Child Trafficking

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Bahrain on alert for girl-trafficking rise

Type of document:	News
Topic:	Actions/initiatives/projects Law enforcement Policy and Planning Trafficking patterns
Geographic descriptors:	Middle East
Language:	English
Publisher:	gulf-daily-news.com
Source:	www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=102560&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=27310
Date of publication:	24 January 2005
Abstract:	BAHRAINI authorities are being warned of a possible increase in human trafficking, from countries hit by the tsunami disaster. Human rights workers say they are particularly worried about a potential influx of underage women who may have lost their relatives, homes and livelihoods in the disaster.