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theweaselkingMadagascar breaks child traffic ring
"Police in Madagascar have rescued 11 babies between the ages of three weeks and nine months who were in the process of being sent abroad.
The rescue followed a raid on a house in the capital Antananarivo where eight men were arrested and charged following a police inquiry on illegal child trafficking."
... and, of course, it's actually *legal* in the UK.
Child trafficking should be made a criminal offence in the UK, closing a legal loophole, says Unicef.
"The UN agency says thousands of children are being trafficked to Britain each year and human trafficking is the fastest growing business of organised crime.
The children are being drawn from a growing number of countries - mainly from West Africa, but also from other African countries, Eastern Europe, Asia and even Jamaica.
The issue hit the headlines on Tuesday when 21 people were arrested in the case of 'Adam', the Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the river Thames in 2001.
Police believe a ring of people trafficked the boy into Britain before he was ritually killed. "
"The Sexual Offences Bill, currently in the House of Commons, will make it illegal to traffic people into the UK for commercial sexual exploitation.
But children trafficked for other reasons will remain unprotected."
"Police in Madagascar have rescued 11 babies between the ages of three weeks and nine months who were in the process of being sent abroad.
The rescue followed a raid on a house in the capital Antananarivo where eight men were arrested and charged following a police inquiry on illegal child trafficking."
... and, of course, it's actually *legal* in the UK.
Child trafficking should be made a criminal offence in the UK, closing a legal loophole, says Unicef.
"The UN agency says thousands of children are being trafficked to Britain each year and human trafficking is the fastest growing business of organised crime.
The children are being drawn from a growing number of countries - mainly from West Africa, but also from other African countries, Eastern Europe, Asia and even Jamaica.
The issue hit the headlines on Tuesday when 21 people were arrested in the case of 'Adam', the Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the river Thames in 2001.
Police believe a ring of people trafficked the boy into Britain before he was ritually killed. "
"The Sexual Offences Bill, currently in the House of Commons, will make it illegal to traffic people into the UK for commercial sexual exploitation.
But children trafficked for other reasons will remain unprotected."