Peculiarity and persistence of a transregional flow: the evolution of human trafficking for sexual exploitation from Nigeria to Europe

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Geopolitics of the Illicit

Linking the Global South and Europe

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Weltwirtschaft und internationale Zusammenarbeit
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2022
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Peculiarity and persistence of a transregional flow: the evolution of human trafficking for sexual exploitation from Nigeria to Europe

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