Human Trafficking

Jeffrey Epstein survivor Annie Farmer pays tribute to the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre after the Epstein Files were approved for release by Congress.

A Public Service Announcement from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein demanding the release of files related to his crimes.

At least 13 suspects linked to an alleged baby-trafficking ring, which Indonesian police say sold at least 24 infants overseas, have been arrested. 

After seven gruelling weeks, Sean 'Diddy' Combs's trial is coming to an end. But there are still a few more developments to unfold. 

Vanuatu runs a controversial yet lucrative citizenship-by-investment scheme that critics say has attracted organised criminals and oligarchs.

Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben, their daughter Vihangi and son Dharmik died in a -38 degree Celsius blizzard after walking for hours trying to find a car to take them into the United States.

After a scathing report into South Korea's decades-long baby export program, Australians have launched a petition urging the federal government to investigate the adoptions of about 3,600 children since 1978.

A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar.

Self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have denied raping and human trafficking allegations in Romania, saying they were "largely misunderstood". 

The brothers are facing serious charges in Romania and are being sued in the UK for over allegations of sexual violence and physical abuse. 

Lured by fake jobs on social media platforms, women are trafficked to scam compounds and forced into "sexual slavery". Experts are calling for intervention and support to help victims reintegrate when they return home.

About 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopian, have been transferred into Thailand after being found along the Myanmar border by a rebel group.

Scores of Taiwanese are being held against their will in sprawling cyber-fraud compounds in Myanmar, with family members being extorted for ransom their only hope of escape.

Authorities are inquiring after three Thai nationals say they feigned illness to avoid having their eggs harvested while being held captive in Georgia.

Chinese authorities have reportedly rescued a Chinese model who was caught up in a human-trafficking ring in Myanmar's lawless borderlands. 

Since Myanmar's 2021 coup, criminal syndicate scam centres have thrived along the Thailand border, where hundreds of thousands of people have been forced into virtual slavery, with the latest among them appearing to be aspiring models and actors.

Cambodia has pardoned and sent home 13 Filipino women who were jailed over surrogacy scheme for foreigners, according to local authorities. 

More than 160 Chinese nationals working to build a factory for Chinese EV giant BYD are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labour authorities. 

A Colombian national living in Australia has been charged after he allegedly "unreasonably enforced" a small group of people to pay off debts, locked them inside a cupboard for days and restricted their communications.

The United States announces sanctions on one of Cambodia's wealthiest and most powerful tycoons over alleged human rights abuses related to the treatment of trafficking victims forced to work in online scam centres.