You may not know his name, but Turkmen reporter Gaspar Matalaev, is currently serving a three-year jail sentence. His crime? Publishing [...]
Source: The Independent
Criminal Charges for Doctors Failing to Report Forced Marriage
Doctors, nurses, and teachers may face criminal charges if they fail to report cases of forced marriage. The UK considers forced [...]
With 53 Dead, Libya Considers Shutting Migrant Detention Centers
An airstrike that targeted a migrant detention center in Libya may be the turning point for thousands of detained migrants and refugees [...]
U.K. government admits to unlawfully detaining trafficking victim
The United Kingdom’s interior ministry, the Home Office, has announced a review of its detention policy after admitting last week that [...]
Women forced into sex work demand their criminal records be wiped clean
“As a consequence of meeting a dangerous pimp when I was only 15 who forced me to sell sex for money, by the age of 17, I had 39 [...]
High Court rules policy preventing people seeking asylum from working unlawful
24-year-old Allan Cordona has waited almost three years with his wife and four-year-old daughter for a decision on his asylum claim in [...]
Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited
The exploitation of workers continues in Qatar despite World Cup organizers saying they had introduced measures since 2014 to protect [...]
U.K. forced to drop unlawful policy penalizing trafficking survivors
In January of this year, the U.K. Home Office introduced new guidance for those claiming asylum as victims of modern slavery, requiring [...]
Teenage Girls Saved by Vigilant American Airlines Staff
An American Airlines employee, Denice Miracle, saved two teenage girls from being exploited by an Instagram sex trafficker who promised [...]
UK Lags Behind US in Victim Support
A damning report has revealed that the UK is lagging behind the United States, Belgium, and the Netherlands in providing support to [...]
“I was almost forced into marriage” — Perspective on the Airport Crackdown
UK police and the border force are on high alert at airports this week, on the lookout for kids being taken abroad for forced [...]
Former U.K. minister: current immigration policy exacerbates modern slavery
A former U.K. parliamentarian has warned that the government’s current policy of indefinitely detaining migrants is [...]
Potential trafficking victims detained instead of supported
As the U.K. government continues to oppose the Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill, new data reveals that, over a period of 21 months, [...]
Nestle, Mars and Hershey sued over forced child labor
A new lawsuit has been filed against chocolate companies Nestle, Cargill, Hershey, Olam, Mars, Mondelez and Barry Callebaut over [...]
Inhumane U.K. plan to send people to Rwanda risks increasing trafficking
A shocking announcement from the U.K. government this week has seen the government come under fire, yet again, for its inhumane [...]
Why Ron DeSantis’s Florida slavery curriculum is problematic
Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor and a potential Republican presidential candidate, is facing mounting criticism for newly [...]
Are a Third of UK Businesses Failing to Fight Modern Slavery?
A recent study shows that perhaps a third or more of UK businesses are failing to combat modern slavery, reported the Independent. [...]
Kentucky Child Marriage Ban Delayed by Conservative Group
The US state of Kentucky is embroiled in a debate over banning child marriage as a planned vote on a bill that would outlaw the [...]
Chinese Prisons Making the World’s Xmas Decor
Inmates in Chinese prisons are reportedly being forced to make Christmas lights and decorations that are exported around the world. One [...]
Forced Marriage Convictions Plummet, but Why?
More and more victims of forced marriage are coming forward in the UK. You’d expect more people being charged by the authorities, [...]
U.K. trafficking victims on “cliff edge” as government cuts support during pandemic
Thousands of modern slavery victims in the United Kingdom have reportedly had their government support cut off during lockdown, leaving [...]
U.K. knowingly sourcing gloves from Malaysian company accused of modern slavery
The Independent reports that U.K. frontline workers in at least one South England public hospital have been given medical gloves made [...]
Police raise alarm over how immigration bill will punish trafficking survivors
The U.K.’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, has this week been criticized by senior [...]
U.K. anti-slavery commissioner warns of lack of support for trafficking victims in Rwanda
Dame Sara Thornton, the U.K.’s anti-slavery commissioner, has expressed “significant concerns” over the government’s proposal to send [...]