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Human trafficking can be carried out for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor or begging, and organ removal. Corruption facilitates such crimes at every stage. Corruption facilitates human trafficking…
MINUSCA troops survey Central African Republic’s open border with Sudan. Villagers move back and forth freely – by foot, on the back of a donkey, or with cattle. Armed men…
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Four billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month of the year. The world is entering an “era of global water bankruptcy” Climate and Environment Against a…
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