Human trafficking

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Human trafficking is not just something you see in a film, says survivor

A report finds women who were forced into prostitution as teenagers, advertised online, drugged and moved through cities.

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Pair sentenced for human trafficking crimes

The pair were arrested in November 2022 in what was described at the time as the PSNI's largest operation against human trafficking.

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5 days ago

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Don't suffer in silence, urges modern slavery survivor

A modern slavery survivor speaks out at an evernt in Lancashire aimed at tackling exploitation.

5 days ago

17 Aug 2026

A young boy with short black hair sits in a motor vehicle. He is wearing a white T-shirt and looks upset.

'I'm a survivor of child trafficking'

Indra Jaya Laksana was raised by his adoptive family in the Netherlands. He considers himself a victim of child trafficking and is trying to reclaim his Indonesian heritage.

17 Aug 2026

24 Jul 2026

Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore. What happens to them now?

At least 12 babies have been trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore, but what will happen to them remains unclear.

24 Jul 2026

21 Jul 2026

Mohammed Tahir aka "Wordi" in a navy T-shirt stands against a measuring chart in a police photo - putting his height at around 178cm.

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

Mohammed Tahir has yet to comment on allegations he led a multi-million-dollar ring using torture to get money.

21 Jul 2026

Split screen of BBC reporters Tessa Wong and Astudestra Ajengrastri in offices

A baby trafficking ring has been convicted - but what now for the babies?

Nineteen people have been convicted for trafficking 34 babies in Indonesia and Singapore, but the biggest question wasn’t answered in court.

21 Jul 2026

18 Jul 2026

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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult'

"Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his “assistants”.

18 Jul 2026

6 Jul 2026

A federal highway policeman in Brazil is seen in a bullet-proof vest in the foreground, stood a few yards from a white dusty car that has its boot open. In the background, an officer can be seen talking to a woman, while a row of about a dozen people is lined up on the roadside. Another vehicle with its boot and doors open can also be seen in the background.

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown

Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.

6 Jul 2026