Liberia: Five Women Indicted in Trafficking Case Involving Their Own and Relatives’ Children

Summary:

• Five women accused of trafficking their own children and those of their relatives to Mali and Burkina Faso indicted
• Prosecutors say the alleged crimes occurred in April and that the women admitted to committing the act, which experts say is increasingly prevalent as poverty grows
• This is the first set of indictments state prosecutors have secured since the release of the 2024 US State Department on Trafficking in Persons Report in which Liberian remained on the Tier 2 Watch List for the…