Poverty and technology fueling record levels of slavery in UK
An independent report warns cost of living pressures are driving up exploitation levels in Britain. www.bbc.com #Poverty #technology #fueling #record…
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Religious group targeted in modern slavery inquiry
Police raid properties and make “several arrests” at Crewe’s Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light group. www.bbc.com #Religious #group #targeted…
Al Fayed survivor was modern slavery victim, Home Office says
Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed, who owned the luxury Harrods store in London between 1985 and 2010, of…
France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution | Slavery
NewsFeed France has justified abstaining on a Ghana-led UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against…
Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom? | Opinions
On March 25, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United…
Blood, Sweat and Sugar | Slavery
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today. Sugar is sweet, seductive,…
Why UN slavery resolution won’t be enough | Slavery
Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity. Slavery has been declared the gravest crime against humanity in a United Nations…
'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean?
African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward. www.bbc.com…
UN adopts slavery resolution despite resistance | Newsfeed
NewsFeed The UN General Assembly has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity”. The…
UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’ | Slavery News
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it – including the US and Israel. By Reuters…