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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.
Thirty-eight European Parliament lawmakers from four political groups have urged the European Commission to end all funding for Libyan security forces. Mounting evidence shows EU-backed Libyan authorities have committed severe human rights abuses, including human trafficking, forced labor, starvation, sexual violence, and torture. Despite this, EU payments continue. Mediterranean “line of death” Irene Dea, from the Ivory Coast, was sailing off
| Wednesday October 22, 2025
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