human trafficking

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A sex worker holds 200 euros.
Crime
Over 100 Dutch girls, young women forced into prostitution in Belgium, Germany
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Primary school boy is playing on his phone
Health
Experts warn rising ‘manosphere’ influence on boys may drive violent, sexual offenses
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Zwolle Court sentences Eritrean to 20 years for leading violent human trafficking gang
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Dutchman Jacob Brett B. arrested in Bogota, Colombia, on suspicion of human trafficking. January 2026
Crime
Dutchman arrested in Colombia for luring women to Netherlands for forced sex work
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Spanish police officer
Crime
Spain arrests Dutch woman wanted in Netherlands for sexually exploiting children
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Partial view of a woman cleaning equipment in a gym with sanitizer
Crime
No exploitation at luxury Amsterdam gym Saints & Stars, Prosecutor says
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Accountant at work
Crime
Accountant arrested in human trafficking investigation at metal company in Veendam
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Sea containers stacked on top of each other in the Maasvlakte harbor in the port of Rotterdam
Crime
Human trafficking reports on the rise in the Netherlands; Especially more child victims
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A scantily-clad woman lying on a bed
Crime
Authorities arrest human trafficking suspect linked to sex work in Amsterdam and Almere
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Student housing flats by the Amsterdam Science Park
Crime
Amsterdam student homes used for illegal sex work while students travel in summer
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Man in prison
Crime
Dutch authorities arrest 13 in international crackdown on Romanian sex trafficking ring
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Dutch inspectors raid Amsterdam’s Albert Cuypmarkt over suspected human trafficking
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Police guard in a detention center
Crime
Five men arrested for sexually exploiting women after getting them addicted to flakka
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Human trafficking illustration
CrimePolitics
Broad support for stricter measures against human trafficking
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Crime
Exploited human trafficking victims often can’t get out of debts caused by culprits
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Police officers
Crime
Evidence of human trafficking often badly handled by investigators, says gov’t advisor
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Woman in bed with a pillow over her head.
Crime
Ex-sex trafficking victim became perpetrator, Prosecutors say
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Crime
Almere woman sentenced to six years in prison for holding partner as 'house slave'
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Human trafficking illustration
Crime
Eritrean asylum seekers trafficked, abused, extorted by network operating in Netherlands
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Prosecutors worried about scrapping Dutch rules against exploitation of sex workers
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
Politics
Netherlands starts six months of extra border controls
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Child with teddy bear
Crime
Netherlands still doing too little to protect children from exploitation
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Bucharest, Romania - February 06, 2023: Andrew Tate and his brother leave the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism where they were investigated for human trafficking and rape.
Crime
Andrew Tate's $50 per month platform hacked; At least 600 Dutch people's data leaked
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Money on the bed
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Authorities face scrutiny over allowing a convict-led escort agency to operate