On December 15, 2020, 25 members of the oldest committee of the U.S. Congress – the House Ways and Means Committee – sent a letter to [...]
Tag: Speak Free
Freedom United responds to Scottish Government’s ‘Equally Safe: challenging men’s demand for prostitution’ consultation
Below are Freedom United’s responses to the consultation’s questions most relevant to our work regarding the Scottish [...]
INTERVIEW: Why does Freedom United use the term ‘modern slavery’?
This interview with Freedom United’s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart James, was originally published in openDemocracy. Joanna [...]
Forced labor in Italy cannot be tackled without international law
This article by our Advocacy Officer Carlo Ladd was originally published in Italian in Affari Italiani. The world’s most important [...]
How survivor recovery is hampered by racism
As we approach the end of October, Black History Month in the U.K., we are remembering and encouraging reflection on the enslaved [...]
Looking back on a year of partnership against modern slavery
This post by our Advocacy Officer, Carlo Ladd, was originally published by the United Nations Association of New York. The United [...]
Why my experience proves we need to end forced child marriage
July 22, 2021: WIN! New York became the sixth state in the United States to pass a bill to end child marriage without any exceptions, [...]
Urging investors to call on P&G to act on tainted palm oil
Yesterday, investors in global consumer goods company Proctor and Gamble (P&G) received a brief in which Freedom United highlights [...]
US Customs and Border Protection bans palm oil imports
On September 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a ban on palm oil imported from FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) — one of [...]
Eritrea and forced labor: a history in photos
Photo essay by guest contributor Martin Plaut, a fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the former BBC World Service Africa [...]
OPINION: Forced organ harvesting could be coming into the UK health system
This article was originally published in Thomson Reuters Foundation. Forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking are interlinked [...]
Western Australia accepts our call to action to fight against forced labor
UPDATE April 2022: Big news! Australia finally ratifies the Forced Labour Protocol. We handed in 100,000+ Freedom United petition [...]
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