Much of the work in the anti-slavery movement has been directed at convincing businesses fixated on profits to investigate (and [...]
Tag: Speak Free
Going the distance to raise awareness
Matt and Reece, both 26, are from the UK and are circumnavigating the globe on a scooter with a sidecar. They’re going to be the first [...]
Freedom Fortnight: How It All Started
“The director’s been selling the orphans for sex.” Stunned silence. “Wait. What?!” Head shaking like I hadn’t heard right. Or out of [...]
Trafficked but Thrown in Jail. Why you need to know Cyntoia Brown
Chances are you have seen Cyntoia Brown’s name on social media in recent weeks. But who exactly is she? And what’s getting celebrities [...]
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 [...]
Beyond Parachutes and Self-appointed Saviors: Grounding Campaigns in Lived Experiences
Originally published on Open Democracy, March 13, 2017. Anyone who works as an activist knows that campaigning is a messy job. That is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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