Prosecutors have charged two Asian men living in Dubai with human trafficking, illegal confinement, forced prostitution and operating a brothel.

This is the third human trafficking case that has been taken to court since the UAE passed a federal law on human trafficking in 2006.

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The arrest in Thailand of a Canadian man suspected of having sex with young boys is focusing international attention on the industry of child prostitution across Southeast Asia.

This industry thrives in the light of the harsh conditions of poverty, poor policing and high demand from internationals. Despite some high-profile prosecutions of child sex abusers, experts say lack of cooperation among governments is hindering efforts to keep children safe from pedophilia.

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Following a series of preventative and operative measures in Azerbaijan from 2004-2006, 689 human trafficking incidents were discovered and 695 people were held criminally responsible.

Also during this period, 273 of the trafficking victims were registered and eighty-three criminal gangs were revealed. It was found that the victims were taken from Azerbaijan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan, Iran, India, and Turkey, making Azerbaijan a source and transit country for human trafficking.

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A study carried out by NUI Galway claims that human trafficking is a problem in Ireland, despite consistent rejections by the government.

The two-year study found that 76 women were trafficked into Ireland for sexual exploitation from Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

The research was carried out over a two-year period and involved a survey of agencies and organizations that work in areas of prostitution, violence against women and migration in Ireland. The report’s authors also call for trafficked women’s needs to be emphasized in the government’s Human Trafficking Bill.

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A Hatian cultural practice is being charged as a case of human trafficking in Miami.

“Restaveks” constitute an estimated 300,000 poor children in Haiti, mostly girls, who are given or sold by their parents to wealthier families or taken from orphanages. Their work for these families is done in exchange for food, shelter and the promise of school. However, they often end up as victims of physical and sexual abuse.

Some then enter the United States when their host family emigrates, and hide out in the Haitian-American community. Haitian-American advocates cite about 30 instances that have come to light since 1999, when a 12-year-old came forward claiming to be a family’s household servant and the sex slave of their son.

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