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Society BangladeshBangladesh Sends 10,000 Refugee Children to School, Saves Them from Labor and Trafficking
Bangladesh is working on protecting around 10,000 young Rohingya refugees against child trafficking and exploitation. Its strategy: opening schools for them so they can receive a formal education and deter traffickers.
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Health TogoAfrican Leaders Take Up Fight Against Fake Drugs, Try to Save Many Children’s Lives
Fake versions of medicines are commonly sold in Africa, claiming the lives of 120,000 children each year. To end this malpractice, the continent’s leaders are now collaborating on an initiative that criminalizes the trafficking of such falsified drugs.
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Society IndiaSex Crime Reporting Just Got Easier: New App Helps Victims Speak Out and Stay Anonymous
A new encrypted app is offering victims of sex crimes in India a safe space to report sexual abuse: survivors can now anonymously provide timestamped evidence of crimes, and even seek medical or legal help.
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Heroes
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Society USALawyers Take Hotel Chains to Court, Calling Them “Marketplace” for Sex Trafficking
Twelve top hotel chains in the United States are facing legal action as a group for profiting from sexual exploitation taking place on their premises – after thirteen women claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms.
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SocietyThai Seafood Industry Tackles Slavery with Improved Regulations
The European Union has recently lifted a yellow card warning to Thailand following four years of substantial progress in the nation’s seafood industry, fighting human trafficking, improving worker conditions, and tackling illegal and unregulated fishing.
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