Pakistan: The trauma of human trafficking
29 August 2021 |
10:23 am
In Pakistan, a lack of economic opportunities and education contribute to the dark industry of kidnapping people into servitude. Mohammad Arif was abducted and forced to work in quarries for more than two decades before making a daring escape.
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