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Sex Trafficking
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Sex Trafficking2009

Botswana (unknown), Botswana, 2009

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Botswana police are investigating a human trafficking ring thought to be responsible for trafficking more than 1000 Batswana from the country and selling them for cheap labour, sexual exploitation, servitude and debt bondage in Europe. Police investigations are focusing on Business Consultants who are believed to be spiders in the extensive web that is believed to have trafficked at least 1000 Batswana. A source close to the investigation believes that it is more. So far, eight business consultants and six other suspects believed to be part of the human trafficking ring are already in police custody.

1 sourceArchive 2008–2016
Sex Trafficking2009

Gaborone, Botswana, 2009

Botswana BW

One local NGO received reports from Batswana women that they were forced to provide sexual services to tourists at some safari lodges; however, no complaints have been lodged with law enforcement officials. No other information is known about either the trafficker, the victims, or the specific location of the safari lodge/s.

1 sourceArchive 2008–2016