Sri Lankan diplomat Himalee Arunatilaka has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay back wages to her former housekeeper [...]
Source: The Independent
Libya’s Slave Markets: ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’
The world has woken up to the reality of Libyan slave markets, where African migrant men are sold off for forced labor to the highest [...]
Labour Accuses May of ‘Hollow’ Modern Slavery Pledges
The Labour party is accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of making ‘hollow’ promises to tackle modern slavery during her [...]
Uganda Shelter for Abused Girls Linked to Child Sex Tourism
A 70-year-old German man in Uganda is being chased by police over allegations that a rehabilitation center at his home was actually the [...]
Survivors like Awais stuck in limbo in UK
In a moving account of the challenges faced by modern slavery victims in the UK, an Afghan survivor told The Independent of the [...]
Less than half of U.K. bank specialists know how to recognize human trafficking
With their ability to monitor financial transactions, banks and other financial institutions are one of the most important players in [...]
Investigation finds widespread mistreatment of modern slavery survivors by police
A concerning new report by police watchdogs in the U.K. has confirmed campaigners’ fears that many modern slavery victims in the [...]
A child trafficking survivor’s plea to the U.K. government
A child trafficking survivor has made an appeal to the United Kingdom’s government to scrap Part 5 of the harmful Nationality and [...]
U.K. government delays appointing slavery watchdog while weakening protections
The U.K. government is attempting to weaken protections for modern slavery victims while failing to appoint a new Independent [...]
Slaveholder descendants fund Guaranteed Income Program in reparations effort
A guaranteed income program in the U.S. is making waves by addressing the one family’s legacy of slavery. Launched in Louisiana [...]
Audit Finds UK Modern Slavery Strategy ‘Inadequate’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a report calling the UK government’s modern slavery strategy “unclear” and “inadequate” in a [...]
Mauritania: Risking Liberty in the Fight Against Slavery
Biram Dah Abeid was abruptly woken by police at 5:30AM, dragged from to a squalid, windowless prison cell in Mauritania. Yet he [...]
No Charges for Activist Who Rescued Migrants in Mediterranean
Morocco has dropped trafficking charges against Helena Moreno, a Spanish activist who helped rescue migrants crossing the Mediterranean [...]
Record number of UK asylum seekers waiting over six months for decision
The number of asylum seekers in the UK waiting over six months for their claim to be processed soared by 76 percent last year, new [...]
Asylum seekers in the U.K. only receive legal support days before deportation
New research has highlighted how asylum seekers arriving in the U.K. on makeshift boats are not receiving legal advice until days [...]
G7 calls on Chinese government to respect human rights in Uyghur Region
The G7 has issued a cautious rebuke of the Chinese government’s actions in the Uyghur Region in a final communiqué closing its [...]
Uyghur forced labor and global solar supply chains
The Independent reports on the ongoing impact on U.K. consumers of the 2021 research “In Broad Daylight: Uyghur Forced Labor and [...]
U.K. laws making it harder for trafficking victims to receive support come into force
New laws in the U.K. that make it even harder for trafficking and modern slavery victims to receive crucial support have come into [...]
From global music legend to modern slavery charges – the downfall of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs
*Trigger warning: story includes mention of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse. American rapper, record executive, and entrepreneur [...]
In Plain Sight: Modern Slavery on UK’s High Streets
Modern slavery occurs in Britain more than you might think, and it may be hiding in plain sight, from nail salons to car washes. If [...]
Coerced into Crime, UK Throws Trafficked Women in Jail
In breach of the Modern Slavery Act, female victims of human trafficking are being unlawfully held in prisons across the UK, jailed for [...]
Will Raising Marriage Age to 18 Stop Forced Marriages?
MPs are currently debating whether or not to raise the minimum legal age of marriage in the UK to 18 in a quest to prevent 16-and [...]
UK anti-slavery chief calls for child trafficking to be dealt with locally
In an interview with The Independent this week, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner called for an overhaul of Britain’s approach to [...]
U.K. ministers urged to change policy that facilitates exploitation of overseas domestic workers
Government ministers in the U.K. are being urged to change a 2012 policy that removed the rights of holders of overseas domestic worker [...]
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