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This December, Human Rights First named Raimi Vincent Parasio as their contemporary abolitionist of the month.
In spite of violence against him and his family, Parasio has continued to fight against slavery in the Congo by cooperatively working with NGOs and government officials to stop sex and labor trafficking in the Republic of the Congo. He keeps exposing wrongs and working with more and more survivors.
For families working in brick kilns across Pakistan, debt is not just a burden—it shapes entire lives. Workers describe being born into loans they did not choose. Over time, those debts grow. Then, trapped in debt bondage, one of the most common forms of modern slavery, workers say they are left with no choice. In order to repay loans tied to recruitment, housing and daily survival, they are selling parts of their own bodies. “We are born into debt
| Tuesday March 24, 2026
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