GENEVA Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams, often under the threat of torture, the United Nations said on Tuesday (Aug 29).
Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams, often under the threat of torture, the United Nations said on Tuesday .
"People who are coerced into working in these scamming operations endure inhumane treatment while being forced to carry out crimes," UN human rights chief Volker Turk said.The scale of the scourge in Southeast Asia is difficult to gauge because of the practice's clandestine nature and gaps in the response by authorities, the report noted.
Most people trafficked into the online scam operations are men, although women and teens are also victims, the report said. This led to casino operators moving to less regulated spaces, including conflict-affected border areas, and online, the report said.
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