Human trafficking

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Russian rights commissioners to take part in video monitoring of State Duma election

Russia’s Federal Ombudsman and regional human rights commissioners will for the first time ever receive access to the video broadcasting of the State Duma election.

17:14 30.08.2021

Four defendants in surrogacy kids trade case returned to detention

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction overturned house arrest imposed on CEO of the European Surrogacy Center Vladislav Melnikov and three other defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children and detained them.

10:43 06.08.2021

Moscow court refuses to detain Chinese citizen suspected of child trafficking

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday dismissed an investigator’s motion to place Chinese national Liu Jun on child trafficking allegations.

16:17 28.06.2021

Arrest of wanted defendant in surrogacy kids trade case in absentia upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant in absentia for Konstantin Svitnev, a defendant in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children.

18:06 09.12.2020

Wanted defendant in surrogacy kids trade case arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Konstantin Svitnev, a defendant in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children.

16:56 05.11.2020

One defendant in surrogacy babies’ trade case put on international wanted list

One of the defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children Konstantin Svitnev has been put on the international wanted list.

12:44 05.11.2020

Three defendants in child trafficking case to stay detained till mid-September

The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of three obstetrics and gynecology doctors accused of the surrogacy mothers’ children trade.

10:25 06.08.2020

Uzbekistani resident gets five years in prison for human trafficking

The Tashkent Regional Criminal Court has sentenced Ochilboi Sherov to five years in prison for human trafficking between Uzbekistan and Russia.

10:33 12.08.2015

Russia blames human trafficking in Europe on open borders and corruption

Increasing migration, open borders and corruption have resulted in large-scale human trafficking, including in Western Europe, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Wednesday.

16:47 09.04.2014

Russian investigators launch case over alleged human trafficking in US

A human trafficking case has been launched in Russia following a journalistic investigation into the alleged abuse of adopted Russian children in the US.

18:22 05.12.2013

Uzbek сourt jails 6 for human trafficking to Russia

A court in Uzbekistan has jailed six people on charges of organizing a major human trafficking channel to Russia, local media reported Thursday.

17:28 14.11.2013

US may sanction Russia and China for human trafficking

Sanctions may be placed on Russia, China and Uzbekistan, whose rating in the US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report has been downgraded to Tier 3, the lowest rank.

13:21 20.06.2013