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15 Children Trafficked In Central Region

The Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of Ghana Police Service has recorded 15 child trafficking cases in...

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Ghana’s Performance In Child Labour Fight Not Encouraging – Expert

The Founder of Global Rescue Project, Leah Stenzel, says Ghana’s achievement in the fight against child labour is...

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Human Trafficking Is Deadly, the Marginalized Are Mostly the Victims

Worldwide, human trafficking is a canker that eats into the fabrics of every nation and impedes its development. The...

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The Middle East Forced Labour Bandits and the Polemic of Slavery Conventions

The Middle East forced labour bandits and the polemic of slavery conventions The recent countless images and voice...

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Does India Risk Hague Return For Gogoi’s ‘war Crimes’ In Kashmir?

As news broke that India's army had commended a senior officer who tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep and used him as a...

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Govt Urged To Be Sensitive To Issues of Modern Slavery Like ‘galamsey’

Engage Now Africa (ENA), an international NGO committed to ending poverty in Africa has lauded government’s...

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Militant Behind Multiple Pakistan Attacks Arrested

Pakistani officials claimed Tuesday they have arrested the mastermind behind several attacks that killed scores of...

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Grim Torture Images Ignite Anger Against Ugandan Police

Ugandan rights activists say grisly images of the torture of a detained politician showing septic wounds on his body...

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UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan

A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence...

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GITMO-2 To Stay In Ghana Longer Than Told – Lawyer Suggests

Claims by government that the two former detainees of Guantanamo Bay were to spend only two years in Ghana, have...

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‘Revenge Porn’ On ‘mass Scale’ In Australia

Researchers on Monday urged tougher laws to protect victims of "revenge porn" in Australia after a survey revealed...

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‘Revenge Porn’ Scale In Australia Revealed

One in five Australians has suffered image-based abuse, according to the nation's most comprehensive study on "revenge...

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Suspects In Uganda Police Murder Claim They Were Tortured

Thirteen men accused of involvement in the murder of high-ranking police officer Andrew Kaweesi and two aides appeared...

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Woman, 45, Arrested For Maltreating Nephew

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for subjecting her three-year-old nephew to severe beatings, denying him food for...

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We’II Lose Some Markets Globally If We Don’t End Child Labour

President Nana Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for Ghana to intensify the fight against child labour. Delivering...

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31 Children Rescued From Volta Lake

The Police have rescued 31 children engaged in forced labour on the Volta Lake in the Volta Region. The police also...

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Torture Use By Afghan Officials On the Rise

Afghan security officials are increasingly employing torture to extract confessions from alleged insurgents, including...

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Policy Gaps In Child Online Protection In Ghana

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Internet use have increased very much both nationally and...

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Victims of Military Torture Fear Mexico Security Bill

One afternoon, young Mexican engineer Jethro Sanchez was out partying. Hours later, he was dying, his father says --...