A workshop organised by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative attended by lawyers, police, Ports Authority officials and Government officials has been told that “Human trafficking is real and it happens in the Solomon Islands,”
Sister Doreen told the workshop that the issue of human trafficking has been seen as a problem experienced only in other countries but Solomon Islanders must realise that it is happening in their country too.
She spoke about the situation in logging camps around the country particularly, the camp in Arosi, Makira/Ulawa Province. She said she had interviewed, witnessed and encountered human trafficking at the camp. Doreen said she had interviewed, witnessed, and encountered human trafficking at the camp; not only young girls, but young boys as well.
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