Egypt organ harvesting racket.

An organ harvesting ring was unearthed in Egypt where ten Yemeni children had been smuggled for organ harvesting. According to the Wikileaks cable, at least 10 Yemeni children were trafficked to Egypt for organ harvesting in 2009. The children were repatriated to Yemen after Egyptian authorities discovered the trafficking ring. Many of the border crossings used by traffickers are in dangerous desert areas where trafficking victims are subjected to the risks of dehydration, starvation, and exposure. Trafficked children told Shawthab that Saudi border guards have hung children's severed heads from trees near the border as a warning to other children thinking about crossing the border illegally. In the conflict zone in northern Yemen, NGOs have collected evidence that children are forced to fight both with the government forces and with the Houthis.