Human trafficking for organ removal and organ trafficking persist around the world, with primary victims being political prisoners, ethnic and religious minorities, and other vulnerable people like children. Organ trafficking hotspots include China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Nepal, Philippines, Kosovo, Iran, and former Soviet states in eastern Europe. Globally only seven countries have passed legislation to combat these  crimes.  Forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking are interlinked crimes where organs are taken from victims through coercion or without informed consent and sold illegally, often making their way into the organ tourism transplant market. This means unknowing tourists undergoing organ transplants abroad are at-risk of receiving organs linked to organ trafficking and forced organ harvestingIn many countries, impoverished people are targeted and coerced to sell an organ. Human trafficking for organ removal and organ trafficking persist  in China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Nepal,  Philippines, Kosovo, Ira, and former Soviet states in eastern Europe. Alarmingly, globally only seven countries have passed legislation to combat these crimes. Organ harvesting and organ trafficking are in crimes where organs are taken from victims through coercion or without informed consent and sold illegally, often making their way into the organ tourism transplant market. This means unknowing tourists undergoing organ transplants abroad are at-risk of receiving organs linked to organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting. In many countries, impoverished people are targeted and coerced to sell an organ.