Crackdown on human trafficking - in pictures

  • Men arrive at a court in Islamabad to face accusations that they were involved in a trafficking ring that used fake marriages to lure women from Pakistan to China and forced them into prostitution. AFP
    Men arrive at a court in Islamabad to face accusations that they were involved in a trafficking ring that used fake marriages to lure women from Pakistan to China and forced them into prostitution. AFP
  • An Interpol agent inspects equipment used to make fake passports. Hamid Reza Jafary, centre, an Iranian citizen, was arrested in 2016 on suspcion of supplying fake passports in Bangkok. EPA
    An Interpol agent inspects equipment used to make fake passports. Hamid Reza Jafary, centre, an Iranian citizen, was arrested in 2016 on suspcion of supplying fake passports in Bangkok. EPA
  • Thai police with safes seized during a raid on a 'Victoria Secret' massage parlour in Bangkok. The operation was carried out owing to suspicions of trafficking and prostitution. AFP
    Thai police with safes seized during a raid on a 'Victoria Secret' massage parlour in Bangkok. The operation was carried out owing to suspicions of trafficking and prostitution. AFP
  • Iraqi ISIS member Taha Al-J in court in Frankfurt, Germany to face charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, human trafficking and murder. He was convicted of buying a Yazidi woman and her daughter as slaves. EPA
    Iraqi ISIS member Taha Al-J in court in Frankfurt, Germany to face charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, human trafficking and murder. He was convicted of buying a Yazidi woman and her daughter as slaves. EPA
  • The bodies of more than 50 migrants were found in the back of a lorry in San Antonio, Texas. Reuters
    The bodies of more than 50 migrants were found in the back of a lorry in San Antonio, Texas. Reuters
  • The family of one of the migrants hold a wake at their home in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz state. Reuters
    The family of one of the migrants hold a wake at their home in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz state. Reuters
  • Turkish security forces raid houses used by smugglers in the eastern city of Van, about 100 kilometres from Iran. EPA
    Turkish security forces raid houses used by smugglers in the eastern city of Van, about 100 kilometres from Iran. EPA
  • An Afghan boy hides inside a sewer pipe near Van after crossing the Iran-Turkey border. Illegal immigrants often wait for days for smugglers to take them towards western Turkey. EPA
    An Afghan boy hides inside a sewer pipe near Van after crossing the Iran-Turkey border. Illegal immigrants often wait for days for smugglers to take them towards western Turkey. EPA
  • Officials in Benin, West Africa, check river crossings and border checkpoints as part of a global crackdown on human trafficking by Interpol. Photo: Interpol
    Officials in Benin, West Africa, check river crossings and border checkpoints as part of a global crackdown on human trafficking by Interpol. Photo: Interpol
  • Officials check vehicles for evidence of human trafficking on the border between Mauritania and Senegal. Photo: Interpol
    Officials check vehicles for evidence of human trafficking on the border between Mauritania and Senegal. Photo: Interpol
  • Security personnel across Africa have carried out border checks to help tackle people smuggling. Photo: Interpol
    Security personnel across Africa have carried out border checks to help tackle people smuggling. Photo: Interpol
  • Members of Interpol's border management task force. The agency has carried out operations against trafficking. Photo: Interpol
    Members of Interpol's border management task force. The agency has carried out operations against trafficking. Photo: Interpol