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Human trafficking in Gabon

Index Human trafficking in Gabon

Gabon is primarily a transit country for children from Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Mali, Guinea, and other West African countries who are subjected to human trafficking, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. [1]

20 relations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Franceville, Gabon, Guinea, Human trafficking, Libreville, Mali, Moanda, Nigeria, Non-governmental organization, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Politics of Gabon, Port-Gentil, Psychosocial, Tchibanga, Togo, UNICEF, United States Department of State, West Africa.

Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Franceville

Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 110,568 (2013 census) people.

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Gabon

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.

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Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a country on the western coast of Africa.

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Human trafficking

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.

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Libreville

Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in western central Africa.

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

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Moanda

Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) is an agency within the United States Department of State charged with investigating and creating programs to prevent human trafficking both within the United States and internationally.

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Politics of Gabon

Politics of Gabon takes place in a framework of a republic whereby the President of Gabon is head of state and in effect, also the head of government, since he appoints the prime minister and his cabinet.

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Port-Gentil

Port-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and its leading seaport.

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Psychosocial

The psychosocial approach looks at individuals in the context of the combined influence that psychological factors and the surrounding social environment have on their physical and mental wellness and their ability to function.

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Tchibanga

Tchibanga is a city in the Nyanga Province of southern Gabon, situated on the Nyanga River.

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Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (République Togolaise), is a sovereign state in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Slavery in Gabon.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Gabon

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