UN Goodwill Ambassador lends support to victims of human trafficking

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Photo: UN PANA New York, US – Renowned US actor, filmmaker and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice, Nicolas Cage, has called for greater efforts to assist victims of human trafficking, stressing that the international community cannot “stand quietly on … Read More

Shortage of organs leading to increased human trafficking, warns UN expert

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Photo: Michigan State University Today PANA New York, US – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has warned that a growing number of people are exploited and compelled by need or by force to … Read More

‘Cameroonian woman buys Nigerian baby for US$7,300’

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Evelyn Atemkeng By PANA Lagos, Nigeria  – A 42-year-old Cameroonian woman, Evelyn Atemkeng, has been arrested in Nigeria’s southern city of Calabar for allegedly buying a three-day-old baby for 1.2 million naira (US$7,345), the local Vanguard newspaper reported Friday. The … Read More