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Salvation Army warns that economic crisis could increase vulnerability to human trafficking gangs

22nd May 202025th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 450 Views 0 Comments charity, Coronavirus, COVID19, economy, human trafficking gangs, illegal, Money, Salvation Army

The Salvation Army has participated in a virtual Hidden Harms Summit in Downing Street today, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Fly-tippers costing Salvation Army thousands of pounds

28th April 202027th April 2020 Josie McFarlane 436 Views 0 Comments charity, Church news, Coronavirus, Cost, COVID19, Fly tippers, illegal, Money, rubbish, Salvation Army

People fly-tipping outside closed charity shops and clothing banks are costing The Salvation Army thousands of pounds which would otherwise

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New figures show sharp rise in the number of modern slavery referrals

5th April 20203rd April 2020 Josie McFarlane 245 Views 0 Comments communities, crime, help, illegal, Increase, Modern Slavery, Slavery, Support, trafficking

The number of potential modern slavery victims referred to the UK’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) rose sharply last year, according

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Health Lifestyle News

Fake drugs: How bad is Africa’s counterfeit medicine problem?

19th January 202017th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 2623 Views 2 Comments Africa, Drugs, Fake drugs, illegal, Medicine

The proliferation of fake medicines in Africa is a public health crisis that can no longer be ignored, according to

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Modern Slavery: Ministers ‘must act quickly’ on strengthening laws

28th May 201924th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 966 Views 0 Comments Abuse, government, illegal, Laws, Modern Slavery

Ministers must act “quickly and effectively” to ensure thousands of victims of modern slavery in the UK are protected, a

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Students ‘may have been unfairly deported’ over English test cheat claims

25th May 201924th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 544 Views 0 Comments deported, education, illegal, immigration, students, tests

Foreign students may have been unfairly deported from the UK after being falsely accused of cheating in English language tests,

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Man arrested over marriage to 11-year-old girl

10th March 20198th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 580 Views 0 Comments Africa, arrest, black, Child bride, community, illegal, London crime

A 23-year-old man who married a 11-year-old girl has been detained in the town of Mali Yemberin, in Guinea’s Fouta

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North Korean Christians say situation is worsening despite Trump-Kim summits

15th February 201913th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 723 Views 0 Comments Belief, black, christian, Christians, community, Faith, God, illegal, Laws, North Korea, persecution, Trump

President Trump announced in his State of the Union speech that he would hold a second summit with Kim Jong-un

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UK groups fund illegal orphanages in Africa

20th January 201918th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 820 Views 0 Comments Abuse, Africa, Faith, Health risks, illegal, Orphanage

At least 60 illegal orphanages and children’s homes in Uganda are being funded by UK charities, church groups and volunteers,

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Twenty-one boys die in SA circumcision

19th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 906 Views 0 Comments Africa, Boys Die, Circumcision, community, deaths, illegal

At least 21 boys have died in South Africa while undergoing circumcision in the bi-annual ceremony which began in November,

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Facebook to stop tools that filter adverts by ethnicity

14th August 201814th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 878 Views 0 Comments advertising platform, AGO, Asian, black, Bob Ferguson, Ethnic, Facebook, Fair Housing Act of 1968, illegal, minorities, minority ethnic, ProPublica, religious, Social Media, third-party companies, unfair, unlawful discrimination, wrong

Facebook has signed an agreement to stop third-party companies from being able to block certain ethnic or religious minorities and

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