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Anna Cavell investigates the human trafficking of Ugandan women to work as virtual slaves in Iraq and tells the dramatic story of how some were rescued.
Anna Cavell investigates the human trafficking of Ugandan women to Iraq. They were lured there by promises of well-paid jobs - but instead found themselves effectively in slavery, beaten and in some cases raped. She hears the story of how a Ugandan security contractor and an American officer together organised a courageous freelance raid which freed nine of the women. And she discovers that despite the rescue, the practice appears to be continuing.
Producer: Natalie Morton.
Last on
Mon 4 Apr 201120:30
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Thu 31 Mar 201111:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 4 Apr 201120:30BBC Radio 4
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