Monday, October 2, 2017

US accuses Iran, Venezuela of failing to fight human trafficking


The United States has added Iran and Venezuela to a list of countries it accuses of failing to fight human trafficking nearly a week after a similar hostile act against the two countries. The White House said in a notice on Saturday that along Iran and Venezuela, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan and Sudan will be added to the list of countries subject to restrictions for fiscal year 2018, which started on Sunday. The White House also ordered increasing restrictions on North Korea, Eritrea, Russia and Syria, which were already on the list. Those countries would be constrained from engaging in educational or cultural exchange programs with the US. More…

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