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Rescue at suspected city brothel | Rescue at suspected city brothel |
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Three women have been rescued from a house in Belfast in a police operation against human trafficking. | Three women have been rescued from a house in Belfast in a police operation against human trafficking. |
It is believed the women, all thought to be foreign nationals, were being used for prostitution. | It is believed the women, all thought to be foreign nationals, were being used for prostitution. |
Two people, a man and a woman, have been arrested. They are being questioned at a police station somewhere in Belfast. | Two people, a man and a woman, have been arrested. They are being questioned at a police station somewhere in Belfast. |
Police, assisted by other law enforcement agencies, also carried out related searches in County Down. | Police, assisted by other law enforcement agencies, also carried out related searches in County Down. |
A PSNI spokesman said the women were "being cared for by officers". | A PSNI spokesman said the women were "being cared for by officers". |
Welcoming news of their rescue, Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan said the government needs to protect victims of this "brutal industry" as well as catching the traffickers. | |
"At the moment these women have no guaranteed protection in Northern Ireland," said the organisation's Northern Ireland programme director. | "At the moment these women have no guaranteed protection in Northern Ireland," said the organisation's Northern Ireland programme director. |
'Re-trafficking' | 'Re-trafficking' |
"The law treats them as illegal immigrants and people here would be appalled to know that many of them are just deported. They are then at serious risk of re-trafficking." | "The law treats them as illegal immigrants and people here would be appalled to know that many of them are just deported. They are then at serious risk of re-trafficking." |