Fiori Giovanni was born in Eritrea and escaped an arranged childhood marriage at just 12 years old. At 15, she fled the Eritrean army [...]
Author: Freedom United
Five Areas to Watch in 2018
As we look forward to the year ahead, our Executive Director takes a moment to reflect on some key focus areas in the fight to end [...]
My Story, My Dignity – How representing modern slavery is crucial to success
The power of shock value can be impressive. Slavery still exists? There are how many you say? But not here! Although the conversation [...]
Fighting Modern Slavery – ‘Ordinary People’ to the rescue
It’s a fact. We do not know precisely how many people are held in modern slavery today. We do know that the number reaches into many [...]
Without knowledge there can be no progress in the fight against modern slavery
We will never be able to combat modern forms of slavery if people aren’t aware that modern slavery exists. There are still too many [...]
The highs and lows of the 2017 TIP Report
Last week, the U.S. Department of State delivered its annual Trafficking in Persons report. Though the report is much anticipated each [...]
When is child marriage slavery?
Child marriage is a formal union where one or both of the parties are under 18 years old. In many places around the world, marriage [...]