An order for pretrial custody has been issued for two Nigerian women residing in Italy. They are accused of recruiting women from Nigeria, including minors, and forcing them into prostitution in Ferrara, both on the street and in apartments. One of the women was arrested, but the other is still being sought by police.
An Italian court has convicted 6 men from Nigeria in the gang rape case at Bari migrant center in southern Italy. The prison terms range between 5 and 9 years for gang-raping a 25-year-old.
Italian authorities have issued arrest warrants against 11 Nigerians. The suspects are accused of recruiting young women and minors in Nigeria and then coercing them into prostitution in Rome.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that the number of women and girls being trafficked from Ivory Coast has been rising. Many of them reportedly suffer abuse, slavery and prostitution — both in North Africa and Europe.
Italian police have arrested three Nigerian nationals accused of belonging to a criminal organization involved in trafficking women from Nigeria to Libya and then to Italy; where they were forced to engage in prostitution.
Italian authorities have arrested four people on suspicion of human trafficking and aiding prostitution. The arrests also lead to the dismantling of the group that was allegedly operating in Nigeria, Libya and Italy.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), human trafficking and ‘modern slavery’ is on the rise across the globe and taking on ‘horrific dimensions.’ But what kinds of factors make people vulnerable to being trafficked? A new report investigates.
Following last year’s hunger strike by women asylum-seeker detainees in Yarl’s Wood in the UK, DW looks at the impact of the country’s immigration policy. Marianna Karakoulaki reports from London.
Human trafficking between Africa and Europe has not only thrived in recent years, it has grown into a highly abusive system involving corrupt elites and political networks. Jan Philipp-Scholz, the author of a new book on the migration business, has spoken with migrants in Africa on nearly every step of their journey. Their testimonies reveal the extent of abuse and human rights violations happening on Europe’s doorstep.
Italian anti-mafia investigators,(DDA) have arrested 13 suspects as part of an operation against an alleged Nigerian mafia gang. The gang is accused of managing a human trafficking and prostitution ring. Police said aspiring members had to take part in brutal “initiation rites” to become part of the gang.
Italian authorities have demolished ten illegal buildings used by migrants in the southern area of Borgo Mezzanone near Foggia. The buildings were used as shops but also featured a nightclub and a brothel.
The new prostitute protection law in Germany was meant to identify victims of human trafficking – most of them migrant women. More than 18 months after the law came into effect, thousands continue to be targeted for exploitation, and the risk for Nigerian women seems to be increasing.