human trafficking
Egypt prosecution sends media figure to trial for molesting girls at orphanage
Egypt
February 5, 2022
Egypt prosecution sends media figure to trial for molesting girls at orphanage
The Egyptian Public Prosecutor referred, on Saturday, businessman Mohamed al-Amin to the Criminal Court on charges of human trafficking for…
Egypt closes hospital trading human organs and imprisons its owner
Egypt
December 23, 2021
Egypt closes hospital trading human organs and imprisons its owner
An Egyptian court has issued a decision to close a hospital that trades human organs and imprisoned its owner to …
Human trafficking gang arrested for illegal kidney transplants
Egypt
November 24, 2021
Human trafficking gang arrested for illegal kidney transplants
A gang of ten members facilitating and conducting human organ trafficking, including three doctors and an employee of a kidney…
Egypt court imprisons father for selling baby to woman
Egypt
September 21, 2021
Egypt court imprisons father for selling baby to woman
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday, sentenced two defendants to three years in prison for human trafficking in the Talbiya…
Cairo Tower to shine blue on World Day against Human Trafficking
Egypt
July 29, 2021
Cairo Tower to shine blue on World Day against Human Trafficking
The Cairo Tower will be lit up blue on Friday, July 30 to honor the World Day against Trafficking in…
Egypt court imprisons TikTok stars over human trafficking accusations
Egypt
June 21, 2021
Egypt court imprisons TikTok stars over human trafficking accusations
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday convicted five people on charges of human trafficking, including TikTok stars Hanin Hossam and…
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
World
June 11, 2021
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has prompted a spike in human trafficking and smuggling as people become more financially desperate,…
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
World
April 15, 2021
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
Sex work. The issue of whether a country should criminalize the industry is a polarizing one — and no less…
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his…
TikTok stars Hanin Hossam, Mawaddah Eladham referred to criminal trial for ‘human trafficking’
Egypt
March 15, 2021
TikTok stars Hanin Hossam, Mawaddah Eladham referred to criminal trial for ‘human trafficking’
Egypt’s Public Prosecution has referred TikTok stars Hanin Hossam, Mawaddah Eladham and others to criminal trial on charges of human…