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Just days before the review was published, a long-established Swiss village was obliterated by an avalanche as a glacier ...

Amidst this struggle for reliable data at the UN level, the US government’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reports have ...

Syrians living in “hellish” conditions say it’s not safe to return home yet – some hope to cross the Med instead ...

President Fujimori’s sterilisation drive killed a woman in the 1990s. Her trial shows democracy is again backsliding ...

So when HU funds ‘anti-trafficking’ work, it’s just one part of our own effort against trafficking – which focuses on ...

With research showing sexual violence in England and Wales has lifetime cost of £440bn, funding services is essential ...

Celebrity experts, anti-immigrant agendas and burnout undermine hopes of getting anti-trafficking back on track ...

Decent work’ isn’t always possible. Advocates should stop shying away from criminal justice in anti-trafficking ...

Huge payouts are sign of “discrimination and misogyny” in British military, warns former Tory defence minister ...

The writer makes a fine case for compulsory voting (or rather, for ‘compulsory’ voting): ‘By introducing compulsory voting ...

Terror attacks in Europe over past 20 years should offer stark warning as US aids Israel in displacing Palestinians ...