Posts Tagged ‘servile marriage’
Forced and Servile Marriage in the Context of Human Trafficking
Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) Report The Crimes Amendment Legislation (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Act 2013 has made forced marriage a crime under Australian law. A forced marriage is defined as a marriage that is not freely and fully consented to because of the use of coercion, threat or deception. In Australia there is…
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 10 No 9 The latest issue of Stop Trafficking features efforts on the part of some of the ‘Stop Trafficking’ co-sponsor groups to address human trafficking. This includes an article about the work of the Good Shepherd of Australia and New Zealand. They recently released a report Hidden Exploitation: Women in…
Read MoreTrafficking in Persons Monitoring Report: Jan 2009-June 2011
Australian Institute of Criminology Report Released The Trafficking in Persons Monitoring Report Jan 2009-June 2011 was recently released by the Attorney General Nicola Roxon, the Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Jason Clare and the Minister for the Status of Women Julie Collins. In her media release Attorney General Nicola Roxon stated: “These reports show…
Read MoreCrack down on Human Trafficking in Western Australia
Federal Police Launch Operation In Western Australia Federal Police in Western Australia have launched an operation to rescue people trafficking into WA for forced labour, prostitution and servile marriages. A report in The West Australian newspaper commented that “there are fears that an increasing number of women are being brought to Perth and forced into…
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