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The 2024 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

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The 2024 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

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The 2024 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the eighth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This edition of the Global Report provides a snapshot of the trafficking patterns and flows at global, regional and national levels. It covers 156 countries and provides an overview of the response to the trafficking in persons by analysing trafficking cases detected between 2019 and 2023. A major focus of this edition of the Report is on trends of detections and convictions that show the changes compared to historical trends since UNODC started to collect data in 2003, and following the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime

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China’s anti-trafficking activists face vast network of vested interests

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China’s anti-trafficking activists face vast network of vested interests

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Non-government investigators try to track down the missing using their own time and money.

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China’s anti-trafficking activists face vast network of vested interests

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Non-government investigators try to track down the missing using their own time and money.

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Journal: Human Trafficking from South-East Asia To China

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Journal: Human Trafficking from South-East Asia To China

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Human Trafficking from South-East Asia To China

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Vivian Wang Graphics and illustration by Pablo Robles

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A Viral Video of a Chained Woman in China and the Secret Campaign to Save Her

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The accidental discovery of the woman led to a video that went viral, spurring public outrage. The Communist Party quashed the discussion, but the anger never went away.

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Does the Shortage of Marriageable Women Induce the Trafficking of Women for Forced Marriage? 

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Does the Shortage of Marriageable Women Induce the Trafficking of Women for Forced Marriage? 

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Wanru Xiong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-0216 wanrux@princeton.eduView all authors and affiliations

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Does the Shortage of Marriageable Women Induce the Trafficking of Women for Forced Marriage? Evidence From China - Wanru Xiong, 2022

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This article examines whether a shortage of marriageable women induces trafficking of women for forced marriage in China as commonly expected. I assemble a data…

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Chinese Citizens Continue to Pressure PSB, Government Over Abuse and Trafficking of Women

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Chinese Citizens Continue to Pressure PSB, Government Over Abuse and Trafficking of Women

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On International Women’s Day, Chinese Citizens Continue to Pressure PSB, Government Over Abuse and Trafficking of Women

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On International Women’s Day on March 8, Chinese citizens are continuing to draw attention to the everyday issues of women’s rights and gender equality, as well as specific cases of criminal trafficking and abuse of women, despite heavy censorship of these topics online and off. Sustained public outrage over viral videos of trafficked women being […]

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245 Verdicts, One Prison: Divorce Denied for Trafficked Women in China

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245 Verdicts, One Prison: Divorce Denied for Trafficked Women in China

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This entry collects legal evidence from 245 Chinese court verdicts involving trafficked women who attempted to divorce their captors.

This document reveals a deeply embedded culture of legal gaslighting, bureaucratic indifference, and state-level abandonment. It asks: If even the court denies your captivity, where can freedom begin?

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浮蚁｜被拐卖≠离婚理由，245份裁判文书揭丰县炼狱

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某些法院的裁判逻辑可归纳如下：女方自述被拐卖给男方为妻=经人介绍认识（很多判决中甚至没有对此进行回应）；未成功逃跑=共同生活多年，感情稳定；无论是否自愿，领取结婚证=自愿结婚；无论是否自愿，生育子女=有感情基础；无论女方在婚姻中遭受过什么，男方不愿离婚=感情未破裂，有和好的可能。

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China’s Abducted Women: 1,252 Derailed Lives in Data

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China’s Abducted Women: 1,252 Derailed Lives in Data

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Key Findings:

Scale and Victims:

Analysis involved 616 court cases, identifying 1,252 victims of female trafficking.

One in five victims had disabilities, most commonly mental disabilities, making them easy targets.

About half of the victims were foreign, predominantly from Vietnam, facing additional language and cultural barriers.

Methods of Abduction:

Nearly half the victims were lured by false promises of employment or marriage.

Common locations of abduction included roadsides, workplaces like factories, labor markets, and even at victims' homes under false matchmaking pretenses.

Victims frequently suffered physical and sexual violence, confinement, and severe psychological abuse. Some endured captivity for years, prompting desperate measures such as suicide.

Trafficking Transactions:

The price for trafficked women ranged from 200 yuan to 256,000 yuan, determined by appearance, health, fertility, and working ability.

Some sellers offered guarantees, promising refunds or replacements if women ran away.

Social Dynamics and Emotional Bonds:

Some victims, isolated and dependent, developed emotional attachments after bearing children and living with buyers for extended periods. A minority of buyers were unaware they were participating in trafficking, believing they were paying traditional bride prices or matchmaking fees.

Criminal Justice and Sentencing:

Human trafficking was criminalized in China in 1979, with harsher penalties introduced in subsequent amendments. However, no death sentences were found among the analyzed cases.

Of the 1,092 sentenced criminals, 729 received sentences exceeding five years.

Studies suggest harsher penalties alone may not effectively deter traffickers and could lead to greater risk for victims if traffickers become desperate.

The original research was conducted by students at Renmin University under Professor Fang Jie, analyzing official court documents to reveal the scope and nature of female trafficking in China.

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China’s Abducted Women: 1,252 Derailed Lives in Data

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The who and how behind women who are trafficked across and into China.

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China silences trafficking debate sparked by ‘chained woman’ scandal

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China silences trafficking debate sparked by ‘chained woman’ scandal

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Academics and journalists say they have been told to stop talking about the case and some social media accounts are suspended

Official media outlets have fallen silent on the issue since a thorough investigation was promised by provincial authorities

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China silences trafficking debate sparked by ‘chained woman’ scandal

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Academics and journalists say they have been told to stop talking about the case and some social media accounts are suspended.

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2024 Trafficking in Persons Report: China

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2024 Trafficking in Persons Report: China

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Summary:

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) remains on Tier 3 for failing to meet minimum anti-trafficking standards and not making significant efforts to improve. Trafficking in China includes state-sponsored forced labor targeting ethnic and religious minorities, particularly Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other groups through mass detention under "vocational training" and "poverty alleviation" programs featuring coercive labor. Authorities continue transnational repression to coerce ethnic minorities abroad into forced repatriation and labor. PRC nationals face forced labor conditions abroad, notably in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, due to inadequate oversight. The government prosecutes limited trafficking cases, rarely identifies victims effectively, and routinely penalizes victims rather than assisting them. Anti-trafficking laws are inadequately aligned with international standards, and enforcement lacks transparency. Government complicity persists at multiple levels, with no accountability. Victim protection is weak, with insufficient shelter, medical care, or legal support, particularly for forced labor victims. Prevention efforts are minimal, with systematic forced labor in Xinjiang and Tibet ongoing. Traffickers exploit domestic and foreign nationals within China and abroad, subjecting victims to forced labor, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and forced criminality, particularly via online scams.

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Shanxi Woman’s 13-Year Ordeal Evokes Disturbing Parallels With Xiaohuamei Trafficking Case

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Shanxi Woman’s 13-Year Ordeal Evokes Disturbing Parallels With Xiaohuamei Trafficking Case

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Translations: Shanxi Woman’s 13-Year Ordeal Evokes Disturbing Parallels With Xiaohuamei Trafficking Case

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Chinese social media has been filled with discussion of Bu Xiaohua, a woman in Shanxi province who was recently reunited with her father and other relatives 13 years after she went missing. Ms. Bu, who earned a Master’s degree in engineering in her youth, went missing from her hometown of Jinzhong in Shanxi in 2011, […]

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Translation: Li Zhuang’s “Trip to Feng County, Where Shackled Woman Remains Under Strict Guard”

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It has been nearly one year since a viral video of a woman shackled and chained in a freezing shed in Dongji Village (Feng County, Jiangsu Province) provoked widespread outrage among the Chinese public and triggered an investigation into human trafficking that resulted in 17 local officials being sacked or otherwise punished for “dereliction of […]

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Developing Data-informed Responses to Human Trafficking

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Developing Data-informed Responses to Human Trafficking

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IACPlearn: Developing Data-informed Responses to Human Trafficking

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Are you interested in leveraging data to develop or enhance your agency’s anti-human trafficking response? Do you know what data is important for your efforts? Do you want to know more about how to routinely identify, monitor, and demonstrate the impact of your responses?

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Mapping Trafficking of Women in China: Evidence from Court Sentences

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Mapping Trafficking of Women in China: Evidence from Court Sentences

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Mapping Trafficking of Women in China: Evidence from Court Sentences

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In recent years, exposés on the trafficking of women have caught the public’s attention in China. However, due to data scarcity, the scope and nature of such criminal activity are not well understo…

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From the Documentaries community on Reddit: BBC: Feminist Journalist Sophia Xueqin (2022) disappeared by China State Security [00:17:33]

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Real Cases – Specific, documented instances.

Disappeared Voices – Human rights defenders, journalists, or organizations silenced or punished for exposing trafficking.

Community & Public Dialogue – Forums, educational campaigns, exhibitions, and memory projects.

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Kidnapers Supply China's Bride-for-Sale Market : Slavery: Men who can't attract a mate can buy an abducted woman from criminal gangs, who flourish as parents fear for their daughters' safety. - Los Angeles Times

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The following report provides credible and specific resources documenting female trafficking in China, with a focus on rural areas. This compilation includes documented cases, information on silenced investigators, and initiatives raising public awareness-all drawn from reputable English-language sources.