The reduction and pause in USAID funding have severely disrupted anti-human-trafficking operations in Southeast Asia. Essential services aiding trafficking victims have diminished, prophylactic efforts against scam compounds have lessened, and the criminal groups perpetrating digital fraud have potentially been further emboldened by the lack of opposition. NGOs and charities facing the withdrawal of funds are struggling to survive, directly affecting the well-being of already vulnerable individuals and potentially allowing for increased human rights violations in the form of forced labor and digital scam operations.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/usaid-collapse-is-helping-criminal-scammers-enslave-people/
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"date": "2/2025",
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"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"