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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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From Child Drug Mules To Migrant Smuggling, Reports Of Slavery Soar In Britain
From children being forced by gangs to carry illegal drugs, to migrants smuggled into Britain and trapped in exploitative work, reports of slavery in Britain have surged as authorities crack down on the crime, according to data released on Monday.
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Fishermen 'Kept Like Slaves' In Taiwan
A group of foreign fishermen in Taiwan were locked in tiny windowless rooms around the clock to stop them escaping while not at sea, prosecutors said in the island's latest abuse case involving migrant workers.
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Indian-Origin Couple Charged With Keeping Woman As Slave In UK
An Indian-origin couple has been charged with slavery offences in the UK for holding a 28-year-old compatriot woman in domestic servitude at their home in the East Midlands region of the UK.
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Forced marriage to become crime in UK
Forcing someone to marry against their will a practice often reported from communities in Britain with origins in the Indian sub-continent will soon become a criminal offence, Premier David Cameron announced today, comparing it with "slavery".
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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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From Child Drug Mules To Migrant Smuggling, Reports Of Slavery Soar In Britain
From children being forced by gangs to carry illegal drugs, to migrants smuggled into Britain and trapped in exploitative work, reports of slavery in Britain have surged as authorities crack down on the crime, according to data released on Monday.
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Fishermen 'Kept Like Slaves' In Taiwan
A group of foreign fishermen in Taiwan were locked in tiny windowless rooms around the clock to stop them escaping while not at sea, prosecutors said in the island's latest abuse case involving migrant workers.
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Indian-Origin Couple Charged With Keeping Woman As Slave In UK
An Indian-origin couple has been charged with slavery offences in the UK for holding a 28-year-old compatriot woman in domestic servitude at their home in the East Midlands region of the UK.
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Forced marriage to become crime in UK
Forcing someone to marry against their will a practice often reported from communities in Britain with origins in the Indian sub-continent will soon become a criminal offence, Premier David Cameron announced today, comparing it with "slavery".
