Laos' divine sunsets at Mekong River
(Times of India) Let's face it. The eight-hour journey across eastern Laos to Luang Prabang, the city lovingly dubbed as the jewel of French Indochina was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.
Dutch to lead organ trade inquiry
A Dutch medical research centre is to lead an international investigation into the trafficking of human organs.
IHT Rendezvous: China Fights to Go Beyond Organs Harvested From Executed Prisoners
China is set to implement a new organ-donation system that officials say will ease the country's dependence on organs taken from executed prisoners. But few Chinese are willing to pledge to donate their organs.
Thai man pleads guilty to South African rhino smuggling
Source: Photos.com A Thai man has pleaded guilty to smuggling rhino horn from South Africa, in a case in which prostitutes posing as big game hunters were used to conceal an international trafficking …
Nor Kham sentenced to death for Mekong killings plans appeal
Beijing – A court in south-western China sentenced alleged Golden Triangle drug lord Nor Kham and three accomplices to death on Tuesday after convicting them of murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the …
Sick Kiwis turn to transplant tourism: researcher
Desperate New Zealanders are turning to illegal organ trafficking because of a shortage of organs here, a University of Canterbury law researcher says. read more
Sick Kiwis turn to transplant tourism : researcher
Desperate New Zealanders are turning to illegal organ trafficking because of a shortage of organs here, a University of Canterbury law researcher says. read more
Kiwis turning to illegal organ trafficking
Desperate New Zealanders are turning to illegal organ trafficking because of a shortage of organs here, a University of Canterbury law researcher says.Masters student Rachel Walsh is investigating the booming international organ…
Fears over low organ donation rates
New Zealanders in desperate need of organ transplants may be forced to consider illegal options as the country’s donation rate remains low, research suggests.
Transplant tourism and organ trafficking, UC research
A University of Canterbury (UC) law researcher is looking into the dark world of transplant tourism and organ trafficking. UC masters student Rachel Walsh is investigating the aspects of illegally moving organs around the world.