sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. The British...
Claims of Cyprus link to alleged Greek rapists investigated (Updated)
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including...
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted in U.S. on sex trafficking charges
The Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and other crimes targeting dozens of women and underage girls over a quarter...
MPs find gaps in state-run shelter for trafficking victims
Although improvements have been made, there are still gaps and shortcomings in state-run shelter for victims of human trafficking, the House human right committee was...
New law goes after exploiters of trafficked persons
After long and intense discussion, the plenum on Friday unanimously approved a bill allowing the prosecution of people requesting, receiving, and/or using the services of...
Suspected sex trafficker arrested
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged trafficking of two women. Police said that on Saturday night they had arrested a...
Prostitution, sexual violence in Cyprus similar to rest of the world
The problem with prostitution, sexual violence and trafficking is similar to pretty much everywhere in the world, Julie Bindel an English writer, feminist, journalist and...
Wealthy cocaine users funding slavery, says former UK drug chief
Middle-class cocaine users are turning a blind eye to the link between their drug habit and sex trafficking, slavery and murder, said the former head...
Harsher fines needed for traffickers of women
By Andria Kades FINES are not suitable punishment enough for traffickers and authorities should proceed to harsher retribution such as confiscating their property or the...
Eight months and no arrests yet under new anti-trafficking law
By Constantinos Psillides Eight months after Parliament voted to criminalise paying for sex, police have not made a single arrest according to Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou,...