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

With new research showing sexual violence has a lifetime cost to taxpayers of £440bn, funding services is essential ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Older, wealthier and whiter people are far more likely to vote – meaning politicians pay more attention to them ...

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

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