In the first labour trafficking conviction, the Singapore State Courts finds the couple guilty of trafficking and exploiting 3 Bangladeshi women, subjecting them to oppressive working conditions, threats of repatriation without salary, withholding their salaries,...
Fifteen changes to the Women’s Charter – Singapore’s law to keep women and children safe – were laid out in Parliament on Monday (Oct 7, 2019), and revolved around sex work in the country. Changes in the law will see stiffer penalties for offenders found...
The Singapore Government introduced a series of changes to the Women’s Charter on October 7, 2019. The changes revolved around sex work in the country and were aimed at improving the safety of women and children. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the new...
3 Oct 2018 – In a joint collaboration between the Singapore Government, Hagar and other partner organisations, two resources have been produced to assist child witnesses and victims who have to attend court. The two picture books for children are the first...
Singapore – a popular transit and destination hub for human trafficking In the 2018 US Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report, Singapore is once again listed in the Tier 2 rank – indicating that the government of Singapore does not fully meet the minimum...
24 January 2018 – Last Saturday an ambulance packed with explosives killed more than 100 and injured 235 on a crowded street in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. This comes just a week after an ISIS attack on the aid group Save Our Children in the eastern city of...
