#Human Trafficking

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Sarah Harte: The murky international surrogacy racket needs to be spotlighted
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Advocacy group working to prevent child trafficking seeks meeting with children's minister
Mecpaths said it was 'the first time that we have seen any willingness from this department to talk about the issue'

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

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'Any child can be vulnerable to trafficking in Ireland'
Advocacy group Mecpaths warns of low detection rates of child sexual and criminal exploitation

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025

Commission finds Ireland's low rate of identification of child trafficking victims 'concerning'
Commission finds Ireland's low rate of identification of child trafficking victims 'concerning'
Currently, only gardaí can identify victims of human trafficking, although guidelines are being drawn up for a new mechanism to allow other frontline agencies to identify victims

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

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Figures on human trafficking victims 'a considerable underestimate of the true number'
Advocates believe actual figures of victims in Ireland is much higher than numbers contained in UN report because currently, only gardaí can identify victims

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

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People have been trafficked into Ireland for removal of their organs for transplants, new report finds 
Traffickers profit through the sale of organs to people who are 'unable or unwilling to wait for legal transplants', with kidneys the most harvested organs, according to UN report

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Sex traffickers operating in plain sight
SERP’s report should make us reconsider what is and what is not acceptable in a decent society

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

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Sex websites 'are facilitating exploitation of women by pimps and traffickers'
SERP notes 'definitive indications of exploitation' on one website and says 'we have previously identified that victims of trafficking have been advertised on it' 

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

Ireland experiencing 'epidemic' of domestic and gender-based violence
Ireland experiencing 'epidemic' of domestic and gender-based violence
Helen McEntee says a long-awaited review of 2017 sexual offences legislation, which made paying for sexual services a criminal offence, should be ready within weeks

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Sex trafficking support charity reports 30% spike in demand for services 
Sex trafficking support charity reports 30% spike in demand for services 
Some 108 people accessed Ruhama’s trauma and counselling service in 2023 for healing and recovery from sexual violence — a 31% rise on the previous year

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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System allows child trafficking victims in Ireland to go undetected, warns human rights agency
Children have accounted for 8% of all identified victims of trafficking in Ireland in the past 11 years

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

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Sex trade myths encouraging trafficking of children
The perception these crimes only happen in faraway lands is a myth — they are happening right here in Ireland

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

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State 'failing to protect' victims of child trafficking
"It is critical that people are aware that child trafficking is happening in Ireland, and be aware of how to report any suspicions," said Mecpaths education manager Ann Mara.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

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‘Number of children being trafficked here is underestimated’
Last year, the UK identified 7,000 child trafficking victims; Ireland identified just five. MECPATHS wants more education about the crime and reform of the way it is detected

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

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Government urged to fast-track guidelines for identification of human trafficking victims
Under new mechanism, State agencies and NGOs will be involved in the formal recognition of victims

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

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Finally making progress on tackling crime of human trafficking 
The roll out of national reporting mechanism is a key step in appeasing the critics of the Republic’s progress on tackling human trafficking at a time of massive movement of people across the globe

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Human trafficking prosecution 'just tip of the iceberg', says McEntee
Human trafficking prosecution 'just tip of the iceberg', says McEntee
Minister Helen McEntee was speaking in Cork at the two-day Senior Leadership Summit on Collectively Combatting Human Trafficking Conference

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

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Human trafficking victims living in 'highly unsuitable' direct provision accommodation, charity says
Ruhama calls for pilot scheme in Dublin of accommodation provided specifically for victims of international trafficking to be rolled out across the country

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Britain is top destination for human trafficking
US calls on Ireland to improve identification of victims of human trafficking
The report comes as a large-scale joint operation against human trafficking has led to 219 arrests

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

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Justice department pushes for sexual offences legislation reform ahead of summer recess
The sole agency which can currently identify victims of human trafficking is An Garda Síochána, but this will change under the new legislation

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Department of Children's Growing Up In Ireland report
Tusla reports that a total of 34 children in its care are missing
New report also shows one child in the Separated Children Seeking International Protection service has been missing since 2022

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

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Sarah Harte: It’s ludicrous to suggest that sex work is just another form of work
A job with a risk of unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, rape, violence, and stigma is not a dream job

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

Sex for rent offences to be dealt with through human trafficking legislation 
Sex for rent offences to be dealt with through human trafficking legislation 
Government legislation to tackle sex for rent offers in the private rental sector will be brought forward as an amendment to human trafficking legislation when it goes through the Seanad in the coming months.

Sun, 21 Apr, 2024

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Human traffickers seek victims of economic and social hardships for labour and sexual exploitation
Human traffickers using Brown Thomas vouchers, work, and money as ‘lover boy’ techniques for sexual exploitation, reports Ann Murphy

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Two men due in Cork court in connection with international human trafficking operation
Two men due in Cork court in connection with international human trafficking operation
The two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested by gardaí last Saturday

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

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Three arrested in Cork as part of major garda operation targeting human trafficking
Arrests connected with an international gang specialising in labour exploitation this morning

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

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Tusla: 22 children went missing from State care in January alone 
Child safety advocates say the State must guarantee children's safety, and warn that some in State care ‘are at risk of sexual exploitation’

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Missing migrants said they were 'afraid of being deported'
Missing migrants said they were 'afraid of being deported'
Up to eight people taken to a centre for asylum seekers after being rescued from a refrigerated container at Rosslare Harbour are unaccounted for

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024

Government changes plans for Carlow asylum centre in second U-turn of the week
Government changes plans for Carlow asylum centre in second U-turn of the week
Migrant rights groups said the Government must show leadership and fulfil its obligations to house asylum seekers at a time when there are currently over 500 people not in receipt of State-provided shelter

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

Leo Varadkar comments
Taoiseach warns damage to properties earmarked for asylum seekers will not be tolerated
Leo Varadkar said Ireland does not have open borders and there are robust checks at airports and ports

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Politicians must avoid 'de-humanising the migrant', says Micheál Martin
Politicians must avoid 'de-humanising the migrant', says Micheál Martin
Tánaiste was briefed by officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration Mexico

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Ghislaine Maxwell court case
200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public
A deadline for objections to the unsealing of name passes at midnight on Monday.

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

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Spike in Cork prostitution 'is being facilitated by availability of AirBnBs'
Cost-of-living crisis is driving more women into sex work says sexual exploitation expert, as garda source says brothels operate 'on every major street' in Cork City centre

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

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Direct provision 'inappropriate for women and girls who have been sexually exploited'
A study of pathways out of prostitution women and girls recommends extending gender-specific accommodation capacity

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Man arrested and cash seized by gardaí investigating the organisation of prostitution
Man arrested and cash seized by gardaí investigating the organisation of prostitution
The Garda Human Trafficking Investigation and Co-ordination Unit helped with the operation

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Man arrested at Dublin Airport in connection with human trafficking investigation
Man arrested at Dublin Airport in connection with human trafficking investigation
He can be detained for up to seven days

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

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Department to launch action plan to help human trafficking victims
Dedicated accommodation for victims of human trafficking is set to be provided under the plan which is also set to provide trafficking victims with protection from deportation

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

Two men to appear before court in connection with international human trafficking probe
Two men to appear before court in connection with international human trafficking probe
The men, aged 35 and 28, were arrested last Tuesday and detained at Garda stations in Donegal

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

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Over 1,200 human trafficking cases before courts since 2010
Majority of cases relate to the exploitation of children

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

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Six women rescued from back of lorry in France after texts to reporter
The driver was arrested and an investigation has been launched amid suspicions of human trafficking

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

Britain is top destination for human trafficking
People are being trafficked all around us — it's time to act
To tackle human trafficking, we must target demand, use technological investigation tools, law reform, and increased prevention and detection methods

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

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Business is booming for human traffickers because they know they’ll get away with it
Worldwide, 50m people are victims of modern slavery. There should be no hiding place for those pulling the strings

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

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State agencies 'are not dealing effectively with sexual exploitation of children in care'
Protecting Against Predators study says children in care are being targeted by sexual predators due to a lack of national policy and training

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Number of female sex workers identified in trafficking crackdown across Ireland including Cork Airport
Number of female sex workers identified in trafficking crackdown across Ireland including Cork Airport
Gardaí say a number of potential victims of human trafficking were spoken to at locations including Dublin and Cork airports and Dublin Port

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

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Irish-Romanian police team hit gang suspected of sex trafficking 30 women into Ireland
Six people were arrested in Romania and 38 searches were conducted

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

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