Inhumane Italy law to push back migrants & survivors
From “Miriam Karmali, Freedom United” [email protected]
| January 22, 2023 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Law & policy Italy law to push back migrants will increase deaths at seaItaly recently passed new legislation that seeks to curb arrivals from refugees crossing the Mediterranean, known as the deadliest sea migration route since 2014. People fleeing forced labor in Libya face being left to drown under new regulations. Read more… |
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| Human trafficking Indian hospital once again tied to organ traffickingAn estimated 35,000 Nepalis are reportedly trafficked every year, dozens of whom are victims of organ trafficking in India, forced to donate their kidneys or have their organs stolen outright. In India, one hospital has been repeatedly linked to organ trafficking cases. Read more… |
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| Forced marriage Trafficked brides in Kashmir Women in Kashmir report having been kidnapped and forced into marriages against their will. Brides are sold to men for as little as $35 according to Abdul Rashid Hanjura, a Kashmir-based lawyer and activist specializing in human trafficking cases. Read more… |
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