A study carried out in Italy has found that only 3.4% of human trafficking cases are connected to other transnational crimes. The analysis presented on December 11 highlighted that this result makes it hard to justify stricter controls on migration flows based on the assumption that migrant trafficking leads to an increase in drug and arms trafficking.
Italian and Slovenian police say they have foiled an international criminal organization that helped migrants travel from a center for asylum seekers in Ljubljana to European countries -- mainly Italy, France and Germany. Alleged members of the association included people in charge of security at the hosting facility, investigative sources said on November 20.
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj announced it will move migrant centers under Tripoli's control from coastal areas to the country's interior, in an effort to cope with human trafficking.
Four men are due to go on trial in Britain on Monday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in a lorry in southeast England.
In the past two years, more migrants have traveled by boat to Yemen from the Horn of Africa than crossed the Mediterranean. Thousands of them are now trapped and facing multiple risks from the ongoing civil war, the threat of COVID-19, and abuse by human traffickers.
Many Africans desperate to improve their lives are falling into the traps of human trafficking networks. Recruitment agencies send migrant workers to Gulf countries, where most of them work under inhumane conditions. Human trafficking is a global problem that affects an estimated 40 million people. On this week's 77 Percent show, young people share some their experiences and lessons learnt.
Police in North Macedonia said 11 migrants sustained serious injuries in a car accident that happened Sunday near the town of Shtip. It’s the third migrant car accident the country has reported in one week.
A trial opened on May 18 in Trapani against eight people, including Italian and Tunisian citizens, accused of trafficking migrants from North Africa to Italy. The foreigners were forced to pay between 1,500 and 4,000 euros for a trip, according to investigators.
In a video message posted to the website ''thepopevideo.org'' on February 6, Pope Francis called proceeds from human trafficking "blood money".
A Macedonian man and three Pakistanis have been charged with imprisoning a group of migrants in North Macedonia last year. The victims were from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Over 200 suspected traffickers and migrant smugglers have been arrested in an Interpol-led operation. Victims of the rings came from 14 different countries.
Two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested by Italian authorities on human trafficking charges. Reggio Calabria police believe they rented a sailboat to transport migrants from Turkey to Calabria, investigative sources said.