UK-Germany Pact Targets Iraqi-Kurdish Smuggling Ring in English Channel
A joint UK-German agreement aims to combat an Iraqi-Kurdish human trafficking network operating across the English Channel, following a major raid in Germany; the agreement focuses on improved police cooperation and disrupting the flow of funds, reflecting a wider push to tighten border controls ami...
UK-Germany Pact Targets Iraqi-Kurdish Smuggling Ring in English Channel
A joint UK-German agreement aims to combat an Iraqi-Kurdish human trafficking network operating across the English Channel, following a major raid in Germany; the agreement focuses on improved police cooperation and disrupting the flow of funds, reflecting a wider push to tighten border controls ami...
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52% Bias Score
"Diplomat Fined $117,028 for Exploiting Domestic Worker in Canberra"
"Former Sri Lankan diplomat Himalee Arunatilaka was fined $117,028.80 for exploiting her domestic worker, Priyanka Danaratna, forcing her to work 14-hour days for less than 65 cents an hour over three years in Canberra, resulting in over $500,000 in unpaid wages; Arunatilaka has not paid and is now ...
"Diplomat Fined $117,028 for Exploiting Domestic Worker in Canberra"
"Former Sri Lankan diplomat Himalee Arunatilaka was fined $117,028.80 for exploiting her domestic worker, Priyanka Danaratna, forcing her to work 14-hour days for less than 65 cents an hour over three years in Canberra, resulting in over $500,000 in unpaid wages; Arunatilaka has not paid and is now ...
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16% Bias Score
International Child Abuse Investigation Leads to Six Rescues in the Philippines
The arrests of two Australian men for online child abuse offences triggered a joint investigation with the Philippines, resulting in the rescue of six children and the arrest of two women on charges of human trafficking and child abuse material offences.
International Child Abuse Investigation Leads to Six Rescues in the Philippines
The arrests of two Australian men for online child abuse offences triggered a joint investigation with the Philippines, resulting in the rescue of six children and the arrest of two women on charges of human trafficking and child abuse material offences.
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32% Bias Score
UN Report: 25% Surge in Human Trafficking Victims in 2022
A UN report reveals a 25% increase in human trafficking cases in 2022 compared to 2019, reaching 74,785 victims, primarily exploited through forced labor, with women and children disproportionately affected, highlighting a growing global and transnational problem.
UN Report: 25% Surge in Human Trafficking Victims in 2022
A UN report reveals a 25% increase in human trafficking cases in 2022 compared to 2019, reaching 74,785 victims, primarily exploited through forced labor, with women and children disproportionately affected, highlighting a growing global and transnational problem.
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40% Bias Score
44 Migrants Missing, Presumed Dead After Lampedusa Shipwreck
Forty-four migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Lampedusa; an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone, the sole survivor, was rescued after three days at sea.
44 Migrants Missing, Presumed Dead After Lampedusa Shipwreck
Forty-four migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Lampedusa; an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone, the sole survivor, was rescued after three days at sea.
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40% Bias Score
16 Migrants Found Hidden in Lorry on M25
Sixteen suspected migrants, including a child, were discovered hidden in a refrigerated lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey on December 7th, 2023, leading to the arrest of the driver and the detention of the adults by the Home Office.
16 Migrants Found Hidden in Lorry on M25
Sixteen suspected migrants, including a child, were discovered hidden in a refrigerated lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey on December 7th, 2023, leading to the arrest of the driver and the detention of the adults by the Home Office.
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64% Bias Score
UN Report: Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25%, Forced Labor Predominates
The UN reports a 25% rise in global human trafficking cases in 2022 compared to 2019, totaling 75,000, with one-third being children; forced labor now surpasses sexual exploitation, significantly impacting textiles, bricks, cotton, fish, and gold production.
UN Report: Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25%, Forced Labor Predominates
The UN reports a 25% rise in global human trafficking cases in 2022 compared to 2019, totaling 75,000, with one-third being children; forced labor now surpasses sexual exploitation, significantly impacting textiles, bricks, cotton, fish, and gold production.
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40% Bias Score
"Avignon Sex Trafficking Trial: Retired Driver Denies Rape, Verdict Pending"
"A 73-year-old retired French truck driver, Jacques C., stands accused of rape within a large-scale sex trafficking case in Avignon, France, denying rape but admitting to sexual touching; a verdict is expected by December 20th."
"Avignon Sex Trafficking Trial: Retired Driver Denies Rape, Verdict Pending"
"A 73-year-old retired French truck driver, Jacques C., stands accused of rape within a large-scale sex trafficking case in Avignon, France, denying rape but admitting to sexual touching; a verdict is expected by December 20th."
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48% Bias Score
Detenciones por tráfico de personas tras accidente en Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Autoridades de Estados Unidos y Guatemala detuvieron a seis personas por tráfico de personas tras el accidente en Tuxtla Gutiérrez, México, en diciembre de 2021, donde murieron 55 migrantes; los acusados conspiraron para facilitar el viaje ilegal de migrantes desde Guatemala a Estados Unidos.
Detenciones por tráfico de personas tras accidente en Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Autoridades de Estados Unidos y Guatemala detuvieron a seis personas por tráfico de personas tras el accidente en Tuxtla Gutiérrez, México, en diciembre de 2021, donde murieron 55 migrantes; los acusados conspiraron para facilitar el viaje ilegal de migrantes desde Guatemala a Estados Unidos.
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36% Bias Score
Global Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25% in 2022
The UN reported a 25% rise in global human trafficking victims in 2022, reaching nearly 70,000, largely due to conflicts, climate disasters, and global crises, with organized crime as the main culprit; children accounted for 38% of victims.
Global Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25% in 2022
The UN reported a 25% rise in global human trafficking victims in 2022, reaching nearly 70,000, largely due to conflicts, climate disasters, and global crises, with organized crime as the main culprit; children accounted for 38% of victims.
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20% Bias Score
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
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44% Bias Score
Polygamist Leader Sentenced to 50 Years for Sex Crimes Against Underage Girls
Samuel Bateman, a 48-year-old polygamist leader, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing underage girls, as young as 9, into sex acts and conspiring to kidnap them from protective custody; seven of his adult 'wives' were also convicted of related crimes.
Polygamist Leader Sentenced to 50 Years for Sex Crimes Against Underage Girls
Samuel Bateman, a 48-year-old polygamist leader, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing underage girls, as young as 9, into sex acts and conspiring to kidnap them from protective custody; seven of his adult 'wives' were also convicted of related crimes.
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52% Bias Score