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Children make up about 60 percent of the estimated 436,000 Rohingya Muslims who have poured into Bangladesh over the last four weeks to flee persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.

Bangladesh plans separate shelters for Rohingya children DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is planning to build separate shelters for 6,000 Rohingya Muslim children who entered the country without parents to escape violence in neighboring Myanmar, a government official said Tuesday. Children make…

The cross-border security personnel of two countries known to be hubs for Trafficking in Persons (TIPs) have recommitted themselves to be more effective in the fight to prevent human trafficking.

Liberia, Sierra Leone Tighten Border Security against Trafficking in Persons | Liberian Observer NewsSecurityLiberia, Sierra Leone Tighten Border Security against Trafficking in PersonsBy Leroy M. Sonpon, III - September 18, 2017 0 3 Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterBo-waterside border (Boport) between Liberia and Sierra LeoneThe cross-border security personnel of two countries known to be hubs...

A dangerous new route for refugees trying to reach Europe is thought to have opened up in the Black Sea, which coastguards in Romania are warning could prove more deadly than the current Mediterranean crossings.

Smugglers make test runs with migrants across deadly Black Sea route Rise in boats intercepted by Romanian coastguard fuels fears that smugglers are trying to reactivate dangerous transit passage to Europe

Migrant children trying to reach Europe face beatings, forced labor and s*xual exploitation, with sub-Saharan African children facing the highest risks, in part stoked by racism, a report found

"Just like slaves": African migrant children face highest risk of abuse: report By Adela SulimanLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Migrant children trying to reach Europe face beatings, forced labour and s*xual exploitation, w

Facebook has removed several posts made by people smugglers openly advertising to attract migrants seeking passage to Europe.

Facebook removes posts made by people smugglers aiming to lure migrants Social media content painting a positive picture of risky Mediterranean sea crossings is removed after Guardian highlights nature of material

Children escaping from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which has been held by Islamic State (IS) militants since 2014, have been "tormented" by years of living under the extremists’ rule, a U.S.-based charity says.

Syrian Children Fleeing Raqqa ‘Tormented’ By Years Under IS Control: Charity

Last year, Chinese authorities rescued 207 Vietnamese women, and one child, from a cross-border trafficking ring involving 61 gangs.

'I hope you’re ready to get married': in search of Vietnam's kidnapped brides Phượng’s daughter was abducted from her village in Vietnam and sold into a forced marriage in China. Could she track her down – starting on Facebook?

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti met Libyan mayors on Saturday to renew a commitment to fight people trafficking as part of an agreement signed earlier this year between Rome and Tripoli

Italy's interior minister meets Libyan mayors over people smuggling Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti met Libyan mayors on Saturday to renew a commitment to fight people trafficking as part of an agreement signed earlier this year between Rome and Tripoli.

Women and girls as young as 12 from Kenya's countryside are being forced into s*x work to support families affected by prolonged drought. They have little or no education and travel at least 30 miles to reach urban areas, working in unsafe conditions far from their homes.

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Food Insecurity, Poverty Force Kenyan Girls Into 'Survival S*x' An ongoing drought has forced girls as young as 12 in rural Kenya into prostitution to help feed their families

Nigeria: Activist Wins Prestigious Award for Aiding Victims of Boko Haram

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Nigeria: Activist Wins Prestigious Award for Aiding Victims of Boko Haram Nigerian activist, Rebecca Dali has won the prestigious Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation award for her work in re-integrating women and orphans abducted by Boko Haram militants into their home communities.

Red Sea state in Sudan reported an increase in crimes concerning refugees and asylum seekers, including kidnappings http://allafrica.com/stories/201708200162.html

Sudan: Human Trafficking Crimes Increasing in the East' Residents of Red Sea state in eastern Sudan reported an increase in crimes concerning refugees and asylum seekers, including kidnappings, in the region.