Human Trafficking

Support us

Genocide Watch is run by volunteers and operates completely from donations.

West African Sea Arrivals Drop as Land Routes Turn Deadlier

By ReliefWeb 13 October 2026 Departures including from countries like Senegal have shifted to alternative routes © IOM/ Senegal Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer. Arrivals from four major West African countries of origin fell by 59 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to new data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). However, the factors that drive mi

ReliefWeb

7 days ago

EU Expands Migration Cooperation With Eastern Libya

Reporting by Amina Ismail, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Alex Richardson October 13, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, during her visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski Purchase Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter fr

Reuters

Oct 15

Clandestine mass grave found in Mexico with 1,600 baby teeth

1,600 baby teeth: the clandestine mass grave in Michoacán that sent shockwaves even to the Senate By Nallely Sánchez (Infobae) September 24, 2026 It was starting in 2023 that approximately 80 children were reportedly cremated in a clandestine grave in the municipality of Zacapu, Michoacán. “It is highly likely that these children were victims of sexual exploitation, organ trafficking, or child pornography,” said Margarita López, a searching mother and founder of Buscando Cuer

Infobae

Oct 5

Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide

Reconceptualizing Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide, Part 2. By Renata Lampert NARA Record Group 75 Part 1 of this article established the doctrinal grounds for analyzing human trafficking under Article II of the Genocide Convention. This second part applies the conceptual framework by evaluating three case studies where trafficking was weaponized for group destruction. Child Transfers and Forced Assimilation: Ukraine Forced child transfer from Ukrainian to Russi

Renata Lampert | Genocide Watch

Sep 21

Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide

Reconceptualizing Human Trafficking as an Instrument of Genocide, Part 1. By Renata Lampert United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Jacob Igra. International jurisprudence has treated human trafficking and genocide as distinct legal categories for decades. The former is litigated predominantly within the paradigm of transnational organized crime and socio-economic exploitation, under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially

Renata Lampert | Genocide Watch

Sep 10

Country Report: Moldova July 2026

By Vladimir Kovtun Roma family: Galina and Vijai and their young children. © OHCHR/Vincent Tremeau Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova has continued to experience authoritarian influence and weak rule of law. Most recently, from 2015 to 2019, the oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc effectively controlled Moldova and entrenched a system of corruption and oppression towards opposition figures. Despite the election of the more democratic Party of Action and Solidary

Vladimir Kovtun | Genocide Watch

Jul 31

African Women Held For Years in India’s Detention Centres

By Pari Saikia July 2, 2026 Rounded up in raids and with no access to lawyers, 22 women including trafficking victims and refugees speak of filthy conditions and beatings while stuck in legal limbo Mary, who is being held indefinitely in an immigrant detention centre in India. Credit: The Guardian Nine months without the antiretroviral drugs that keep her alive has caused Mary’s* health to decline. For 29 years, the Kenyan mother of four had managed her HIV. Now she is being

The Guardian

Jul 7

#EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu in Nigeria

Graphic credit: The Roys Report #EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu and Nigeria’s Missing Christian Women and Girls June 4, 2026 Eight years ago, a 14-year-old Nigerian girl disappeared into captivity because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Today, Leah Sharibu remains missing—and the world must not forget her. On June 18, Christian Freedom International, Jubilee Campaign, and 21Wilberforce will join with advocates, faith leaders, members of the

21 Wilberforce

Jun 11

Chaos and violence in Mexico following the death of El Mencho

Chaos and violence in Mexico following the death of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel February 23, 2026 By Agencia EFE Members of the National Guard guard the area where the body of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) killed in Mexico City (Mexico), was transferred. Photo: EFE/Mario Guzmán Mexico City (EFE). - Mexico is facing an escalation of violence, with fires and roadblocks in at lea

Agencia EFE

Feb 24

Executions, abductions, rape: Ethiopia's Oromo Civil War

Associated Press February 2, 2026 By Amir Aman Kiyaro Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in Western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo) Wanted by the Ethiopian government, rebel military leader Jaal Marroo moves constantly to stay ahead of drones hunting him from the skies. The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly

AP News

Feb 4