<p>Anna Cavell investigates the human trafficking of Ugandan women to Iraq. They were lured there by promises of well-paid jobs - but instead found themselves effectively in slavery, beaten and in some cases raped. She hears the story of how a Ugandan security contractor and an American officer together organised a courageous freelance raid which freed nine ... Show More
Jan 20
Greece: Rescuers on Trial
In a case with profound implications for European migration policy, 24 former volunteer aid workers have been on trial on the Greek island of Lesbos. Seven years ago, they were arrested after rescuing thousands of migrants from the sea. Now, after many delays, the case involving ... Show More
29m 9s
May 2024
Uganda's refugee women turned entrepreneurs
<p>Stella, Dawa and Salome arrived at the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in north-western Uganda with little more than the clothes they were wearing. </p><p>Now, all three are entrepreneurs and businesswomen, running thriving businesses and earning enough money to clothe, feed and send ... Show More
17m 30s
Jul 2021
The runaway maids of Oman
Two hundred young women from Sierra Leone, west Africa, have been trapped in the Arabian sultanate of Oman, desperate to get home. Promised work in shops and restaurants, they say they were into tricked becoming housemaids, working up to 18 hours a day, often without pay, and som ... Show More
26m 37s