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| ©Anti-Slavery International An historical
plea against slavery urging the public "Please help to
set them free" |
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UK promises to mark
abolition bicentennial
The UK Government initiated a debate in Parliament on slavery in
light of 2004 as the UN International Year to Commemorate the
Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition and the forthcoming
2007 bicentenary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade and its
territories.
The 14 October session drew attention to the Slave Trade's legacy
and slavery today. Throughout, Anti-Slavery International was recognised
as a force both in historical and contemporary slavery...
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Feature -- 2004
Anti-Slavery Award & interview
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©Alex Lloyd
Ilguilas Weila, president
of Timidria,with the 2004
Anti-Slavery Award |
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In November 2004, Ilguilas Weila, President of Timidria, came to
London to accept the 2004 Anti-Slavery Award on behalf of his organisation.
Timidria received the Award for its pioneering work against slavery
in Niger and successful campaign for amendments to Niger law which
now defines, prohibits and punishes slavery....
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©Angelika Berndt
Escaped slave Valdemir* tells the Brazilian organisation CPT
of his experiences |
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Anti-Slavery International trustee Angelika
Berndt visited our partner the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) in Brazil
to find out the latest on forced labour in Amazonia.
"One of the most striking aspects to emerge from my recent
visit to Brazil was the level of violence that surrounds this issue,
both against the men who are trafficked and the activists who challenge
it..."
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from the field
*Not his real name
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