U.N. human rights chief urges clamp-down on people smugglers after shipwreck
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people smugglers and human traffickers …
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people smugglers and human traffickers …
(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called human rights violations, abuses and “horrific violence” in Sudan during that …
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking on Thursday, citing Moscow’s treatment …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts in commercial vehicles at the I-35 checkpoint. The first incident occurred on …
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Cuban government responsible in the deaths of democracy activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold …
BUCHAREST(Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human …
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama launched a police operation on Friday at its border with Colombia to fight organized crime and human smuggling linked to …
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most comprehensive genomic study ever on primates – a group whose membership includes lemurs, monkeys, apes and people …
HARLINGEN, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an airplane. On May …
HARRISBURG, PA – Hector Rivera, 52, has been recently sentenced to serve 33 and ½ to 69 years in prison following his conviction on 15 …
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – The European Union will send a special human rights envoy to Cuba this year to discuss the aftermath of …
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the human remains found on April 9, 2023, in Plumstead Township. The remains have …
Woman With Down Syndrome To Take Abortion Case To European Court Of Human Rights Harold Hutchison on May 20, 2023 A woman with Down Syndrome …
‘Human Shields’: Former Trump Adviser Slams COVID-19-Era Lockdown Policies For Harming Children Alexa Schwerha on May 19, 2023 A former White House Coronavirus Task Force …
Abbott Calls For Crackdown On Stash Houses, Human Smuggling In Border Statement Harold Hutchison on May 19, 2023 Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said …
‘Fundamental Human Rights’: Over 160 Jewish Groups Urge UN To Adopt Antisemitism Definition Kate Anderson on May 18, 2023 A letter signed by over 160 …
CARIBOU, Minn. – U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Grand Forks Sector, along with the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office, stopped a human smuggling attempt …
HOULTON, Maine – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) in Maine is seeking assistance from the public to combat suspected human smuggling activity in and around border areas. …
FALFURRIAS, Texas – Falfurrias Border Patrol agents interdicted the driver of a commercial vehicle attempting to smuggle 45 people on Monday morning. On May 1, 2023, …
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City have charged two men for concealing and moving a human corpse after a relative of the …
HARRISBURG, PA – A man who exploited women and recruited them through an online website has been charged with sex trafficking in Chambersburg. Attorney General …
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The relationship between the human mind and body has been a subject that has challenged great thinkers for millennia, …
BROOKLYN, NY – A 39-year-old man from Crown Heights, Samuel Tucker, was indicted on Monday on charges of sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, and other …
Sarah Sanders Signs Bill To Ban Parole For Rapists And Human Traffickers Trevor Schakohl on April 12, 2023 Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders signed a …
BROOKLYN, NY – District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of Samuel Tucker, 39, from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for human trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, and …
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form …
NEW YORK, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Cleveland Sterling has been arraigned on multiple charges, including sex trafficking, robbery, and …
China ‘Disappeared’ And Tortured A Human Rights Attorney. His Advocates Want The US To Help Set Him Free Philip Lenczycki on April 1, 2023 The …
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist shareholder platform Tulipshare is calling on Nike to offer more transparency on working conditions in its supply …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a human smuggling attempt north of Laredo, Texas. On March …
Thousands Of Elderly Women Sue For Human Rights Violations Over Climate Change John Hugh DeMastri on March 29, 2023 Several thousand elderly female Swiss pensioners …
By David Shepardson and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added the Nicaraguan National Police to a government export control list …
LISBON, Maine – Border Patrol Agents working in Lisbon, Maine, identified a location being used to house undocumented non-citizens and removed 17 migrants from the …
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California-based cultivated meat company GOOD Meat has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to bring its …
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led …
US Court Rules There Is A Human Right To A ‘Life-Sustaining’ Climate Katelynn Richardson on March 17, 2023 The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Monday that …
TRENTON, NJ – A new law in Trenton seeks to force restaurants, bars, schools, nightclubs, truckstops, and hotels to post state-approved human trafficking awareness ads. …
Trevor Schakohl on March 15, 2023 PROVIDENCE, RI- A federal judge sentenced a Rhode Island man previously convicted of human trafficking to 30 months in prison …
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents foiled two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 Border Patrol checkpoint that resulted in the apprehension of …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Cotulla Station apprehended halted a failed human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck in Cotulla, …
BALTIMORE, MD – Human remains were found in a container found in the Forest Park neighborhood of Baltimore on Tuesday. Now, the Medical Examiner’s Office …
On February 25, 2023, at approximately 3:35 a.m., Laredo Border Patrol Sector Communications personnel broadcasted information via radio to Border Patrol agents indicating that a …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On March 8, Border Patrol …
By Idrees Ali CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin travelled to Egypt on Wednesday to tell Cairo it wanted to deepen security and …
ENCINO, Texas – On March 6, Falfurrias Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt near Encino, Texas, apprehending five migrants. Falfurrias agents observed a …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint. On March 6, Border Patrol agents encountered a …
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Women’s rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought …
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry uncovered an alleged human smuggling attempt involving two noncitizens hidden …
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Border Patrol discovered human smugglers are using small unmanned aircraft systems, common referred to as drones, to surveil agents on …