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The RFA: AI ຖືກນຳໃຊ້ ໃນການຄ້າມະນຸດ ແລະ ອາດຊະຍາກໍາ (AI is used in human trafficking and crime)

Currently, transnational criminal groups in the Southeast Asian region, especially groups in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, are turning to using AI technology to help with more crimes

"Intercept Brasil" 'I will die here' Brazilian victim of human trafficking and slave labour in 'financial scam factory' in Myanmar

Enquanto você lê este texto, o brasileiro Luckas Viana dos Santos está sendo mantido escravo em uma fábrica de golpes virtuais na fronteira de Mianmar com a Tailândia, na Ásia.

Wired: The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun

More than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia have been forced to run online scams in recent years, often being enslaved and brutalized, as part of criminal enterprises that have netted billions in stolen funds.

Social Media Fraud: How Victims and Fraudsters Become Victims

Fraudsters use fake profiles to lure people looking for contact on social media into a trap.

Lured by a Promising Job, He Was Forced to Scam People

Thank you, The New York Times, for covering Jalil Muyeke’s story of trafficking and survival in a scamming compound in Myanmar.

Thousands of Indians are powering global scam hubs. It’s not out of choice

Tales of young people trafficked and forced to work in scam farms across Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are surfacing daily.

[The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)] How volunteers are fighting the cyber scam industry in South-East Asia despite ‘massive risks’

Thank you to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for covering the organised crime of human trafficking for cyber-slavery and the role of the volunteers who are fighting against this crime.

I was told to scam Singaporeans: Bangladeshi man who was trafficked to scam compounds

Abdus Salam, shares his story as a human trafficking and cyber slavery survivor.

“Pig Butchering” – Wie Kriminelle im Netz Milliarden erbeuten

This article by BR24 covers our Founder and Director Mina Chiang’s recent press conference in Germany, where she spoke alongside senior public officials to bring attention to the human trafficking involved in “Pig Butchering” scams targeting German c

The founder of HRC, Mina standing in the middle with Georg Eisenreich, Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and Dr. Nino Goldbeck, Senior Public Prosecutor

Weltweit Milliardenschäden durch die Betrugsmasche „Pig-Butchering-Scam“

This article by German news agency Justizpressedienst covers our Founder and Director Mina Chiang’s recent press conference in Germany, where she spoke alongside senior public officials to bring attention to the human trafficking involved in the org

East Africa governments need to act on nationals trapped in Southeast Asia cyber slavery

The article discusses how HRC is working to raise awareness about this issue and assist victims in returning home, emphasizing the need for East African governments to take action to address the root causes of cyber slavery and support returning vict

HRCs Founder and Director featured in the IDS Annual Review 2023

In the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2023 Annual Review, HRC's founder and director Mina Chiang is highlighted as a notable example of future leadership in development.