Exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities: an analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human trafficking in Sudan

  1. Lumley-Sapanski, Audrey
  2. Schwarz, Katarina
  3. Cano, Ana Valverde
  4. Babiker, Mohammed Abdelsalam
  5. Crowther, Maddy
  6. Death, Emily
  7. Ditcham, Keith
  8. Eltayeb, Abdal Rahman
  9. Jones, Michael Emile Knyaston
  10. Miley, Sonja
  11. Mir, Maria Peiro
Zeitschrift:
Human Rights Review

ISSN: 1524-8879 1874-6306

Datum der Publikation: 2023

Ausgabe: 24

Nummer: 3

Seiten: 341-361

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.1007/S12142-023-00683-7 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

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