Archive for the ‘humans’
Nepal’s adoption system allows illegal trafficking of children
Nepal’s adoption system is rift with problems that allows the trafficking of children and illegal adoption practices, according to a new report.
From eKantipur:
Inter-country adoption system in the country has encouraged child abuse including abduction and trafficking of children, according to a report released by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Terre des [...]
Pirates off the coast of Somalia increase activity in recent months
Reuters has a round up of the recent pirate activity off the coast of Somalia.
From Reuters:
Heavily-armed pirates from Somalia have hijacked at least 30 ships this year. Spreading lawlessness, a rampant insurgency and a worsening aid crisis onshore look set to drive that number higher.
Somalia’s 3,300 km (2,060 mile) coastline is considered one of the [...]
Iraq contractor sued for Human Trafficking
A US contracting company in Iraq is being sued in federal courts for alledgdly trafficking men from Nepal to work in warehouses.
From the Washington Post:
A Washington law firm filed a lawsuit yesterday against KBR, one of the largest U.S. contractors inIraq, alleging that the company and its Jordanian subcontractor engaged in the human trafficking of [...]
Fake identification center of huge illegal immigrant raid
595 people were arrested on Tuesday at a Mississippi plant on illegal immigration charges. According to Reuters, the investigation centered around identity theft issues and the use of fake social security cards by the laborers.
From Reuters:
U.S. immigration agents have arrested 595 people at a Mississippi factory in what was the largest workplace enforcement raid in [...]
Col Gaddafi charged with kidnapping 30 years later
Col Gaddafi of Libya has been charged with kidnapping by Lebanon thirty years after the disappearance of a Shia Muslim cleric.
From BBC News:
Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric during a visit to Libya 30 years ago.
It is widely believed in Lebanon that Sheikh Moussa Sadr, [...]
Somalia Piracy funding insurgency
Pirates off the coast of Somalia are using their ransom payment to fund an Islamist insurgency on land.
From Reuters:
n explosion of piracy this month off the coast of Somalia is funding a growing insurgency onshore as the hijackers funnel hefty ransom payments to Islamist rebels, a maritime official said on Sunday.
A record four ships were [...]
Hijacked ships off Somalia coast net at least $10,000 in ransom
Source: Daniel Wallis, “Piracy ransoms funding Somalia insurgency,” Reuters, August 24, 2008.
As many as 7,000 people kidnaped in Mexico in 2007
Estimates by independent crime researches in Mexico state that as many as 7,000 people could have been kidnapped in Mexico in 2007.
Source: Reuters, “Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips,” Yahoo News, August 21, 2008.
Kidnapping in Mexico increased 40 percent between 2004 and 2007
Source: Reuters, “Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips,” Yahoo News, August 21, 2008.
Satellites offering protection against kidnappers in Mexico
Citizens in Mexico are purchasing computer chips that are implanted under their skin to allow satellites to locate them in the event of a kidnapping.
From Reuters (via Yahoo News):
Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up [...]
