Forced Recruitment of Foreign Nationals: Bangladeshi Citizens Coerced Into Russia’s War Against Ukraine

02-02-2025 Mariam Phutkaradze Bangladesh Campaign,  Global Human Rights Defence.    As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine persists, human trafficking is escalating as a tool for recruiting foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis, in the war. Young, vulnerable individuals are unlawfully trapped in the ongoing conflict by networks of human traffickers who employ online misinformation tactics, threats and manipulation. Bangladeshi nationals are forcibly recruited and subjected to enduring severe human rights violations in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.  Human trafficking networks have already targeted several other countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Afghanistan. The victims are promised high-salary employment opportunities, Russian residency and other […]