Human trafficking and the law
Women and girls, who are often themselves victims of human trafficking and are sexually exploited by criminal gangs, are being prosecuted and convicted for human trafficking-related […]
Lifting the veil on forced marriage
Forced marriage and slavery-like practices are going unchecked in South Australia, as social services, school teachers, nurses, doctors and other frontline workers do not recognise this […]
Calls for SA slavery investigation
A new investigation has reinforced calls for the South Australian Government to launch an inquiry into slavery and slavery-like practices in the State. The research report, […]
Evidence of slavery, human trafficking in SA
Evidence of slavery conditions and human trafficking in South Australia – largely affecting migrant women and workers – has been catalogued by a Flinders University researcher, […]
Blurred lines in judging female sex traffickers
The complexity of human trafficking in Australia for sexual exploitation is compounded by about half of the prosecuted perpetrators being females, and many who were once […]
Cambodia’s trafficking laws exacerbate exploitation
The crackdown on sex work under Cambodia’s anti-trafficking regime has forced the industry further underground, Flinders University researcher Dr Larissa Sandy says.