Human Trafficking

Philippines

- Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a

significant issue in the Philippines, often controlled by organized crime syndicates.
Human Trafficking in the Philippines is a crime against humanity.
In an effort to deal with the problem, the Philippines passed R.A. 9208, the AntiTrafficking in Persons Act of 2003, a penal law against human trafficking, sex
tourism, sex slavery and child prostitution. Enforcement is reported to be
inconsistent.

Great Britain

- trafficking in human beings (also called human

trafficking) is one method of obtaining slaves. Victims are typically recruited
through deceit or trickery (such as a false job offer, false migration offer, or false
marriage offer), sale by family members, recruitment by former slaves, or outright
abduction. Victims are forced into a "debt slavery" situation by coercion,
deception, fraud, intimidation, isolation, threat, physical force, debt bondage or
even force-feeding with drugs of abuse to control their victims. "Annually,
according to U.S. Government-sponsored research completed in 2006,
approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across national borders, which does
not include millions trafficked within their own countries. Approximately 80
percent of transnational victims are women and girls and up to 50 percent are
minors," reports the U.S. Department of State in a 2008 study.
While the majority of victims are women, and sometimes children, who are forced
into prostitution (in which case the practice is called sex trafficking), victims also
include men, women and children who are forced into manual labor. Due to the
illegal nature of human trafficking, its exact extent is unknown. A U.S.
Government report published in 2005, estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 people
worldwide are trafficked across borders each year. This figure does not include
those who are trafficked internally. Another research effort revealed that between
1.5 million and 1.8 million individuals are trafficked either internally or
internationally each year, 500,000 to 600,000 of whom are sex trafficking victims.

North Korea - The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK or North

Korea) is a source country for men, women, and children who are subjected to
trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. The most
common form of trafficking involves North Korean women and girls forced into
marriage or prostitution in China. Women and girls from North Korea migrate to

China, often with the help of a facilitator, seeking food, work, freedom, and better
life prospects. Trafficking networks of Korean-Chinese and North Koreans (usually
men) operate along the China- North Korean border, reportedly working with
Chinese and North Korean border guards to recruit women for marriage or
prostitution in China. North Korean women often pass through many hands, with
multiple brokers involved in their trafficking. In some cases, friends, neighbors,
and village acquaintances transfer them to traffickers. Some vulnerable North
Korean women who make their own way to China are lured, drugged, or
kidnapped by traffickers upon arrival. Others are offered jobs but are subsequently
trafficked into involuntary servitude through forced marriages to Chinese men,
often of Korean ethnicity, into forced prostitution in brothels, or the Internet sex
industry. Some are forced to serve as hostesses in nightclubs and karaoke bars.
Many victims are unable to speak Chinese and are held as prisoners by their
traffickers. If found by Chinese authorities, victims are deported back to North
Korea where they may face harsh punishment, and may be subject to forced labor
in DPRK labor camps. NGOs and researchers estimate that tens of thousands of
undocumented North Koreans currently live in northeast China, and as many as 70
percent of them are women. There is no reliable information on how many of these
North Koreans are or have been trafficked, but their status in China as economic
migrants who may be deported to North Korea makes them particularly vulnerable
to trafficking. Chinese authorities cracked down on cross-border movement in
advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and they seem to have continued
strict enforcement throughout 2009. Reports indicate corruption involving North
Korean border guards facilitating cross-border movement, particularly involving
traffickers and professional border crossers.

Money Laundering

United Arab Emirates -

The UAE is vulnerable to money

laundering due to its position as a major commercial driver in the
region. The UAE leadership has taken several measures for
combating organized crime. A law was enacted in January 2002
for the purpose of curbing money laundering. However, despite
government efforts to combat money laundering, regulation of
banking is still developing.

Drug Trafficking

United Arab Emirates

The UAE is a drug transshipment

country for traffickers due to its proximity to Southwest Asian
drug producing nations. Drug trafficking is a major form of crime
in the UAE, and the nation has a zero tolerance policy towards
illegal drug use. Possession of the smallest amount of illegal drugs
is punishable by a minimum of four years' imprisonment.

Maritime Piracy

South East Asia - In the last twelve

months the casual observer will

have received the impression that maritime piracy is exclusively a problem
affecting the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, however this is certainly not
the case. A part from piracy in West Africa, and in South America, there has been a
recent increase in attacks in the old pirate haven of the South China Sea and the
waters around Indonesia. This year attacks in Southeast Asia and the Far East have
doubled, from 10 in the first quarter to 21 in the second quarter, confirming a
similar trend seen in 2008. The attacks in the first quarter of 2009 were against
vessels at anchor, while during the second quarter they were against vessels at sea.
IMB Director Captain Pottengal Mukundan has said, This is a clear indication that
piracy and robbery in Southeast and East Asia has the potential to escalate and
shipmasters should remain alert and be aware of the risks involved in the seaway
and ports transited during the voyage.

Terrorism
AUSTRALIA

Australia has known acts of modern terrorism since the

1960s, while the federal parliament, since the 1970s, has enacted legislation
seeking to specifically target terrorism. Terrorism is defined as "an action or threat
of action where the action causes certain defined forms of harm or interference and
the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of advancing a political,
religious or ideological cause". In a government publication, transnational
terrorism in particular is identified as a threat to Australia, driven by an extremist
interpretation of Islam.
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Middle East - Spectacular and horrific bombings in Dhahran, Tel Aviv, and
Jerusalem dominated terrorist incidents in the Middle East in 1996 and nearly
doubled the number of terrorist casualties to 837 from 445 in 1995. The truck
bombing of the residential of the residential building occupied by US military
personnel participating in the Joint Task Force/Southwest Asia near Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia, on 25 June killed 19 US citizens and wounded over 500 persons.
Several groups claimed responsibility, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Saudi Government continue their investigation into the incident. In Tel Aviv and
Jerusalem, suicide bombs in February and March killed 65 persons, including three
US citizens. The radical Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) was responsible
for three of the bombings, and HAMAS and the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) both
claimed responsibility for the fourth. In December the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the shooting of an Israeli woman
and her son. Israeli extremists were responsible for several attacks in 1996 that
resulted in the deaths of at least two Palestinians.

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