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More than half of British women and children detained in north-east Syria are trafficking victims, report reveals

MORE THAN half of the British women and girls detained in north-east Syrian camps are victims of human trafficking, human rights group Reprieve has revealed in a report published today.

At least 63 per cent of the adults meet the legal definition of trafficking victims, as they were subjected to sexual and other forms of exploitation, the report found.

They were either transported to Syria as children — some as young as 12 — coerced into travelling to that country or kept and moved within Syria against their will.

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