The US upheld its human trafficking lawsuit against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua (EFE)
USA spread his Human Trafficking Index 2023 and keep Cuba, Nicaragua And Venezuela in his “blacklist” as he believes they are not doing enough to address and resolve this issue.
The dictatorships of Miguel Díaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega and Nicolás Maduro are the only ones in the Latin American region to be included in the report, which this year covers 24 countries from around the world.
In the case of HavanaWashington claimed that it was not meeting minimum anti-trafficking standards and that the Cuban Medical Missions abroad are an undeniable case of forced labour. However, he acknowledged the island’s progress in this area, which “has taken some steps to address the problem”, such as with the Reform of the Penal Code.
As for Caracas, the White House said it was “making no effort” to address the issue, even accusing the regime of supporting armed groups that recruit children for forced labor and sex trafficking.
The White House accused the regime of supporting armed groups that recruit children for forced labor and sex trafficking (Portal)
“The United States is committed to fighting human trafficking because it matters an attack on human rights and freedoms‘ commented the Foreign Minister Anthony Blink after reading the report.
The new edition includes around twenty other countries, including Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan.
Compared to the 2022 index brunei, Malaysia And Vietnam has managed to be removed from the list Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea And Papua New Guinea They joined.
Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan are other blacklisted countries (EFE)
Joe Biden’s government targeted Moscow Human trafficking of Ukrainian citizens and for so many others who have forced to fight in war. Among these people the case is that Children from Kiev who were forcibly deported to their territory, separated from their families and naturalized as Russians.
The NGO Save Ukraine, which is working with the Zelensky executive in rescuing the minors, estimates that at least 10,000 young people are in these conditions.
Regarding China, meanwhile, the United States has denounced the practices Forced labor and arbitrary arrests against the Uyghur ethnic minority In the area of Xinjiangrecorded in a UN report.
In the document, which dates back to last August, the United Nations pointed out that the Xi Jinping regime “has committed serious human rights violations in connection with the government’s use of counter-terrorism strategies,” which has eluded complaints torture, bad treatments, forced medical treatment and even unfavorable conditions of detention for this population.
The United States pointed to forced labor practices and arbitrary arrests against the Uyghur ethnic minority in the Xinjiang region (Portal)
Human trafficking is one of the top concerns of the United States, which some appreciate 27 million people around the world are victims of these surgeries. Among them are the teenagersThe Womencommunity LGBT and the ethnic and religious minorities are most affected.
Pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic is fueling labor exploitation by disrupting value chains in various industries, Blinken cautioned against using the internet and social media as a means of targeting victims.
Finally, and in a more positive tone, the officer highlighted the case Hong Kongwhich allowed a phone line to support people in these situations as well as increase executive power Denmark of the anti-trafficking budget.
(With information from EFE)
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