Concerns are mounting over how to protect the millions of women and children fleeing Ukraine from being targeted by human traffickers. 'You have to worry about any potential risks for trafficking — but also exploitation, and sexual exploitation and abuse.'
have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion in what is being called the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
"When you’ve suddenly got a huge cohort of really vulnerable people who need money and assistance immediately it’s sort of a breeding ground for exploitative situations and sexual exploitation," Tamara Barnett, director of operations at the Human Trafficking Foundation, told AP.Go deeper:
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