Ahead of the sentencing of former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu on May 5, the House of Representatives has appealed to the Central Criminal Court, United Kingdom, to temper justice with mercy. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance raised by the deputy minority leader of the House, … Continue reading Ekweremadu: Reps begs UK court for leniency
Tag: Human trafficking
Wealthy UK woman under investigation for human trafficking
Dame Ann Gloag after being made a Dame Commander at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2019 Dame Ann Gloag, co-founder of Stagecoach Group, has been charged in connection with a human trafficking investigation. A Police Scotland spokesman said: "On 19 January 2023, four individuals were charged in connection with an investigation into alleged human trafficking and … Continue reading Wealthy UK woman under investigation for human trafficking
Spanish government presents bill to fight human trafficking
Spain’s government presented a new bill Tuesday with the goal of providing better protection for economically vulnerable migrants who are in the clutches of international human trafficking rings. The proposed legislation was designed to help victims of different types of trafficking, from sexual exploitation and forced labor to the illegal sale of human organs, involuntary … Continue reading Spanish government presents bill to fight human trafficking
UK and Spanish police ‘dismantle’ Albanian human trafficking gang
An Albanian people-smuggling gang that transported migrants to Britain via Spain has been “dismantled” after a series of arrests, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Saturday. A suspected people smuggler is arrested by the National Crime Agency in London as part of the operation against the Albanian gang CREDIT: PA Seven suspects were arrested, including two group leaders on … Continue reading UK and Spanish police ‘dismantle’ Albanian human trafficking gang
African migrants die in shipwreck off the coast of Morocco
Seven African migrants died Monday and 70 other people were rescued when their boat sank while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco to Spain, according to a military official. The rescued migrants, including 10 women and a baby, were brought back to the Moroccan coastal city of Nador and taken to Morocco's coast … Continue reading African migrants die in shipwreck off the coast of Morocco
UK Police release shocking details from the ‘mysterious’ truck with 39 bodies
Police investigators in the United Kingdom has said that 10 teenagers were among the 39 people found dead in an abandoned truck container. UK police also confirmed that all 39 victims in the truck were Vietnamese. Their bodies were discovered in Grays, a small town in southeast England. Details of the failed human trafficking … Continue reading UK Police release shocking details from the ‘mysterious’ truck with 39 bodies
All you need to know about the Bulgarian truck with 39 bodies
A truck driver has been arrested after 39 people died in his lorry's refrigerated compartment. The alleged human trafficker is a Northern Irishman who calls the vehicle he drives 'The Polar Express'. Mo Robinson, 25, is at the center of one of Britain's biggest ever murder investigations after an ambulance crew discovered the bodies in … Continue reading All you need to know about the Bulgarian truck with 39 bodies
Essex Police: Mysterious truck with 39 dead bodies arrived England from Belgium
The Latest on the death of 39 people in a truck container in southeastern England. As at 4:25pm Wednesday, U.K. police revised their theories about a truck found in southeast England with 39 bodies inside, saying it traveled from Belgium to England, not from Ireland as they thought earlier. Essex police said Wednesday that their … Continue reading Essex Police: Mysterious truck with 39 dead bodies arrived England from Belgium
More mysteries surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide
The New York Medical Examiner's Office released the official autopsy report on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on 16 August, finding he died from suicide by hanging. His death earlier sparked conspiracy theories of the financier having been the target of a hit by powerful friends afraid of being exposed in Epstein's upcoming trial. According … Continue reading More mysteries surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide
Update on Jeffrey Epstein
Corrections officers should have been checking on Jeffrey Epstein every half-hour. Instead, he hadn't been checked on in "several" hours when he was found hanged in his cell Saturday, a source tells the Washington Post. That's just one of multiple mistakes that have come to light in the wake of Epstein's death. According to a source from the Post source, … Continue reading Update on Jeffrey Epstein
How police is solving India’s trafficking business
Indian activists believe the country's anti-trafficking laws have faced lax implementation even as government holds series of meetings with NGOs on bills aimed at addressing various aspects of human trafficking. However, a high school teacher named Rajkumar Kotal says he ran out of ideas and had to take actions. According to a report from Reuters, … Continue reading How police is solving India’s trafficking business
Why can’t the African Union just shut down Libya’s slave markets?
Horrific sights of photos and videos of African migrants being sold off like objects in Libya's modern day slave markets would churn your stomach and stir your inquisitive mind on what efforts the African Union has made to close down these inhumane "auction" sites. Slavery is evil; it's a cancer which must be dissected from … Continue reading Why can’t the African Union just shut down Libya’s slave markets?
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