relationship between slavery and slave. One might think that in some way the two should be one-and-the-same, that they are somehow interchangeable. What is clear from research however is how slavery is...
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The eyes, it is said, are the gateway to the soul. Yet our eyes can deceive us. When it comes to slavery (or human trafficking) nothing should ever be taken at face value. Many arguments about it are premised...
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The word witchcraft conjures an assortment of images. Most, if not all of them, are ones associated with an understanding of witchcraft as it applies to Europe or to the West. Mention Voodoo or Juju however and now a...
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Open Secrets: An Irish Perspective on Trafficking and Witchcraft explores modern slavery, human trafficking, and their slaves, all from the perspective of present-day events in Ireland.
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Ivorian police raid cocoa farms and villages in child trafficking crackdown
According to the National Committee for Actions to Combat Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labor ...
Full decriminalisation of the sex industry is a step backwards
The government continued on its path of prostitution law reform failure ... With human trafficking f...
Indian brick kiln owner faces decade in jail in rare win for trafficking victims
Indian brick kiln owner faces decade in jail in rare win for trafficking victims ... owner to 10 yea...
Trafficking survivors find their voice on a new platform
Around 2,500 survivors of all forms of human trafficking have come together in the last few months t...
Nearly a quarter of Nigerian girls subject to human trafficking attempt
Globally 71 per cent of victims of human trafficking are women and girls with inequality, conflict, ...
Top hotels sued for 'industry-wide failures' to prevent US sex trafficking
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing seve...
Abortion Fall-Out: Millions of Women Trafficked Into China
BEIJING (ChurchMilitant.com) - Foreign girls and women are being trafficked into China for involunta...
AP Exclusive: 629 Pakistani Girls Sold as Brides to China
“No one is doing anything to help these girls,” one of the officials said. ... The official, with ye...
42% of victims of sex trafficking in Bengal are minors, says study
An analysis of 50 convictions in cases of sex trafficking in West Bengal points out that one in ever...
No more chains: Anti-slavery campaigns urged to stop relying on shock images
Images of trafficked people in chains, barbed wire or gags mean people are less likely to recognise ...
The best way to cut sex trafficking in Scotland is to make buying sex illegal...
At about 8.45am on a Tuesday in early 2017, 70 police officers descended on four flats in Glasgow. I...
NZ's first convicted human trafficker freed after serving third of prison sentence
Faroz Ali, also known as Feroz Ali, was the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced for human tr...
US to Oppose Development Loans to Russia, Other Nations Over Trafficking Law
US policy is to deny financial assistance to foreign governments that do not meet Washington's s...
Exposed: The dark underbelly of human trafficking in New Zealand
The US Government identified New Zealand as a destination for human trafficking in 2004. So why did ...
Fijian man guilty in New Zealand's first ever human trafficking conviction
A Fijian man has been found guilty of human trafficking in New Zealand - the first conviction for th...
Likely 'thousands' of migrant slaves in New Zealand: Expert
Ali was found guilty on Thursday of 15 counts of human trafficking, and 16 of ... There are no solid...
New Zealand court makes first human-trafficking conviction
Faroz Ali, a 46-year-old Fijian citizen with New Zealand residency, was found guilty of people traff...
11 Takeaways From Hearing On Baby Parts Trafficking
Abortion clinics and the businesses that purchase aborted baby parts likely conspired to violate fed...
Activists hail French law that makes it illegal to pay for sex
Nearly 85 per cent of them are victims of human trafficking, mainly from Bulgaria, Romania, Nigeria,...
I aborted 320 pregnancies – Abigail, self-confessed human trafficking victim
When 26-year-old Abigail Olori met Alhaja Latifat and her husband three years ago, she felt she had ...
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Retaining momentum in the fight against modern slavery
February 1, 2017
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What is human trafficking?
February 1, 2017
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What does it mean to be a slave?
February 17, 2017
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Beyond slavery's facade
February 8, 2017
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Modern slavery in Ireland
January 30, 2017
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What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
March 7, 2017
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Beyond slavery's facade
February 8, 2017
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What does it mean to be a slave?
February 17, 2017
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Witchcraft in the modern slave trade
February 6, 2017
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Modern slavery in Ireland
January 30, 2017
About David Lohan
David Lohan is an author and researcher on modern slavery, a phenomenon otherwise known as human trafficking. He first encountered the issue of modern slavery during his work with an organization providing outreach to refugees and asylum seekers. His first book on the subject, a co-authored work, explored the role played by African witchcraft in present-day slavery. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and several post-graduate qualifications. His Master of Art (Politics) research explored policy approaches aimed at combating slavery. He is presently working on his second book on modern slavery.
With a commitment to victims of modern slavery.
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