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157 years later, U.S. still to fully abolish slavery

Did the U.S. ever truly abolish slavery? Advocates wait with bated breath for the results of next week’s elections when five states [...]

How a WhatsApp group became a lifeline for trafficked Malawian women

Georgina, a 32-year-old woman from Malawi, envisions a promising future when she accepts an offer to work as a driver in Dubai. Little [...]

“Not allowed to talk, not allowed to cry, only work”

Tania* bravely shares her story of brutal exploitation, dehumanization, and cruel physical abuse she experienced as a modern-day slave [...]

Laws that punish vulnerability won’t save lives, but safe routes will

Germany and the U.K. have unveiled a joint plan to crack down on criminal gangs facilitating irregular small-boat crossings. This [...]

Burmese President Orders Investigation of Enslaved Children

Burmese president Htin Kyaw is asking for an investigation of two girls who claim they were victims of imprisonment and torture for [...]

Diane Abbott: Labour Would Close Immigration Detention Centers

The shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, announced that the Labour Party would close two immigration detention centers if it was to [...]

UN Calls for Libyan Migrant Detention Centers to be Shut

The United Nations is calling for all migrant detention centers in Libya to be shut down following last week’s airstrike on one [...]

UK tightens rules on using Uighur-picked cotton

Nigerian senator on trial for organ trafficking

A Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife Beatrice are on trial in the U.K. on the grounds of exploiting a 21 year old to travel [...]

Tradition or tragedy? Child marriage debate in Ghana

A traditional marriage ceremony of a 12-year-old girl to a 63-year-old priest in Accra, Ghana has sparked outrage across the country [...]

Behind the glamour of this instagram influencer is a hidden world of exploitation

In September 2022, the families of two young Brazilian women reported them missing, sparking a nationwide search across the U.S. The [...]

Working for Shein: low wages and 75-hour workweek no bargain

Shein has been making efforts recently to go public on the London Stock Exchange. But a recent investigation by the BBC shone a light [...]

Pakistani Police Rescue 24 from Organ Trafficking Gang

“We will remove your kidney, and you will receive 300,000 rupees [£2,300].” Sadi Ahmed was held hostage for three months by an [...]

World Cup Child Trafficking Rescue Saves 10 Nigerian Kids

Nigerian authorities have rescued 10 children — 9 girls and 1 boy — from being trafficked from Lagos to Moscow for the upcoming World [...]

How Belgian parents adopted ‘stolen’ kids from DR Congo

“It felt like a slap in the face when we heard. This is what I had always wanted to avoid. And now, despite myself, I have a [...]

Forced marriages could spike as travel restarts post-COVID-19

“I’ve been held by my ankles over a well, I’ve looked down the barrel of a gun and I’ve had a gun pointed to my [...]

China: Husband of viral bride trafficking survivor jailed

A Chinese court has sentenced six people to jail in connection with a bride trafficking case that sparked outrage across the country [...]

“Deliberate blindness” leads to slave labor conditions in Brazil

In a poor north-eastern state in Brazil workers harvest carnauba wax from palm trees to earn a meagre living. As reported by the BBC, [...]

Indian workers escape forced labor in Italy

Indian workers escape forced labor on Italian farms

Italian police have rescued 33 Indian farm laborers from severe exploitation in northern Italy, authorities announced. The workers were [...]

Overflowing camps and easy access to Starlink inhibiting efforts to shut down scam-compounds and send survivors home

Cyber slavery survivors now trapped in Thai camps

Thousands of modern slavery victims were recently freed from scam compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, thanks to increased efforts by [...]

Flight Attendant Shares Story of Saving Trafficking Victim

When flight attendant Shelia Fedrick saw an untidy girl sitting beside an older, well-dressed man on one of her flight, she was [...]

Rooney Gang Slavery Victim ‘Chased’ over £165 Fine

A man who was kept as a slave by the 11-member Rooney family for 26 years is reportedly being ‘chased’ over a £165 fine [...]

Are British victims being failed in the UK?

The number of British victims of modern slavery nearly doubled last year. But as the number rises, questions are arising around how [...]

Orphan children “volunteering” on North Korea’s farms & mines

North Korea has generated its latest human rights controversy after claiming that orphan children are working as volunteers on [...]