On 14 December 2018, the boss of a nightclub as South Bridge Road was found guilty and jailed for threatening dancers to have sex with patrons. Walking the journey of recovery with survivors, HAGAR is determined to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to...
Updated as of 18 June 2021 In a joint collaboration between the Singapore Government, HAGAR and other partner organisations, the Witness Orientation Toolkit was developed to assist vulnerable witnesses and victims who have to attend court, as well as the caregivers...
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...
Victims of human trafficking Lianhe Zaobao [original article] They left their hometown in search of a better life. On their arrival in a foreign land, they soon learnt that the reality was far from what they have wished for. They became victims of human trafficking....
Justice after seven years. In February 2009, the Cambodian authorities arrested Erik Leonardus Peeters, a 48-year-old American citizen, on suspicion of sexual contact with children. Peeters had arrived in Cambodia in 2008 and within two months had started to look for...
Despite increasing efforts by the Singapore Government in prosecuting and convicting more traffickers and providing protective services to victims, Singapore continues to remain on Tier 2 in the 2017 Trafficking In Persons Report, showing the country does not fully...
