Hounga (Appellant) v Allen and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Hounga (Appellant) v Allen and another (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 47 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 30th July 2014
Category: trafficking in human beings
Hounga v Allen and another (Anti-Slavery International intervening) – WLR Daily
‘A claim for the statutory tort of discrimination in relation to dismissal by an employee who had entered the United Kingdom illegally was not barred by the defence of illegality in circumstances where the application of the defence would be an affront to the public policy of protecting the victims of human trafficking.’
WLR Daily, 30th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Illegal immigrant Mary Hounga can claim discrimination, says landmark Supreme Court ruling – Daily Telegraph
‘Illegal immigrants are entitled to bring court actions against their employers for discrimination, the Supreme Court has said in a landmark judgment.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court set to rule on rights of trafficked Nigerian girl – The Independent
‘The UK’s highest court will rule on a landmark decision of whether illegal immigrants should be deprived of fundamental workers’ rights, following the appeal of a Nigerian national who was trafficked into the UK. Judges from the Supreme Court, including Britain’s most senior female judge Lady Hale, will deliver the verdict on Wednesday in a case which could set an important precedent for the rights of workers found to be treated as modern-day slaves.’
The Independent, 27th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Human trafficking gang jailed – BBC News
‘Four men and a woman have been jailed for conspiring to traffic women into the UK for sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peterborough ‘Facebook grooming’ sex attackers jailed – BBC News
‘Two sex attackers from Peterborough who targeted teenage girls via Facebook have been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dreams Come True charity: Human trafficker jailed for three years – The Independent
‘A woman who trafficked vulnerable Lithuanian workers to Bristol locked them in a squalid house and forced them to hand out charity collection bags for little or no pay has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 18th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Slavery victims in Britain to be eligible for reparations from traffickers – The Guardian
‘Victims of “modern slavery” are to become eligible for compensation and reparations from their traffickers, in recognition of the exploitation and loss of dignity they have suffered, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to announce.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman guilty of luring ‘vulnerable’ girls into prostitution – BBC News
‘A woman who used drugs and alcohol to lure “weak and vulnerable” girls into a life of prostitution has been found guilty of running a child sex ring.’
BBC News, 1st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human trafficking: exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Slavery is a term of the highest evocative order. The almost universal abhorrence that this term elicits is due, in large part, to the imprint on the modern psyche caused, not by images of those responsible for the slave trade, but by images and tales of their victims.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th March 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Home Secretary speech at National Crime Agency leadership event – Home Office
‘Speech given by Home Secretary Theresa May on 17 March 2014 at National Crime Agency leadership event.’
Home Office, 18th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Over 140 children identified as sex slaves in 2013 – The Independent
‘More than 140 children were identified as being trafficked for sexual abuse last year as the numbers of people rescued from being held as slaves soared by nearly half.’
The Independent, 18th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Derby human traffickers jailed for more than seven years – BBC News
‘Two brothers have been jailed for trafficking 12 Czech and Slovak men into the UK to exploit them for wages and benefits.’
BBC News, 7th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cellar girl case rapist Ilyas Ashar has sentence increased – BBC News
‘A couple who trafficked a 10-year-old girl to the UK and kept her as a servant for almost a decade have had their sentences increased.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal finds rape and human trafficking sentences unduly lenient –
‘Manchester couple who kept vulnerable woman as unpaid domestic servant see sentences increased.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Man and woman jailed for trafficking two prostitutes – BBC News
‘A man and a woman have been jailed for trafficking two Czech women to Cardiff to work as prostitutes.’
BBC News, 27th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang guilty of trafficking 50 women for sexual exploitation in UK – The Guardian
‘Five members of a prostitution racket, which flew more than 50 young women into the UK from Hungary and set them up in airport hotels, student accommodation and suburban homes, have been convicted of conspiring to traffic people into the UK for sexual exploitation.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed over human trafficking of woman to Kent – BBC News
‘Four people have been jailed for their role in the trafficking and sexual exploitation of an Eastern European woman brought into Kent.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trafficking victims forced into crime are let down by police, report reveals – The Guardian
‘Trafficking victims who are forced into crime are being let down by the UK authorities, who are failing to stop them being prosecuted, a new report warns.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Modern slavery white paper published – Home Office
‘A flagship Bill to tackle modern slavery, the first of its kind in Europe, was published today by the Home Secretary Theresa May.’
Home Office, 16th December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
