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Iraq a hotbed of human trafficking

Although the Iraqi government enacted a law criminalizing human trafficking in 2012, it's rarely if ever enforced.

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The Heartland Alliance, a US organization that deals with human rights issues, has tracked 100 cases of human trafficking in Iraq during the past two years, including in Iraqi Kurdistan. — www.basnews.com

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