The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4.25 percent and expects inflation to fall sharply over the rest of the year. Nicola Sturgeon says she’s confident her successor will deliver Scottish independence in her final speech as first minister. In a UK first, the Old Bailey found a wealthy Nigerian politician guilty of […]
A group of international advocates are calling on countries including the United States to do more to hold China accountable for its state-sanctioned practice of harvesting organs from living prisoners of conscience. “On the issue of forced organ harvesting, the international community has remained silent despite the evidence for far too long,” said Kristina Olney, […]
MELBOURNE, Australia—Victorian Member of Parliament, Bernie Finn, has called on the attorney general to cooperate with the federal government to stop the practice of human organ trafficking. In a speech before the Victorian Parliament on Feb. 21, Finn, a Liberal Party member who is also part of Victorian Legislative Council, said that 3 of the […]
A family is desperately seeking answers after the body of a British man was returned to the UK from Egypt with several of its organs missing. David Humphries, 62, died while on holiday in Egypt with his family, according to the NZ Herald. A coroner back in Britain reportedly ordered a second post-mortem exam on […]
Experts have urged the Australian government to join an international treaty against organ trafficking. Health professionals and human rights groups and advocates gave evidence on June 8 to a parliamentary committee investigating organ trafficking and organ transplant tourism. Specifically, the inquiry is considering whether Australia’s organ trafficking laws should be extended to prohibit citizens from […]
An Indian woman claims her husband stole her kidney because her family failed to meet their demand for dowry. According to local media, Rita Sarkar, 28, says her husband orchestrated the organ theft two years ago when she underwent surgery for appendicitis. However, Sarkar did not realize her kidney was removed until a few months […]
A federal inquiry is underway to consider what extra measures in the Australian legal system may help to deter organ trafficking and transplant tourism crimes. Very few individuals have stepped forward as witnesses to these crimes, making it difficult to estimate how many Australians participate in organ trafficking or transplant tourism. Some experts say there […]
