P HNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to ...

(UPDATE) PHNOM PENH — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners ...

Cambodia has pardoned 13 Philippine women who were jailed over a surrogacy scheme for foreigners. The women were sentenced to four years in prison earlier this month on human trafficking charges.

Pardoned by Cambodia’s king, the women were caught up in a racket that put the spotlight back on human trafficking. Three children already born will be given up for adoption in the Philippines ...