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Obama says strict steps to be taken to stop human trafficking and 30 countries may face sanctions.
The US government has issued annual report regarding human trafficking. US Secretary for State Hillary Clinton urged all the nations to meet minimum international standards to curb the scourge, which claims mainly women and children as victims.
Among the countries on the blacklist are perennial rogues Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea and Sudan along with frequent U.S. foes Eritrea, Libya and Zimbabwe. Others are US allies in the Middle East like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia while Papua New Guinea was cited as a repeat offender. Only one country, the Dominican Republic, was removed from the list.
The 11 new countries on the blacklist are Algeria, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Yemen.
Separately, the report also cited six nations the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for using child soldiers and not taking steps to end the practice.
The US government has issued annual report regarding human trafficking. US Secretary for State Hillary Clinton urged all the nations to meet minimum international standards to curb the scourge, which claims mainly women and children as victims.
Among the countries on the blacklist are perennial rogues Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea and Sudan along with frequent U.S. foes Eritrea, Libya and Zimbabwe. Others are US allies in the Middle East like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia while Papua New Guinea was cited as a repeat offender. Only one country, the Dominican Republic, was removed from the list.
The 11 new countries on the blacklist are Algeria, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Yemen.
Separately, the report also cited six nations the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for using child soldiers and not taking steps to end the practice.
