East Africa: From 'Easy' Juba, Criminal Gangs Find Legal Ways to Smuggle People

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While the world's attention is focused on ensuring peace returns to South Sudan, the country's capital Juba is turning into yet another lucrative hub of human trafficking on the continent.

In a report prepared for the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (Igad) and Interpol, the Research and Evidence Facility (Ref) consortium says criminal networks are exploiting the weakened law enforcement brought about by civil war to operate in the country with impunity. Ref is a European Union Trust Fund for Africa.

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